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2006 FIBA World Championship for Women
Basketball championship
Basketball championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | FIBA World Championship for Women |
| year | 2006 |
| other_titles | Campeonato Mundial de Basquetebol Feminino de 2006 |
| image | 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women logo.gif |
| country | Brazil |
| dates | September 12–23 |
| num_teams | 16 |
| confederations | 5 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 2 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| fourth_other | |
| mvp | AUS Penny Taylor-Gil |
| top_scorer | AUS Lauren Jackson |
| (21.3 points per game) | |
| prevseason | [2002](2002-fiba-world-championship-for-women) |
| nextseason | [2010](2010-fiba-world-championship-for-women) |
(21.3 points per game) The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women took place in Brazil from September 12 to September 23, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, the Brazilian national federation.
Sixteen national teams competed for the championship. Australia came away with the gold medal by beating Russia 91–74. As of 2025 the USA's semi-final loss to Russia remains their last defeat when fielding professional players.
Venues
| City | Venue |
|---|---|
| Barueri | Ginásio José Corrêa |
| São Paulo | Ginásio G.J. de Almeida ( **Ibirapuera**) |
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|
Except Brazil, which automatically qualified as the host, and the United States, which automatically qualified as the reigning Olympic champion, the 14 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
- FIBA Europe – Spain, France, Lithuania, Czech Republic (European Champion), Russia
- FIBA Americas – Brazil (host), United States (Olympic Champion), Canada, Argentina, Cuba
- FIBA Africa – Nigeria, Senegal
- FIBA Asia – P.R. of China, Chinese Taipei (or Taiwan or Republic of China), Korea
- FIBA Oceania – Australia (Oceanian Champion)
Squads
Main article: 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women squads
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries each had 12 players on their roster.
Referees
For the World Championship for Women, FIBA selected 25 professional referees:
Preliminary round
- The three best squads of each group qualify for second round.
| **Team** | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg | 20px | Argentina]] Argentina** | 5 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 199 | +20 |
| 2 | **[[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg | 20px | Brazil]] Brazil** | 5 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 222 | +21 |
| 3 | **[[Image:Flag of Spain.svg | 20px | Spain]] Spain** | 5 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 200 | +18 |
| 4 | [[Image:Flag of South Korea.svg | 20px | South Korea]] Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 207 | 266 | −59 |
| Thu Sept. 14 15:15 | [[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg | 20px | Brazil]] Brazil | 66 | **67** | **[[Image:Flag of Spain.svg | 20px | Spain]] Spain** |
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| **Team** | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg | 20px | Australia]] Australia** | 6 | 3 | 0 | 194 | 120 | +74 |
| 2 | **[[Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg | 20px | Lithuania]] Lithuania** | 5 | 2 | 1 | 158 | 123 | +35 |
| 3 | **[[Image:Flag of Canada.svg | 20px | Canada]] Canada** | 4 | 1 | 2 | 188 | 245 | −57 |
| 4 | [[Image:Flag of Senegal.svg | 20px | Senegal]] Senegal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 234 | −52 |
| Thu Sept. 14 19:45 | [[Image:Flag of Canada.svg | 20px | Canada]] Canada | 65 | **97** | [[Image:Flag of Australia.svg | 20px | Australia]] **Australia** |
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| **Team** | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **[[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | United States]] United States** | 6 | 3 | 0 | 288 | 198 | +90 |
| 2 | **[[Image:Flag of Russia.svg | 20px | Russia]] Russia** | 5 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 206 | +44 |
| 3 | **[[Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 20px | China]] China** | 4 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 264 | −55 |
| 4 | [[Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg | 20px | Nigeria]] Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 155 | 234 | −79 |
| Thu Sept. 14 19:45 | [[Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg | 20px | Nigeria]] Nigeria | 59 | **71** | **[[Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 20px | China]] China** |
|---|
|-
| **Team** | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **[[Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 20px | Czech Republic]] Czech Republic** | 5 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 185 | +39 |
| 2 | **[[Image:Flag of France.svg | 20px | France]] France** | 5 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 204 | +31 |
| 3 | **[[Image:Flag of Cuba.svg | 20px | Cuba]] Cuba** | 5 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 216 | −12 |
| 4 | [[Image:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg | 20px | Chinese Taipei]] Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 210 | 268 | −58 |
| Thu Sept. 14 15:15 | [[Image:Flag of France.svg | 20px | France]] France | 73 | **78** | **[[Image:Flag of Cuba.svg | 20px | Cuba]] Cuba** |
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|} :Legend: Pts: classification points (game won is 2 pts, game lost is 1), W: games won, L: game lost, PF : points scored, PC: points against, Diff.: difference; in green the squads qualified for eighth-final round.
Eighth-final round
- The four best squads of each group qualify for quarter-finals. All Preliminary Round games played by teams qualifying for the Eighth-finals carry over into the Eighth-final standings.
| **Team** | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[Image:Flag of Australia.svg | 20px | Australia]] Australia | 12 | 6 | 0 | 431 | 310 | +121 |
| 2 | [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg | 20px | Spain]] Spain | 10 | 4 | 2 | 446 | 384 | +62 |
| 3 | [[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg | 20px | Brazil]] Brazil | 10 | 4 | 2 | 482 | 412 | +70 |
| 4 | [[Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg | 20px | Lithuania]] Lithuania | 9 | 3 | 3 | 342 | 329 | +13 |
| 5 | [[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg | 20px | Argentina]] Argentina | 9 | 3 | 3 | 377 | 402 | −25 |
| 6 | [[Image:Flag of Canada.svg | 20px | Canada]] Canada | 7 | 1 | 5 | 344 | 474 | −130 |
| Mon Sept. 18 17:30 | [[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg | 20px | Brazil]] **Brazil** | **82** | 41 | [[Image:Flag of Canada.svg | 20px | Canada]] Canada |
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|-
| **Team** | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | United States]] United States | 12 | 6 | 0 | 517 | 339 | +178 |
| 2 | [[Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 20px | Czech Republic]] Czech Republic | 10 | 4 | 2 | 438 | 404 | +34 |
| 3 | [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg | 20px | Russia]] Russia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 493 | 446 | +47 |
| 4 | [[Image:Flag of France.svg | 20px | France]] France | 9 | 3 | 3 | 414 | 410 | +4 |
| 5 | [[Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 20px | China]] China | 9 | 3 | 3 | 421 | 477 | −56 |
| 6 | [[Image:Flag of Cuba.svg | 20px | Cuba]] Cuba | 8 | 2 | 4 | 405 | 475 | −70 |
| Mon Sept. 18 19:45 | [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | United States]] **United States** | **63** | 50 | [[Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 20px | Czech Republic]] Czech Republic |
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|}
Knockout Stage ([[São Paulo]])
All times local (UTC −2) |September 20, 2006 – 17:30|Australia Australia|79|France France|66 |September 20, 2006 – 15:15|Czech Republic Czech Republic|51|Brazil Brazil|75 |September 20, 2006 – 13:00|Spain Spain|56|Russia Russia|60 |September 20, 2006 – 19:45|USA United States |90|Lithuania Lithuania|56 |September 21, 2006 – 15:15|Australia Australia|88|Brazil Brazil|76 |September 21, 2006 – 19:45|Russia Russia|75|USA United States|68 |September 23, 2006 – 14:00|Australia Australia|91|Russia Russia|74 |September 23, 2006 – 9:30|Brazil Brazil|59|USA United States|99
5th through 8th place
|September 21, 2006 – 13:00|France France (OT)|79|Czech Republic Czech Republic|78 |September 21, 2006 – 17:30|Spain Spain|71|Lithuania Lithuania|80 |September 22, 2006 – 17:30|France France|79|Lithuania Lithuania|73 |September 22, 2006 – 15:15|Czech Republic Czech Republic|57|Spain Spain|49
9th through 12th place
|September 20, 2006 – 19:45|China China|61|Canada Canada|65 |September 20, 2006 – 17:30|Argentina Argentina|76|Cuba Cuba|73 |September 21, 2006 – 19:45|Canada Canada|57|Argentina Argentina|74 |September 21, 2006 – 17:30|China China|68|Cuba Cuba|71
13th through 16th place
|September 16, 2006 – 09:30|[[Image:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg|20px|Chinese Taipei]] Chinese Taipei|81|Nigeria Nigeria|77 |September 16, 2006 – 16:15|South Korea Korea|75|Senegal Senegal|69 |September 17, 2006 – 16:15|[[Image:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg|20px|Chinese Taipei]] Chinese Taipei|52|South Korea Korea|73 |September 17, 2006 – 09:30|Nigeria Nigeria|64|Senegal Senegal|66
Awards
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Australia Penny Taylor-Gil |
Final standings
| # | Team | W-L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]] | Australia Australia | 9–0 | ||
| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] | Russia Russia | 5–4 | ||
| [[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] | United States United States | 8–1 | ||
| 4 | Brazil Brazil | 5–4 | ||
| 5 | France France | 5–4 | ||
| 6 | Lithuania Lithuania | 4–5 | ||
| 7 | Czech Republic Czech Republic | 5–4 | ||
| 8 | Spain Spain | 4–5 | ||
| 9 | Argentina Argentina | 5–3 | ||
| 10 | Canada Canada | 2–6 | ||
| 11 | Cuba Cuba | 3–5 | ||
| 12 | China China | 3–5 | ||
| 13 | South Korea South Korea | 2–3 | ||
| 14 | [[Image:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg | 20px | Chinese Taipei]] Chinese Taipei | 1–4 |
| 15 | Senegal Senegal | 1–4 | ||
| 16 | Nigeria Nigeria | 0–5 |
References
References
- (13 September 2006). "Opals awarded two for default". [[Fox Sports]].
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