The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 11th edition of the

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tournament. It was held from 27 September to 8 October 2006 in

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, Spain. The

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won the tournament for the sixth time after defeating

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3–1 in the final. Defending champions

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won the third place match by defeating

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5–0.

Qualification

Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The

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received one extra quota based upon the

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. Alongside the five teams qualifying through the

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, twelve teams competed in this tournament.

Squads

Umpires

Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the

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: *Chieko Akiyama (JPN) * Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) *Caroline Brunekreef (NED) *Ute Conen (GER) *Marelize de Klerk (RSA) *Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) * Jean Duncan (SCO) * Sarah Garnett (NZL) *Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) *Anne McRae (SCO) *Miao Lin (CHN) *Gina Spitaleri (ITA) *Minka Woolley (AUS) *Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

Results

''All times are

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( UTC+02:00)''

First round

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

Semifinals

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Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

External links

Official FIH website
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International women's field hockey competitions hosted by Spain

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