2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
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The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup is the 11th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup
. It was held from September 27 to October 8, 2006 in Madrid
, Spain
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Netherlands won its sixth World Championship
after beating Australia 3–1. Defending Champion Argentina finished third after defeating Spain 5–0 in the third place play-off.
, Italy
from April 25 to May 6, 2006. The final rankings in the tournament are as listed below, with qualifying teams emboldened.
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Chieko Akiyama Julie Ashton-Lucy
Caroline Brunekreef Ute Conen Marelize de Klerk Carolina de la Fuente Jean Duncan
Sarah Garnett
Soledad Iparraguirre Anne McRae Miao Lin Gina Spitaleri Minka Woolley Kazuko Yasueda
Women's Hockey World Cup
The Women's Hockey World Cup is the field hockey World Cup competition for women, whose format for qualification and final tournament is similar to the men's. It has been held since 1974. The tournament has been organised by the International Hockey Federation since they merged with the...
. It was held from September 27 to October 8, 2006 in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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Netherlands won its sixth World Championship
Women's Hockey World Cup
The Women's Hockey World Cup is the field hockey World Cup competition for women, whose format for qualification and final tournament is similar to the men's. It has been held since 1974. The tournament has been organised by the International Hockey Federation since they merged with the...
after beating Australia 3–1. Defending Champion Argentina finished third after defeating Spain 5–0 in the third place play-off.
Qualification
The qualification round took place in RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
from April 25 to May 6, 2006. The final rankings in the tournament are as listed below, with qualifying teams emboldened.
Participating nations
The five continental champions, the European vice-champion and the host country are starting entitled, and make up the final line-up alongside the five nations from the qualifying tournament.- (Americas champion)
- (Oceanian champion)
- (European runner-up)
- (Asian champion)
- (European champion)
- (African champion)
- (Host)
Pool A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 |
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Pool B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
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Ninth to twelfth place classification
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Eleventh and twelfth place
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Ninth and tenth place
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Fifth to eighth place classification
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Semi finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
| Topscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Young Player of the Tournament | Fair Play Trophy |
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 Sylvia Karres |
 Núria Camón |
 Amy TranAmy Tran Amy Trần is a field hockey goalkeeper from the United States, who made her national team debut against Mexico at the Pan American Cup, where she shared the 5-0 shutout. Tran attended the University of North Carolina... |
 Carla RebecchiCarla Rebecchi Carla Rebecchi is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In 2010, she won the World Cup at the city of Rosario, Argentina.- References :* Official site of the Argentine Hockey Confederation*... |
All Star team
A 20 women squad, including two coaches, are selected as World Cup All Star Team:| Coaches | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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| Marc Lammers Marc Lammers Marc Lammers is the head coach of the Dutch women's national field hockey team, that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and gold at the 2006 World Cup. As a player he earned five caps for the Men's Squad...  Frank MurrayFrank Murray Frank J. Murray was an American football and basketball coach. He is one of the few head football coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same college or university. Murray was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.-Marquette:Murray was the 13th head football at the... |
Amy Tran Amy Tran Amy Trần is a field hockey goalkeeper from the United States, who made her national team debut against Mexico at the Pan American Cup, where she shared the 5-0 shutout. Tran attended the University of North Carolina... María Jesús Rosa |
Minke Booij Minke Booij Minke Gertine Booij is a Dutch field hockey player, who played more than 150 international matches for the Netherlands national team since her debut, on September 9, 1998 in a friendly match against Japan.Booij was captain of the Dutch squad that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in... Magdalena AicegaMagdalena Aicega María Magdalena Aicega Amicarelli is a field hockey defender from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the Women's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Nicknamed Magui, she first represented her native country at the Junior World Cup in 1993 in Barcelona, Spain,...  Akemi Kato Angie SkirvingAngie Skirving Angela Lambert is an Australian Women's Field Hockey player. She captained the under21 Australian women's field hockey squad before entering the Hockeyroos in 1998...  Crista CullenCrista Cullen Crista Kerio Cullen is an English field hockey player fullback.-Early life:... Janneke SchopmanJanneke Schopman Johanna Dorotheo Maria Schopman is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Dutch club HC Den Bosch. She also plays for the Netherlands national team. Schopman was a member of the Dutch squad that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens... |
Luciana Aymar  Park Mi-hyun Silvia Muñoz  Fanny Rinne Miek van GeenhuizenMiek van Geenhuizen Marianne Antoinette van Geenhuizen is a Dutch field hockey player who played as an attacker for Dutch clubs Oranje Zwart, HC Den Bosch and Laren. Currently she is playing for Amsterdam.Van Geenhuizen also plays for the Netherlands national team... |
Nikki Hudson  Fu BaorongFu Baorong Fu Baorong is a female Chinese field hockey player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.She finished fourth with the Chinese team in the women's competition. She played all six matches and scored three goals.-External links:*... Sylvia Karres Natascha KellerNatascha Keller Natascha Keller is a German field hockey striker. She won a gold medal as a member of the German team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics... Kaori Chiba |
Umpires
Below is the 14 umpires released by the International Hockey FederationInternational Hockey Federation
The International Field Hockey Federation is the global governing body of field hockey...
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Chieko Akiyama Julie Ashton-Lucy
Julie Ashton-Lucy
Julie Ashton-Lucy is an international field hockey umpire from Queensland, Australia. She was honored as Hockey Australia 2005 Official of the Year....
Caroline Brunekreef Ute Conen Marelize de Klerk Carolina de la Fuente Jean Duncan
Jean Duncan
Jean Duncan is an International Hockey Umpire from Scotland.She has umpired at 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2002 and 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup and 2004 Olympic Games.-References:...
Sarah Garnett
Sarah Garnett
Sarah Garnett is an International Field Hockey Umpire, from New Zealand. She umpires for Tauranga and is currently on the elite FIH World Panel for umpires. Garnett was named New Zealand's Female Umpire of the Year for 2006...
Soledad Iparraguirre Anne McRae Miao Lin Gina Spitaleri Minka Woolley Kazuko Yasueda