The 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 11th edition of the Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held 6–17 September 2006 in Mönchengladbach, Germany.
Germany won the tournament for second consecutive time after defeating Australia 4–3 in the final. Spain won the third place match by defeating Korea 3–2 with a golden goal.
Qualification
Each of the continental champions from five confederations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European confederation received one extra quota based upon the FIH World Rankings. Alongside the five teams qualifying through the Qualifier, twelve teams competed in this tournament.
DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)Host nation121–28 September 20032003 Hockey Asia CupKuala Lumpur, Malaysia112–23 May 20042004 Pan American CupLondon, Canada128 August–4 September 20052005 EuroHockey Nations ChampionshipLeipzig, Germany21–8 October 20052005 Hockey African Cup for NationsPretoria, South Africa115–19 November 20052005 Oceania CupSuva, Fiji112–23 April 2006Intercontinental CupChangzhou, China5Total12
Umpires The International Hockey Federation appointed 14 umpires for this tournament:
Xavier Adell (ESP) Christian Blasch (GER) Henrik Ehlers (DEN) David Gentles (AUS) Murray Grime (AUS) Hamish Jamson (ENG) Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Satinder Kumar (IND) David Leiper (SCO) Andy Mair (SCO) Sumesh Putra (CAN) Amarjit Singh (MAS) Rob ten Cate (NED) John Wright (RSA)
Squads
Results All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
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
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Player of the TournamentTop GoalscorerGoalkeeper of the TournamentYoung Player of the TournamentFair Play Trophy Jamie Dwyer Taeke Taekema Ulrich Bubolz Christopher Zeller
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links Official FIH website