Water polo at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

The 2005 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the eleventh edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held in a temporary pool on Île Sainte-Hélène from 18 to 30 July 2005, and was incorporated into the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montréal, Canada.

Groups formed

 * Group A


 * Group B


 * Group C


 * Group D

Group A

 * Monday July 18, 2005


 * Wednesday July 20, 2005


 * Friday July 22, 2005

Group B

 * Monday July 18, 2005


 * Wednesday July 20, 2005


 * Friday July 22, 2005

Group C

 * Monday July 18, 2005


 * Wednesday July 20, 2005


 * Friday July 22, 2005

Group D

 * Monday July 18, 2005


 * Wednesday July 20, 2005


 * Friday July 22, 2005

Playoff round

 * Sunday July 24, 2005

Classification round

 * Sunday July 24, 2005 — 13th/16th place


 * Tuesday July 26, 2005 — 9th/12th place


 * Thursday July 28, 2005 — 5th/8th place

Quarter finals

 * Tuesday July 26, 2005

Semi finals

 * Thursday July 28, 2005

Finals

 * Tuesday July 26, 2005 — 15th place


 * Tuesday July 26, 2005 — 13th place


 * Thursday July 28, 2005 — 11th place


 * Thursday July 28, 2005 — 9th place


 * Saturday July 30, 2005 — 7th place


 * Saturday July 30, 2005 — 5th place


 * Saturday July 30, 2005 — [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze-medal match


 * Saturday July 30, 2005 — [[File:Med 1.png]] Gold-medal match

Individual awards

 * Most Valuable Player
 * Aleksandar Šapić


 * Best Goalkeeper
 * 🇩🇪 Alexander Tchigir (GER)


 * Topscorer
 * Aleksandar Šapić — 26 goals