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 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 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 Top goalscorers Source: IHF Top goalkeepers Source: IHF See also World Men's Handball Championship References Men's WC 2005 in Tunisia, at IHF World Handball Championship tournaments W H H January 2005 sports events in Africa February 2005 sports events in Africa Sports competitions in Radès 21st century in Radès Sports competitions in Tunis 21st century in Tunis