Handball World Championship 2005

17th Women's Handball World Championship 2005
17th Women's Handball World Championship
Number of nations	24
World Champion	Russia Russia (2nd title)
venue	Russia Russia
Opening game	0December 5, 2005
Endgame	December 18, 2005
Games	84
Gates	4,831 (∅: 57.51 per game)
Top scorer	Germany Nadine Krause and Tatjana Logwin (60 goals each) Austria
yellow cards	512 (∅: 6.1 per game)
Time penalties	809 (∅: 9.63 per game)
Red cards	27 (∅: 0.32 per game)
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The 17th Women's Handball World Championship was from 5 to 18 December 2005 in Russia Saint Petersburg held. A total of 24 teams initially competed against each other in four groups in a preliminary round. This was followed by the main round with six teams each in two groups. This was followed by qualifying games with semi-finals and finals as well as placement games for places 3 to 8. World champions 2005 Russia became after a 28:23 victory in the final against Romania.

game schedule

Preliminary round

The first three teams in each group qualified for the main round. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison between these teams was the first decision criterion for table formation.

Group A

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Russia	176: 110	10-0
2	Netherlands	145: 123	8: 2
3	Croatia	165: 126	6: 4
4th	China	154: 146	4: 6
5	Japan	152: 155	2: 8
6th	Uruguay	73: 205	0:10


Mon, December 5, 2005, 4 p.m.	Netherlands	- Croatia	29: 27
Mon, December 5, 2005, 7:00 p.m.	Russia	- Uruguay	43:16
Mon, December 5, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Japan	- China	27:33
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 5:00 p.m.	Uruguay	- Netherlands	8:29
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 7 p.m.	China	- Russia	20:36
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Croatia	- Japan	31:30
Wed, December 7, 2005, 5 p.m.	Japan	- Uruguay	44:22
Wed, December 7, 2005, 7 p.m.	Russia	- Netherlands	34:22
Wed, December 7, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	China	- Croatia	29:35
Fri, December 9, 2005, 5 p.m.	Netherlands	- Japan	35: 27
Fri, December 9, 2005, 7 p.m.	Russia	- Croatia	29:28
Fri, December 9, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Uruguay	- China	18:45
Sat, December 10, 2005, 5:00 p.m.	Netherlands	- China	30: 27
Sat, December 10, 2005, 7:00 p.m.	Japan	- Russia	24:34
Sat, December 10, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Croatia	- Uruguay	44: 9

Group B

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Hungary	180: 113	9: 1
2	South Korea	173: 155	6: 4
3	Norway	155: 112	6: 4
4th	Slovenia	159: 132	5: 5
5	Angola	167: 140	4: 6
6th	Australia	54: 236	0:10


Mon, December 5, 2005, 5:00 p.m.	Hungary	- Australia	57: 9
Mon, December 5, 2005, 7:00 p.m.	Slovenia	- South Korea	42:35
Mon, December 5, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Norway	- Angola	36:30
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 5:00 p.m.	Australia	- Slovenia	13:41
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 7 p.m.	Angola	- Hungary	30:34
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	South Korea	- Norway	30:25
Wed, December 7, 2005, 5 p.m.	Hungary	- Slovenia	27: 27
Wed, December 7, 2005, 7 p.m.	Angola	- South Korea	32:35
Wed, December 7, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Norway	- Australia	47:10
Fri, December 9, 2005, 5 p.m.	Australia	- Angola	8:47
Fri, December 9, 2005, 7 p.m.	Hungary	- South Korea	42:29
Fri, December 9, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Slovenia	- Norway	22:29
Sat, December 10, 2005, 5:00 p.m.	South Korea	- Australia	44:14
Sat, December 10, 2005, 7:00 p.m.	Slovenia	- Angola	27:28
Sat, December 10, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Norway	- Hungary	18:20

Group C

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Denmark	168: 139	8: 2
2	Germany	165: 123	8: 2
3	Brazil	144: 147	6: 4
4th	Austria	156: 145	6: 4
5	Poland	136: 154	2: 8
6th	Ivory Coast	118: 179	0:10


Mon, December 5, 2005, 5:00 p.m.	Austria	- Ivory Coast	32:21
Mon, December 5, 2005, 7:00 p.m.	Poland	- Germany	21:33
Mon, December 5, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Denmark	- Brazil	31:22
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 5:00 p.m.	Brazil	- Poland	34:31
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 7 p.m.	Germany	- Austria	34: 27
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Ivory Coast	- Denmark	21:42
Wed, December 7, 2005, 5 p.m.	Poland	- Austria	25:28
Wed, December 7, 2005, 7 p.m.	Brazil	- Ivory Coast	34: 26
Wed, December 7, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Denmark	- Germany	27: 26
Fri, December 9, 2005, 5 p.m.	Poland	- Ivory Coast	31:26
Fri, December 9, 2005, 7 p.m.	Germany	- Brazil	32:24
Fri, December 9, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Austria	- Denmark	42:35
Sat, December 10, 2005, 5:00 p.m.	Austria	- Brazil	29:32
Sat, December 10, 2005, 7:00 p.m.	Ivory Coast	- Germany	24:40
Sat, December 10, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Denmark	- Poland	33:28

Group D

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Romania	166: 109	10-0
2	Ukraine	151: 131	7: 3
3	France	144: 110	6: 4
4th	Macedonia	149: 112	5: 5
5	Argentina	79: 150	2: 8
6th	Cameroon	103: 182	0:10


Mon, December 5, 2005, 4:30 p.m.	Ukraine	- Cameroon	34:23
Mon, December 5, 2005, 6:30 p.m.	Romania	- Argentina	31:15
Mon, December 5, 2005, 8:30 p.m.	France	- Macedonia	25:22
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 4:30 p.m.	Cameroon	- Romania	19:50
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 6:30 p.m.	Macedonia	- Ukraine	29:29
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 8:30 p.m.	Argentina	- France	11:33
Wed, December 7, 2005, 4:30 p.m.	Ukraine	- Romania	27:30
Wed, December 7, 2005, 6:30 p.m.	Macedonia	- Argentina	32:15
Wed, December 7, 2005, 8:30 p.m.	France	- Cameroon	33: 17
Fri, December 9, 2005, 4:30 p.m.	Cameroon	- Macedonia	24:44
Fri, December 9, 2005, 6:30 p.m.	Ukraine	- Argentina	34: 17
Fri, December 9, 2005, 8:30 p.m.	Romania	- France	28:26
Sat, December 10, 2005, 4:30 p.m.	Argentina	- Cameroon	21:20
Sat, December 10, 2005, 6:30 p.m.	Romania	- Macedonia	29:22
Sat, December 10, 2005, 8:30 p.m.	France	- Ukraine	27:32

Main round

The main round was initially held in two groups. In group 1, the first three teams from preliminary round groups A and B played, in group 2 the first three teams from preliminary round groups C and D. The results of the teams that had already met in the preliminary round were taken over.

The first two teams from groups 1 and 2 played the semi-finals, the third-placed teams played fifth place and the fourth-placed teams seventh place.

Group 1

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Russia	156: 132	10-0
2	Hungary	159: 138	8: 2
3	Netherlands	140: 154	5: 5
4th	South Korea	150: 162	4: 6
5	Norway	132: 131	3: 7
6th	Croatia	140: 160	0:10


Mon, December 12, 2005, 5:00 p.m.	Croatia	- Hungary	26:27
Mon, December 12, 2005, 7:00 p.m.	Russia	- South Korea	32: 27
Mon, December 12, 2005, 9:10 p.m.	Netherlands	- Norway	30:30
Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 5 p.m.	South Korea	- Croatia	38:34
Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 7:00 p.m.	Hungary	- Netherlands	37:30
Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 9:10 p.m.	Norway	- Russia	22:26
Thursday, December 15, 2005, 5 p.m.	Netherlands	- South Korea	29: 26
Thursday, December 15, 2005, 7:00 p.m.	Russia	- Hungary	35:33
Thursday, December 15, 2005, 9:10 p.m.	Croatia	- Norway	25:37

Group 2

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Romania	163: 141	10-0
2	Denmark	137: 128	7: 3
3	Germany	145: 140	6: 4
4th	Brazil	147: 153	4: 6
5	Ukraine	145: 147	3: 7
6th	France	121: 149	0:10


Mon, December 12, 2005, 5:00 p.m.	Germany	- France	32: 26
Mon, December 12, 2005, 7:00 p.m.	Brazil	- Romania	33:35
Mon, December 12, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Denmark	- Ukraine	28:28
Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 5 p.m.	Romania	- Germany	37: 26
Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 7:00 p.m.	Ukraine	- Brazil	32:33
Tue, December 13, 2005, 9 p.m.	France	- Denmark	19:22
Thursday, December 15, 2005, 5 p.m.	Brazil	- France	35:23
Thursday, December 15, 2005, 7:00 p.m.	Germany	- Ukraine	29: 26
Thursday, December 15, 2005, 9:00 p.m.	Denmark	- Romania	29:33

Placement games

Places 7 and 8


	Sat, December 17, 2005, 1 p.m.	South Korea	- Brazil	28:29

Places 5 and 6


	Sun, December 18, 2005, 12:00 p.m.	Netherlands	- Germany	28:26

Semifinals


	Sat, December 17, 2005, 3:30 p.m.	Romania	- Hungary	26:24
	Sat, December 17, 2005, 6 p.m.	Russia	- Denmark	31:24

3rd place match


	Sun, December 18, 2005, 2:30 p.m.	Denmark	- Hungary	24:27

final


	Sun, December 18, 2005, 5:00 p.m.	Russia	- Romania	28:23

Placements

rank	nation	Gates	Diff	Points
1.	Russia Russia	328: 239	+ 089	20: 00
2.	Romania Romania	322: 249	+ 073	18: 02
3.	Hungary Hungary	328: 254	+ 074	15: 05
4th	Denmark Denmark	295: 277	+ 018	11: 09
5.	Netherlands Netherlands	262: 242	+ 020	13: 05
6th	Germany Germany	278: 240	+ 038	12: 06
7th	Brazil Brazil	276: 267	+ 9 00	12: 06
8th.	Korea South South Korea	292: 279	+ 013	08:10

List of goalscorers

rank	Surname	nation	Gates
1.	Nadine Krause	Germany Germany	60
	Tatjana Logwin	Austria Austria	60
3.	Anita Görbicz	Hungary Hungary	56
4th	Grit Jurack	Germany Germany	55
5.	Katrine Fruelund	Denmark Denmark	54
6th	Idalina Borges Mesquita	Brazil Brazil	53
	Woo Sun-hee	Korea South South Korea	53
8th.	Svitlana Pasičnik	Croatia Croatia	52
	Olena Resnir	Ukraine Ukraine	52
10.	Valentina Neli Ardean Elisei	Romania Romania	51

Allstar team

position	Surname	country
Goal:	Luminita Dinu	Romania Romania
Left winger:	Valentina Neli Ardean Elisei	Romania Romania
Back left:	Pearl van der Wissel	Netherlands Netherlands
Back center:	Anita Görbicz	Hungary Hungary
Back right:	Grit Jurack	Germany Germany
Right winger:	Woo Sun-hee	Korea South South Korea
Circle:	Lyudmila Bodnyeva	Russia Russia

Web links

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