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.
DatesEventLocationQualifier(s)Host nation1–8 February 20042004 Hockey Asia CupNew Delhi, India21–28 April 20042004 Pan American CupBridgetown, Barbados14–20 August 20052005 EuroHockey Nations ChampionshipDublin, Ireland2–8 October 20052005 Hockey African Cup for NationsPretoria, South Africa29 October–5 November 20052005 Oceania CupAuckland, New ZealandSydney, Australia25 April–6 May 2006QualifierRome, 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
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 Top GoalscorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentYoung Player of the TournamentFair Play Trophy Sylvia Karres Núria Camón Amy Tran Carla Rebecchi
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links Official FIH website