# 2006 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 | Host nation | Host nation | Spain |
| 1–8 February 2004 | 2004 Hockey Asia Cup | New Delhi, India | India |
| 21–28 April 2004 | 2004 Pan American Cup | Bridgetown, Barbados | Argentina |
| 14–20 August 2005 | 2005 EuroHockey Nations Championship | Dublin, Ireland | Netherlands Germany |
| 2–8 October 2005 | 2005 Hockey African Cup for Nations | Pretoria, South Africa | South Africa |
| 29 October–5 November 2005 | 2005 Oceania Cup | Auckland, New Zealand Sydney, Australia | Australia |
| 25 April–6 May 2006 | Qualifier | Rome, Italy | England South Korea United States Japan China |

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | |
| 6 | India | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 | |
* 27 September 2006 12:00
| Netherlands | 3–2 | India |
| Paumen 3' Lammers 31' Karres 37' | Report | Surinder 49', 66' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
* 27 September 2006 14:30
| China | 2–3 | England |
| Ma 27' Ren 40' | Report | Danson 12' Wright 29' Cullen 55' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Ute Conen (GER)
* 27 September 2006 16:00
| Spain | 1–0 | Germany |
| Huertas 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Sarah Garnett (NZL)
* 29 September 2006 14:00
| England | 0–1 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Schopman 13' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 29 September 2006 16:00
| China | 0–1 | Spain |
| | Report | Muñoz 11' |
* Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 29 September 2006 18:00
| India | 2–3 | Germany |
| Surinder 34' Kharb 61' | Report | Kühn 21' Haase 63' Keller 65' |
* Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Anne McRae (SCO)
* 1 October 2006 12:00
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Spain |
| Mulder 6' Van As 42' | Report | |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Ute Conen (GER)
* 1 October 2006 14:00
| India | 1–1 | England |
| Surinder 57' | Report | Rogers 47' |
* Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
* 1 October 2006 16:00
| Germany | 3–1 | China |
| Stöckel 45' Müller 51' Haase 61' | Report | Sun Z. 53' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* 3 October 2006 12:00
| England | 1–0 | Germany |
| Richardson 38' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
* 3 October 2006 14:00
| China | 1–6 | Netherlands |
| Ma 58' | Report | Karres 16', 34', 42' Lammers 47', 48', 66' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 3 October 2006 16:00
| Spain | 3–2 | India |
| Muñoz 10' Sánchez 30', 43' | Report | Surinder 17' Anjum 48' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* 4 October 2006 12:00
| Netherlands | 0–0 | Germany |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
* 4 October 2006 14:00
| India | 0–1 | China |
| | Report | Fu 25' |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* 4 October 2006 16:00
| Spain | 1–1 | England |
| Cruz 10' | Report | Clewlow 65' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Minka Woolley (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |
* 27 September 2006 12:30
| South Korea | 2–1 | Japan |
| Park Y. 10', 58' | Report | Chiba 8' |
* Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 27 September 2006 14:00
| Australia | 1–0 | South Africa |
| Blyth 34' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Anne McRae (SCO)
* 27 September 2006 18:00
| Argentina | 2–1 | United States |
| García 3' Aicega 32' | Report | Doton 35' |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* 28 September 2006 14:00
| South Korea | 0–0 | South Africa |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Ute Conen (GER)
* 28 September 2006 16:00
| Australia | 3–1 | United States |
| Taylor 8' Hudson 34' Skirving 57' | Report | Doton 11' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Sarah Garnett (NZL)
* 28 September 2006 18:00
| Argentina | 3–2 | Japan |
| Luchetti 9' García 14' Margalot 41' | Report | Chiba 70' Kimura 70+' |
* Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* 30 September 2006 14:00
| South Korea | 3–4 | Australia |
| Kim Ju. 6' Choi 35' Park M. 63' | Report | Munro 17', 34' Hudson 18' Smith 23' |
* Umpires: Chieko Akiyama (JPN) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* 30 September 2006 16:00
| United States | 0–0 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
* 30 September 2006 18:00
| South Africa | 2–2 | Argentina |
| Wilson 40' Bright 45' | Report | Margalot 29' Luchetti 67' |
* Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Sarah Garnett (NZL)
* 2 October 2006 12:00
| Japan | 0–0 | Australia |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 2 October 2006 14:00
| South Africa | 1–3 | United States |
| Marescia 44' | Report | Loy 13' Lingo 24' Fronzoni 52' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
* 2 October 2006 16:00
| Argentina | 2–0 | South Korea |
| Gulla 23' Aymar 30' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 4 October 2006 12:30
| South Africa | 0–3 | Japan |
| | Report | Komori 3', 29' Miura 9' |
* Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* 4 October 2006 14:30
| South Korea | 0–1 | United States |
| | Report | Barber 31' |
* Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* 4 October 2006 18:00
| Australia | 3–0 | Argentina |
| Beattie 10', 28' Taylor 52' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Anne McRae (SCO)

### Ninth to twelfth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 6 October 2006 | 6 October 2006 |
| China | 4 |
| China | 4 | 7 October 2006 | 7 October 2006 |
| South Africa | 0 | 7 October 2006 | 7 October 2006 |
| South Africa | 0 | China | 1 |
| 6 October 2006 | 6 October 2006 | | China | 1 |
| 6 October 2006 | 6 October 2006 | South Korea | 2 |
| South Korea | 4 | South Korea | 2 |
| India | 1 | | |
| India | 1 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 7 October 2006 | 7 October 2006 |
| | | South Africa | 0 |
| | | India | 1 |

#### Crossover

* 6 October 2006 12:30
| China | 4–0 | South Africa |
| Ren 14' Ma 18' Sun Z. 29' Tang 70' | Report | |
* Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
* 6 October 2006 15:00
| South Korea | 4–1 | India |
| Park M. 23' Kim Ju. 26' Park Y. 28', 30' | Report | Toppo 64' |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

#### Eleventh and twelfth place

* 7 October 2006 18:00
| South Africa | 0–1 | India |
| | Report | Jyoti 28' |
* Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Anne McRae (SCO)

#### Ninth and tenth place

* 7 October 2006 19:00
| China | 1–2 | South Korea |
| Ren 70' | Report | Choi 10' Park M. 13' |
* Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 6 October 2006 | 6 October 2006 |
| England | 0 |
| England | 0 | 7 October 2006 | 7 October 2006 |
| Japan | 2 | 7 October 2006 | 7 October 2006 |
| Japan | 2 | Japan | 1 |
| 6 October 2006 | 6 October 2006 | | Japan | 1 |
| 6 October 2006 | 6 October 2006 | United States | 0 |
| United States | 1 | United States | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | | |
| Germany | 0 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 8 October 2006 | 8 October 2006 |
| | | England | 2 |
| | | Germany | 1 |

#### Crossover

* 6 October 2006 11:30
| England | 0–2 | Japan |
| | Report | Chiba 42' Morimoto 62' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 6 October 2006 14:00
| United States | 1–0 | Germany |
| Snow 37' | Report | |
* Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

#### Seventh and eighth place

* 8 October 2006 12:00
| England | 2–1 | Germany |
| Rogers 15' Walker 35' | Report | Stöckel 43' |
* Umpires: Chieko Akiyama (JPN) Minka Woolley (AUS)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 7 October 2006 16:30
| Japan | 1–0 | United States |
| Chiba 40' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 6 October 2006 | 6 October 2006 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 8 October 2006 | 8 October 2006 |
| Argentina | 1 | 8 October 2006 | 8 October 2006 |
| Argentina | 1 | Netherlands | 3 |
| 6 October 2006 | 6 October 2006 | | Netherlands | 3 |
| 6 October 2006 | 6 October 2006 | Australia | 1 |
| Australia (a.e.t.) | 1 | Australia | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | | |
| Spain | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 8 October 2006 | 8 October 2006 |
| | | Argentina | 5 |
| | | Spain | 0 |

#### Semifinals

* 6 October 2006 16:30
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Argentina |
| Karres 13' van Geenhuizen 45' Lammers 60' | Report | Hernández 64' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Ute Conen (GER)
* 6 October 2006 19:00
| Australia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
| Faulkner 72' | Report | |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Sarah Garnett (NZL)

#### Third and fourth place

* 8 October 2006 14:30
| Argentina | 5–0 | Spain |
| Hernández 2', 6', 12' Russo 51' Gulla 53' | Report | |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

#### Final

* 8 October 2006 17:00
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Australia |
| Paumen 41', 67' Karres 55' | Report | Sanders 47' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Sarah Garnett (NZL)

## Awards

| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Young Player of the Tournament | Fair Play Trophy |
| Sylvia Karres | Núria Camón | Amy Tran | Carla Rebecchi | South Africa |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | A | Netherlands | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 19 | Gold medal |
| 2 | B | Australia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 16 | Silver medal |
| 3 | B | Argentina | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | A | Spain | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Japan | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | B | United States | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 7 | A | England | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | A | Germany | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 9 | B | South Korea | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | A | China | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | A | India | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 12 | B | South Africa | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 2 | Eliminated in group stage |

### Goalscorers

There were 116 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 2.76 goals per match.
6 goals
* Sylvia Karres
5 goals
* Surinder Kaur
* Kim Lammers
4 goals
* María de la Paz Hernández
* Kaori Chiba
* Park Young-Soon
3 goals
* Ren Ye
* Ma Yibo
* Maartje Paumen
* Park Mi-Hyun
2 goals
* Soledad García
* Alejandra Gulla
* Rosario Luchetti
* Mercedes Margalot
* Wendy Beattie
* Nikki Hudson
* Hope Munro
* Sarah Taylor
* Sun Zhen
* Chloe Rogers
* Mandy Haase
* Maike Stöckel
* Tomomi Komori
* Choi Eun-Young
* Kim Jung-Hee
* Silvia Muñoz
* Pilar Sánchez
* Kelly Doton
1 goal
* Magdalena Aicega
* Luciana Aymar
* Mariné Russo
* Madonna Blyth
* Suzie Faulkner
* Rebecca Sanders
* Angie Skirving
* Karen Smith
* Fu Baorong
* Tang Chunling
* Melanie Clewlow
* Crista Cullen
* Alex Danson
* Helen Richardson
* Rachel Walker
* Lucilla Wright
* Natascha Keller
* Anke Kühn
* Silke Müller
* Saba Anjum Karim
* Mamta Kharb
* Jyoti Sunita Kullu
* Binita Toppo
* Chie Kimura
* Keiko Miura
* Sakae Morimoto
* Eefke Mulder
* Janneke Schopman
* Naomi van As
* Miek van Geenhuizen
* Tarryn Bright
* Marsha Marescia
* Jennifer Wilson
* Montse Cruz
* Raquel Huertas
* Kate Barber
* April Fronzoni
* Carrie Lingo
* Angie Loy
* Tiffany Snow
Source: FIH