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2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament | 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup |
| other_titles | Hockey Copa del Mundo Femenino 2006 |
| image | 2006 WWC field hockey.png |
| caption | Official logo |
| country | Spain |
| city | Madrid |
| venues | Club de Campo Villa de Madrid |
| dates | 27 September – 8 October |
| teams | 12 |
| champions | |
| count | 6 |
| second | |
| third | |
| matches | 42 |
| goals | 116 |
| top_scorer | Netherlands Sylvia Karres |
| top_scorer_goals | 6 |
| best_player | Spain Núria Camón |
| previous_year | 2002 |
| previous_tournament | 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup |
| next_year | 2010 |
| next_tournament | 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup |
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. Dutch striker Sylvia Karres was the tournament's top-scorer with 6 goals.
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.

| Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | |||
| 1–8 February 2004 | [2004 Hockey Asia Cup](2004-women-s-hockey-asia-cup) | New Delhi, India | |
| 21–28 April 2004 | [2004 Pan American Cup](2004-women-s-pan-american-cup) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 14–20 August 2005 | [2005 EuroHockey Nations Championship](2005-women-s-eurohockey-nations-championship) | Dublin, Ireland | |
| 2–8 October 2005 | [2005 Hockey African Cup for Nations](2005-women-s-hockey-africa-cup-of-nations) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 29 October–5 November 2005 | [2005 Oceania Cup](2005-women-s-oceania-cup) | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Sydney, Australia | |||
| 25 April–6 May 2006 | [Qualifier](2006-women-s-hockey-world-cup-qualifier) | Rome, Italy | |
Squads
Umpires
Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate matches in the tournament:
- 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
Pool B
Ninth to twelfth place classification
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Crossover
Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place classification
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Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
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Semifinals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards
| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Young Player of the Tournament | Fair Play Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Sylvia Karres | Spain Núria Camón | United States Amy Tran | Argentina Carla Rebecchi |
Statistics
Final standings
group stage
Goalscorers
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Sylvia Karres
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Surinder Kaur
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Kim Lammers
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María de la Paz Hernández
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Kaori Chiba
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Park Young-Soon
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Ren Ye
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Ma Yibo
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Maartje Paumen
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Park Mi-Hyun
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Soledad García
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Alejandra Gulla
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Rosario Luchetti
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Mercedes Margalot
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Wendy Beattie
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Nikki Hudson
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Hope Munro
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Sarah Taylor
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Sun Zhen
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Chloe Rogers
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Mandy Haase
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Maike Stöckel
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Tomomi Komori
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Choi Eun-Young
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Kim Jung-Hee
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Silvia Muñoz
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Pilar Sánchez
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Kelly Doton
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Magdalena Aicega
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Luciana Aymar
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Mariné Russo
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Madonna Blyth
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Suzie Faulkner
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Rebecca Sanders
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Angie Skirving
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Karen Smith
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Fu Baorong
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Tang Chunling
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Melanie Clewlow
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Crista Cullen
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Alex Danson
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Helen Richardson
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Rachel Walker
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Lucilla Wright
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Natascha Keller
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Anke Kühn
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Silke Müller
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Saba Anjum Karim
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Mamta Kharb
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Jyoti Sunita Kullu
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Binita Toppo
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Chie Kimura
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Keiko Miura
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Sakae Morimoto
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Eefke Mulder
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Janneke Schopman
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Naomi van As
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Miek van Geenhuizen
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Tarryn Bright
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Marsha Marescia
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Jennifer Wilson
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Montse Cruz
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Raquel Huertas
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Kate Barber
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April Fronzoni
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Carrie Lingo
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Angie Loy
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Tiffany Snow
References
References
- (2006-10-08). "Dutch on top of the world".
- [http://www.fih.ch/files/Sport/Event%20Management/FIH%20Tournament%20Regulations%20-%20January%202015.pdf Regulations]
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