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.
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.[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
Squads
Umpires Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation :
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 Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00 )
First round
Pool A Source: FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
Pool B Source: FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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
Semifinals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards
Statistics
Final standings 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 ^ "Dutch on top of the world". 8 October 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2012 . ^ a b Regulations
External links Official FIH website Official website