2005 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2005 World Men's Handball Championship was the 19th team handball World Championship. It was played in Tunisia from 23 January to 6 February 2005.
The winner of the gold medal was Spain, Croatia took silver and France won the bronze.
Venues
List
5 Tunisian cities were hosts for the 2005 Championship. The most modern stadiums – spread all over the country – had been selected. The final match took place in the Hall 7th Novembre in Radès, south-east of the capital Tunis.| Town | Stadium | max. spectators |
| Radès | Hall 7th Novembre | 14.000 |
| Tunis | El Menzah Sports Palace | 5.500 |
| Sousse | Olympic Sports Hall | 5.000 |
| Nabeul | Salle Bir Challouf | 5.000 |
| Sfax | Sfax Hall 7th Novembre | 4.000 |
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Main round
Group I
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Group II
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Final round
Semifinals
----Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
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| 2005 Men's World Champions Spain First Title Team roster: Jose Javier Hombrados, Alberto Entrerrios, Albert Rocas, Rubén Garabaya, Rolando Uríos, Mateo Garralda, Demetrio Lozano, Fernando Hernández, Juancho Pérez, David Barrufet, Juanín García, Iker Romero, Mariano Ortega, Chema Rodríguez. Head coach: Juan Carlos Pastor. |
All Star Team
MVP: Ivano Balić- Goalkeeper: Arpad Šterbik
- Left wing: Eduard Koksharov
- Left back: Wissem Hmam
- Centre back: Ivano Balić
- Right back: Mateo Garralda
- Right wing: Mirza Džomba
- Pivot: David Juříček