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International handball competition
2005 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Tunisia
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates23 January – 6 February
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runner-up Croatia
Third place France
Fourth place Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played86
Goals scored4,825 (56.1 per match)
Top scorer(s) Wissem Hmam (TUN)
(81 goals)
Best player Ivano Balić (CRO)
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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


Radès Tunis Sousse
Hall 7th Novembre El Menzah Sports Palace Olympic Sports Hall
Capacity: 14,000 Capacity: 5,500 Capacity: 5,000
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Salle Bir Challouf
Capacity: 5,000
Sfax
Sfax Hall 7th Novembre
Capacity: 4,000

Qualification

Competition Dates Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 23 November 2002 1  Tunisia
2003 World Men's Handball Championship 20 January – 2 February 2003 1  Croatia
2004 European Men's Handball Championship 22 January – 1 February 2004 3  Germany
 Slovenia
 Denmark
2004 Asian Men's Handball Championship 12–21 February 2004 3  Kuwait
 Japan
 Qatar
2004 African Men's Handball Championship 8–18 April 2004 3  Egypt
 Angola
 Algeria
European qualification 7 January – 6 June 2004 9  Czech Republic
 France
 Greece
 Iceland
 Norway
 Russia
 Serbia and Montenegro
 Spain
 Sweden
2004 Oceania Handball Championship 7–9 June 2004 1  Australia
2004 Pan American Men's Handball Championship 20–24 July 2004 3  Argentina
 Brazil
 Canada

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia (H) 5 3 2 0 159 118 +41 8 Main round
2  Greece 5 3 1 1 132 117 +15 7
3  France 5 3 1 1 161 106 +55 7
4  Denmark 5 3 0 2 174 117 +57 6
5  Angola 5 1 0 4 108 178 −70 2
6  Canada 5 0 0 5 103 201 −98 0
Source: IHF
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Greece 20–19 France
23 January 2005
17:00 		Tunisia  39–23  Angola Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
Haj Ahmed 6 (20–10) J. Pereira 6
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23 January 2005
19:00 		France  44–16  Canada Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Adjemian, Götz (ARG)
Abati, Anquetil 8 (24–5) three players 3
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23 January 2005
21:00 		Denmark  27–23  Greece Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Stryger 11 (14–15) Balomenos, Karypidis 6
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25 January 2005
16:15 		Greece  20–19  France Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Aly Hassan, Selim (EGY)
Sanikis 6 (9–11) Anquetil 5
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25 January 2005
18:15 		Canada  20–42  Tunisia Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
three players 4 (8–19) Madi 8
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25 January 2005
20:15 		Angola  19–47  Denmark Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
Dias 5 (9–23) Schnuchel 10
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26 January 2005
16:15 		Greece  26–21  Angola Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
Zivulovic 6 (15–9) P. Pereira 6
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26 January 2005
18:15 		France  26–26  Tunisia Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Anquetil 7 (15–11) Hmam 9
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26 January 2005
20:15 		Denmark  52–18  Canada Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Christiansen 14 (25–7) Bessette-Collette 4
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28 January 2005
16:15 		Canada  23–36  Greece Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Aly Hassan, Selim (EGY)
Bessette-Collette 5 (11–16) Karypidis 6
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28 January 2005
18:15 		Tunisia  25–22  Denmark Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
Hmam 9 (10–10) Christiansen, Jørgensen 4
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28 January 2005
20:15 		France  40–18  Angola Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Imbronjev, Grković (SCG)
Girault 11 (19–9) P. Pereira 5
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29 January 2005
16:15 		Angola  27–26  Canada Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Adjemian, Götz (ARG)
P. Pereira 10 (16–11) Bessette-Collette 6
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29 January 2005
18:15 		Tunisia  27–27  Greece Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Imbronjev, Grković (SCG)
Ayed, Tej 6 (17–13) Karypidis 9
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29 January 2005
20:15 		Denmark  26–32  France Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Nielsen, Stryger 6 (13–14) Guigou, Karabatić 7
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 5 5 0 0 151 103 +48 10 Main round
2  Czech Republic 5 2 2 1 145 136 +9 6
3  Slovenia 5 3 0 2 154 137 +17 6
4  Iceland 5 2 1 2 154 144 +10 5
5  Algeria 5 1 1 3 138 153 −15 3
6  Kuwait 5 0 0 5 101 170 −69 0
Source: IHF
Notes:
  1. ^ Czech Republic 28–26 Slovenia
23 January 2005
17:00 		Czech Republic  34–34  Iceland El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Juříček 7 (20–14) Stefánsson 11
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23 January 2005
19:00 		Russia  28–22  Algeria El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
Koksharov 15 (16–12) Biloum 6
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23 January 2005
21:00 		Slovenia  34–17  Kuwait El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Aly Hassan, Selim (EGY)
Mlakar 6 (15–11) Al-Enezi 6
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25 January 2005
16:15 		Kuwait  11–38  Russia El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Imbronjev, Grković (SCG)
three players 2 (4–23) Peskov 9
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25 January 2005
18:15 		Algeria  29–29  Czech Republic El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Biloum, Filah 6 (11–15) Juříček 8
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25 January 2005
20:15 		Iceland  33–34  Slovenia El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Adjemian, Götz (ARG)
Petersson 7 (16–14) Jovičič 10
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26 January 2005
16:15 		Slovenia  33–28  Algeria El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
Rutenka 13 (19–14) Filah 7
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26 January 2005
18:15 		Russia  25–21  Czech Republic El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Imbronjev, Grković (SCG)
Koksharov 8 (12–12) Jícha 8
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26 January 2005
20:15 		Kuwait  22–31  Iceland El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Abi Alza 5 (12–17) Hólmgeirsson 8
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28 January 2005
16:15 		Russia  29–22  Iceland El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
three players 6 (12–12) three players 5
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28 January 2005
18:15 		Czech Republic  28–26  Slovenia El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Filip 8 (17–14) Brumen 6
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28 January 2005
20:15 		Algeria  34–29  Kuwait El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Nedjel 8 (20–14) Al-Enezi, Al-Shatti 7
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29 January 2005
16:15 		Iceland  34–25  Algeria El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
Sigurðsson 9 (19–11) Nedjel 6
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29 January 2005
18:15 		Czech Republic  33–22  Kuwait El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
Brůna 8 (16–9) Al-Enezi 9
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29 January 2005
20:15 		Slovenia  27–31  Russia El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Brumen 9 (18–16) Koksharov 10
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Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 5 5 0 0 169 124 +45 10 Main round
2  Spain 5 4 0 1 191 128 +63 8
3  Sweden 5 3 0 2 164 118 +46 6
4  Japan 5 2 0 3 121 151 −30 4
5  Argentina 5 1 0 4 133 141 −8 2
6  Australia 5 0 0 5 85 201 −116 0
Source: IHF
23 January 2005
17:00 		Croatia  36–23  Argentina Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Bashmak, Frolov (RUS)
Džomba 7 (15–13) Gull 8
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23 January 2005
19:00 		Spain  41–22  Japan Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
three players 6 (21–14) Nakagawa 4
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23 January 2005
21:00 		Sweden  49–16  Australia Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Al-Musaiger, Abul Rethaie (KUW)
five players 6 (22–5) Ramadani 3
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24 January 2005
16:15 		Australia  19–51  Spain Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
Deane, McCormack 4 (4–23) García 8
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24 January 2005
18:15 		Japan  25–34  Croatia Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Al-Musaiger, Abul Rethaie (KUW)
three players 6 (14–15) Džomba 8
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24 January 2005
20:15 		Argentina  23–30  Sweden Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Gull 9 (9–12) Lövgren 7
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26 January 2005
16:15 		Croatia  38–18  Australia Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Ammar, Fredj (TUN)
Zrnić 11 (24–7) Calvert 5
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26 January 2005
18:15 		Argentina  25–27  Japan Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
Gull, Viscovich 6 (13–11) Myazaki 6
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26 January 2005
20:15 		Sweden  26–33  Spain Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Petersson 7 (17–14) Ortega 7
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27 January 2005
16:15 		Sweden  32–18  Japan Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Ammar, Fredj (TUN)
Källman 5 (13–7) Matsubayashi, Taba 4
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27 January 2005
18:15 		Spain  31–33  Croatia Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
García 9 (15–15) Balić, Lacković 8
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27 January 2005
20:15 		Australia  13–34  Argentina Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Al-Musaiger, Abul Rethaie (KUW)
Abuhamed 3 (8–18) Acetti 9
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29 January 2005
16:15 		Japan  29–19  Australia Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Al-Musaiger, Abul Rethaie (KUW)
Myazaki, Shimokawa 6 (16–10) Hoppner 5
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29 January 2005
18:15 		Spain  35–28  Argentina Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
García 6 (15–14) Carou 6
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29 January 2005
20:15 		Croatia  28–27  Sweden Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax
Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
Džomba, Vori 6 (14–15) Larholm 6
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Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia and Montenegro 5 4 0 1 139 117 +22 8 Main round
2  Norway 5 3 1 1 142 105 +37 7
3  Germany 5 3 1 1 149 115 +34 7
4  Egypt 5 3 0 2 123 123 0 6
5  Brazil 5 1 0 4 104 146 −42 2
6  Qatar 5 0 0 5 117 168 −51 0
Source: IHF
Notes:
  1. ^ Norway 27–27 Germany
23 January 2005
17:00 		Germany  28–25  Egypt Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Jansen 7 (15–13) Zaky 9
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23 January 2005
19:00 		Serbia and Montenegro  34–26  Qatar Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Ayed, Chebil (TUN)
Đukanović 5 (20–10) N. Al Saad 9
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23 January 2005
21:00 		Norway  34–12  Brazil Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
Lauritzen 7 (16–5) Pacheco Filho 3
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24 January 2005
16:15 		Egypt  24–22  Serbia and Montenegro Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
Zaky 7 (13–13) Anđelković 5
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24 January 2005
18:15 		Brazil  23–30  Germany Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
Cardoso 4 (11–17) Kehrmann 7
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24 January 2005
20:15 		Qatar  22–33  Norway Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
A. Al Saad 12 (12–17) three players 6
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26 January 2005
16:15 		Germany  40–15  Qatar Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Ayed, Chebil (TUN)
Zeitz 6 (20–4) N. Al Saad 10
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26 January 2005
18:15 		Egypt  24–20  Brazil Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
Zaky 6 (11–12) Rui 6
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26 January 2005
20:15 		Serbia and Montenegro  25–24  Norway Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
Sudzum 9 (10–13) Kjelling 11
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27 January 2005
16:15 		Qatar  29–31  Egypt Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
A. Al Saad 7 (10–17) Zaky 6
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27 January 2005
18:15 		Serbia and Montenegro  33–19  Brazil Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Ayed, Chebil (TUN)
Muratović 8 (15–13) Pacheco Filho 7
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27 January 2005
20:15 		Norway  27–27  Germany Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
Kjelling 12 (12–15) Velyky 8
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29 January 2005
14:00 		Germany  24–25  Serbia and Montenegro Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Velyky 7 (13–10) Muratović, Nikolić 7
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29 January 2005
18:15 		Brazil  30–25  Qatar Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Ammar, Fredj (TUN)
three players 6 (14–13) A. Al Saad 6
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29 January 2005
20:15 		Norway  24–19  Egypt Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Hagen 6 (13–9) Zaky 8
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Main round

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia (H) 5 2 3 0 150 128 +22 7 Semifinals
2  France 5 2 2 1 127 120 +7 6
3  Greece 5 2 1 2 134 138 −4 5 Fifth place game
4  Russia 5 2 0 3 126 137 −11 4 Seventh place game
5  Czech Republic 5 2 0 3 131 147 −16 4 Ninth place game
6  Slovenia 5 1 2 2 142 140 +2 4 Eleventh place game
Source: IHF
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Russia 4 Pts; Czech Republic 2 Pts; Slovenia 0 Pts
31 January 2005
16:15 		Greece  29–37  Slovenia Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
Alvanos 6 (13–17) Rutenka 8
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31 January 2005
18:15 		Tunisia  36–25  Czech Republic Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Hmam 12 (20–13) Juříček 10
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31 January 2005
20:15 		France  25–22  Russia Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
Karabatić 8 (12–8) Koksharov 8
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1 February 2005
16:15 		Czech Republic  26–31  France Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Imbronjev, Grković (SCG)
Filip 9 (9–16) Fernandez, Guigou 5
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1 February 2005
18:15 		Slovenia  26–26  Tunisia Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Jovičič, Natek 6 (9–11) Megannem 8
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1 February 2005
20:15 		Russia  24–29  Greece Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Koksharov 9 (14–13) Karypidis, Voglis 6
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3 February 2005
16:15 		Greece  29–31  Czech Republic Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Alvanos 9 (16–16) Filip 7
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3 February 2005
18:15 		Tunisia  35–24  Russia Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Imbronjev, Grković (SCG)
Hmam 13 (19–11) Koksharov 8
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3 February 2005
20:15 		France  26–26  Slovenia Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Guigou 8 (12–10) Zorman 7
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Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 5 4 0 1 139 135 +4 8 Semifinals
2  Spain 5 3 1 1 155 139 +16 7
3  Serbia and Montenegro 5 2 2 1 127 126 +1 6 Fifth place game
4  Norway 5 2 1 2 137 139 −2 5 Seventh place game
5  Germany 5 1 1 3 132 135 −3 3 Ninth place game
6  Sweden 5 0 1 4 132 148 −16 1 Eleventh place game
Source: IHF
31 January 2005
16:15 		Spain  32–28  Germany Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
Garralda 11 (15–12) Jansen 8
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31 January 2005
18:15 		Sweden  26–26  Serbia and Montenegro Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Källman 6 (15–12) Nikolić, Sudzum 6
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31 January 2005
20:15 		Croatia  25–28  Norway Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Vori 7 (11–12) Kjelling 7
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1 February 2005
16:15 		Germany  26–29  Croatia Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Kehrmann 5 (11–15) Lacković 11
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1 February 2005
18:15 		Serbia and Montenegro  28–28  Spain Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
Stojanović 7 (16–19) Garralda 7
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1 February 2005
20:15 		Norway  34–31  Sweden Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
Skjærvold 9 (14–15) Ahlm 9
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3 February 2005
16:15 		Sweden  22–27  Germany Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
Andersson 7 (13–14) Kehrmann 7
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3 February 2005
18:15 		Croatia  24–23  Serbia and Montenegro Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
Balić, Džomba 6 (10–11) Anđelković, Milosavljević 5
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3 February 2005
20:15 		Spain  31–24  Norway Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Uríos 7 (15–12) three players 5
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Placement matches

Eleventh place game

5 February 2005
11:00 		Slovenia  29–32  Sweden Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
Rutenka 9 (14–17) Petterson 7
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Ninth place game

5 February 2005
13:00 		Czech Republic  34–39  Germany Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Bruna, Filip 8 (15–16) Jansen 8
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Seventh place game

5 February 2005
10:00 		Russia  27–30  Norway Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Adjemian, Götz (ARG)
Koksharov 11 (15–14) Hagen 7
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Fifth place game

5 February 2005
12:30 		Greece  26–37  Serbia and Montenegro Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Karypidis 6 (12–15) Stojanović 6
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Final round

Bracket

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 5 February 2005 – 15:00 (Radès)
 
  Tunisia30
 6 February 2005 – 17:30 (Radès)
  Spain33
  Spain40
 5 February 2005 – 17:30 (Radès)
  Croatia34
  Croatia35
 
  France32
 Bronze Match
 
 6 February 2005 – 15:00 (Radès)
 
  France26
 
  Tunisia25

Semifinals

5 February 2005
15:00 		Tunisia  30–33  Spain Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Hmam 9 (16–18) Romero 8
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5 February 2005
17:30 		Croatia  35–32  France Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
Balić 8 (15–14) Guigou 7
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Third place game

6 February 2005
15:00 		France  26–25  Tunisia Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Attendance: 13,500
Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
Guigou 6 (10–14) Hmam 11
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Final

6 February 2005
17:30 		Spain  40–34  Croatia Hall 7th Novembre, Radès
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
García 11 (21–13) Dzomba 7
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Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Rank Team
 Spain
 Croatia
 France
4  Tunisia
5  Serbia and Montenegro
6  Greece
7  Norway
8  Russia
9  Germany
10  Czech Republic
11  Sweden
12  Slovenia
13  Denmark
14  Egypt
15  Iceland
16  Japan
17  Algeria
18  Argentina
19  Brazil
20  Angola
21  Qatar
22  Kuwait
23  Canada
24  Australia
Qualified for the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship
2005 Men's World Champions

Spain
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

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals Shots %
1 Wissem Hmam  Tunisia 81 137 59
2 Eduard Koksharov  Russia 80 105 76
3 Mirza Dzomba  Croatia 65 84 74
4 Jan Filip  Czech Republic 58 100 58
Siarhei Rutenka  Slovenia
6 Juanín García  Spain 55 73 75
7 David Juříček  Czech Republic 51 65 78
8 Kristian Kjelling  Norway 50 84 60
9 Michaël Guigou  France 48 63 76
10 Florian Kehrmann  Germany 47 60 78

Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers

Rank Name Team % Saves Shots
1 Birkir Ívar Guðmundsson  Iceland 42 27 65
Peter Larsen  Denmark 27 64
3 Daouda Karaboué  France 41 45 110
Aleksey Kostygov  Russia 69 169
Fredrik Ohlander  Sweden 58 140
6 Matías Schulz  Argentina 40 37 92
Gorazd Škof  Slovenia 92 232
8 José Javier Hombrados  Spain 38 66 172
9 Danijel Šarić  Serbia and Montenegro 37 45 123
Abdelmalek Slahdji  Algeria 22 59
Arpad Sterbik  Serbia and Montenegro 85 227
Tomas Svensson  Sweden 89 241

Source: IHF

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