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.

Qualification

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Main round

Group I

Group II

Placement matches

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Final round

Bracket

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

All Star Team

Top goalscorers

Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers

Source: IHF