The 2006 Men's Intercontinental Cup was a qualifier for the

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. It was held between 12 and 23 April 2006 in

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, China.

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won the tournament after defeating

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4–1 in the final. Alongside

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and

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, these five teams qualified for the World Cup.

Qualification

All five confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the

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based upon the

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. Those teams participated at their respective continental championships but could not qualify through it, and they received the chance to qualify through this tournament based on the final ranking at each competition.

Umpires

Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the

: *Christian Blasch (GER) *Chen Dekang (CHN) *Henrik Ehlers (DEN) *Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK) *Murray Grime (AUS) *Nigel Iggo (NZL) *Kim Hong-lae (KOR) *Andy Mair (SCO) *Raghu Prasad (IND) *Sumesh Putra (CAN) *Amarjit Singh (MAS) *Pedro Teixeira da Silva (POR) *Rob ten Cate (NED) *John Wright (RSA)

Results

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Pool A

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Pool B

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Ninth to twelfth place classification

Crossover

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Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

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Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Third and fourth place

Final

Final standings

References

External links

Official website
{{Men's Hockey World Cup Men's Intercontinental Cup (field hockey) Intercontinental Cup Intercontinental Cup International field hockey competitions hosted by China Sport in Jiangsu Changzhou Intercontinental Cup

Qualification

Umpires

Results

Pool A

Pool B

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Crossover

Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

Final standings

See also

References

External links