2006 Women's Hockey World Cup

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2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
Hockey Copa del Mundo Femenino 2006
2006 WWC field hockey.png
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
City Madrid
Dates27 September – 8 October
Teams12
Venue Club de Campo Villa de Madrid
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (6th title)
Runner-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Third placeFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored116 (2.76 per match)
Top scorer Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sylvia Karres (6 goals)
Best player Flag of Spain.svg Núria Camón
2002 (previous)(next) 2010

The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 11th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 27 September to 8 October 2006 in Madrid, Spain.

Contents

The Netherlands won the tournament for the sixth time after defeating Australia 3–1 in the final. Defending champions Argentina won the third-place match by defeating Spain 5–0. Dutch striker Sylvia Karres was the tournament's top-scorer with 6 goals. [1]

Qualification

Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European federation received one extra quota based upon the FIH World Rankings. Alongside the five teams qualifying through the Qualifier, twelve teams competed in this tournament.

Participating nations Hockey WC 2006 Women.png
Participating nations
DatesEventLocationQualifier(s)
Host nationFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
1–8 February 2004 2004 Hockey Asia Cup New Delhi, IndiaFlag of India.svg  India
21–28 April 2004 2004 Pan American Cup Bridgetown, BarbadosFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
14–20 August 2005 2005 EuroHockey Nations Championship Dublin, IrelandFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2–8 October 2005 2005 Hockey African Cup for Nations Pretoria, South AfricaFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
29 October–5 November 2005 2005 Oceania Cup Auckland, New Zealand
Sydney, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
25 April–6 May 2006 Qualifier Rome, ItalyFlag of England.svg  England
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Squads

Umpires

Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate matches in the tournament:

Results

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

First round

Pool A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5410123+913Semi-finals
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 531165+110
3Flag of England.svg  England 522165+18
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 521265+17
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 510451383
6Flag of India.svg  India 501471141
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. [2]




Pool B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5410114+713Semi-finals
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 531198+110
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52126607
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 512265+15
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 51135834
6Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 50233962
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. [2]




Ninth to twelfth place classification

 
CrossoverNinth place
 
      
 
6 October 2006
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4
 
7 October 2006
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
 
6 October 2006
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4
 
 
Flag of India.svg  India 1
 
Eleventh place
 
 
7 October 2006
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0
 
 
Flag of India.svg  India 1

Crossover


Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
6 October 2006
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 0
 
7 October 2006
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 
6 October 2006
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
Seventh place
 
 
8 October 2006
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 2
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1

Crossover


Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 October 2006
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
 
8 October 2006
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
 
6 October 2006
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (a.e.t.)1
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0
 
Third place
 
 
8 October 2006
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0

Semifinals


Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Top GoalscorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentYoung Player of the TournamentFair Play Trophy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sylvia Karres Flag of Spain.svg Núria Camón Flag of the United States.svg Amy Tran Flag of Argentina.svg Carla Rebecchi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Statistics

Final standings

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1 A Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7610185+1319Gold medal
2 B Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7511137+616Silver medal
3 B Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 74121511+413Bronze medal
4 A Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7313611510Fourth place
5 B Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 732295+411Eliminated in
group stage
6 B Flag of the United States.svg  United States 731377010
7 A Flag of England.svg  England 732288011
8 A Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 72147707
9 B Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 73131110+110
10 A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7205101556
11 A Flag of India.svg  India 711591564
12 B Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7025314112
Source: FIH

Goalscorers

There were 116 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 2.76 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

  1. "Dutch on top of the world". 8 October 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 Regulations