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The 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the fourteenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Tianjin, PR China from August 8 to August 13, 2006. [1] Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2005). The top-five qualified for the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Australia.
Australia 
China 
Greece 
Hungary 
Italy 
Russia 
United States | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 24 | +18 |
| 2. | Russia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 26 | +16 |
| 3. | Greece | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 38 | –13 |
| 4. | China | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 42 | –21 |
| United States | 11 – 10 | Russia |
| China | 7 – 10 | Greece |
| United States | 17 – 7 | Greece |
| China | 7 – 18 | Russia |
| Russia | 14 – 8 | Greece |
| United States | 14 – 7 | China |
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19 | +9 |
| 2. | Italy | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 23 | +1 |
| 3. | Hungary | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 26 | –3 |
| 4. |  Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 33 | –7 |
| Hungary | 7 – 8 | Italy |
| Australia | 12 – 8 | Canada |
| Hungary | 10 – 9 | Canada |
| Australia | 7 – 5 | Italy |
| Italy | 11 – 9 | Canada |
| Hungary | 6 – 9 | Australia |
| Greece | 7 – 11 | Italy |
| Russia | 7 – 5 | Hungary |
| United States | 7 [4] – 7 [5] | Italy |
| Australia | 10 – 9 | Russia |
| China | 7 – 11 | Canada |
| Greece | 7 – 16 | Hungary |
| United States | 8 – 9 | Russia |
| Australia | 10 – 7 | Italy |
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The top-five qualified for the 2007 World Water Polo Championship in Melbourne, Australia.
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