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The 2006 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 6th FIM

Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 103 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....

Speedway World Cup

The Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was in 2001 and it replaced the old World Team Cup competition.-Format:...

season. The Final took place on July 22, 2006

2006 in sports

2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* January 2, Fiesta Bowl – Ohio State 34-20 Notre Dame* January 2, Sugar Bowl – West Virginia 38-35 Georgia...

in the Smallmead Stadium in Reading, Berkshire

Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

, Great Britain

Great Britain

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. The tournament was won by Denmark

Denmark national speedway team

Denmark are one of the major teams in international speedway. They are managed by former rider Jan Stæchmann and the current captain is Peterborough Panthers' Hans Andersen...

(45 pts) and they beat Sweden

Sweden national speedway team

Sweden are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have been managed by Mats Olsson, who is currently in his 2nd spell, since 2005 after he quit in 2000...

(37 pts), host team Great Britain

Great Britain national speedway team

The Great Britain national speedway team are one of the major teams in international speedway. The team is managed by Poole Pirates manager Neil Middleditch and the captain is Chris Harris of the Belle Vue Aces....

(36 pts) and Australia

Australia national speedway team

Australia are one of the major teams in international speedway. The team is managed by former rider, three time Australian Champion and 1994 World #3 Craig Boyce and captained by three time Speedway World Champion Jason Crump...

(35 pts) in the Final

2006 Speedway World Cup Final

The 2006 Speedway World Cup Final was the fourth and last race of the 2006 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on July 22, 2006 in the Smallmead Stadium in Reading, Great Britain.- Results :- Heat details :...

. The defending champion Poland

Poland national speedway team

The Poland national speedway team is the national motorcycle speedway team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Motor Union . The team is one of the major teams in international speedway and they won the Team World Championship nine times . The team has won 1971 Speedway World Pairs...

did not qualified to the Final.

Qualification

Qualifying round 1 Daugavpils
Daugavpils
Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some...

Qualifying round 2 Miskolc

Miskolc

Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...

Pos.	National team	Pts.
1		42
2		39+3
3		39+2
4		30

Pos.	National team	Pts.
1		59
2		41
3		25+3
4		25+2

Tournament

Final classification

Pos.	National team	Pts.
		45
		37
		36
4		35

5		35
6		28

7		9
8		7

Qualification

Tournament

Final classification

See also