# 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women

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 2024 United states semi-final's loss to Russia remains the last one in the official game.

## 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 |
| Brazil | Australia | United States | Czech Republic |
| Spain | Lithuania | Russia | France |
| South Korea | Canada | China | Cuba |
| Argentina | Senegal | Nigeria | Chinese Taipei |
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

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:
| Andersson, Karolina Avanessian, Heros Baum Spalter, Gabriel Chiel Blauch, Susan Elaine Boltauzer, Matej Chernova, Elena Conde, Antonio | Crowley, Nadiene Renée da Silva, Fátima Aparecida Dolinek, Ivo Etheir, Nancy Gode, Vitalis Odhiambo Ho, Kok Yew Julien, Chantal | Leemann, Philippe Lefwerth, Oscar Mayberry, Vaughan Charles Pacheco, Sérgio de Jesus Pilipauskas, Kestutis Peng, Ling Rougier, Diego Hernan | Schaer Araya, Gabriela Smith, Roberto Omar Touré, Moussa Ismaïla Varghese, Gens Vadayattu |

## Preliminary round

* The three best squads of each group qualify for second round.
Group A (São Paulo) :
| | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 199 | +20 |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 222 | +21 |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 200 | +18 |
| 4 | Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 207 | 266 | −59 |
| Tue Sept. 12 13:00 | Korea | 57 | 87 | Spain |
| Tue Sept. 12 15:15 | Argentina | 69 | 71 | Brazil |
| Wed Sept. 13 13:00 | Spain | 64 | 77 | Argentina |
| Wed Sept. 13 15:15 | Brazil | 106 | 86 | Korea |
| Thu Sept. 14 13:00 | Korea | 64 | 73 | Argentina |
| Thu Sept. 14 15:15 | Brazil | 66 | 67 | Spain |
Group B (São Paulo) :
| | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1 | Australia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 194 | 120 | +74 |
| 2 | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 1 | 158 | 123 | +35 |
| 3 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 188 | 245 | −57 |
| 4 | Senegal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 234 | −52 |
| Tue Sept. 12 17:30 | Lithuania | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| Tue Sept. 12 19:45 | Senegal | 64 | 65 | Canada |
| Wed Sept. 13 17:30 | Canada | 58 | 84 | Lithuania |
| Wed Sept. 13 19:45 | Australia | 95 | 55 | Senegal |
| Thu Sept. 14 17:30 | Lithuania | 74 | 63 | Senegal |
| Thu Sept. 14 19:45 | Canada | 65 | 97 | Australia |
Group C (Barueri) :
| | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1 | United States | 6 | 3 | 0 | 288 | 198 | +90 |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 206 | +44 |
| 3 | China | 4 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 264 | −55 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 155 | 234 | −79 |
| Tue Sept. 12 15:15 | Russia | 84 | 50 | Nigeria |
| Tue Sept. 12 19:45 | United States | 119 | 72 | China |
| Wed Sept. 13 15:15 | China | 66 | 86 | Russia |
| Wed Sept. 13 19:45 | Nigeria | 46 | 79 | United States |
| Thu Sept. 14 17:30 | United States | 90 | 80 | Russia |
| Thu Sept. 14 19:45 | Nigeria | 59 | 71 | China |
Group D (Barueri) :
| | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 185 | +39 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 204 | +31 |
| 3 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 216 | −12 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 210 | 268 | −58 |
| Tue Sept. 12 13:00 | France | 62 | 58 | Czech Republic |
| Tue Sept. 12 17:30 | Cuba | 75 | 70 | Chinese Taipei |
| Wed Sept. 13 13:00 | Chinese Taipei | 68 | 100 | France |
| Wed Sept. 13 17:30 | Czech Republic | 73 | 51 | Cuba |
| Thu Sept. 14 13:00 | Chinese Taipei | 72 | 93 | Czech Republic |
| Thu Sept. 14 15:15 | France | 73 | 78 | Cuba |
    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.
Group E (São Paulo) :
| | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1 | Australia | 12 | 6 | 0 | 431 | 310 | +121 |
| 2 | Spain | 10 | 4 | 2 | 446 | 384 | +62 |
| 3 | Brazil | 10 | 4 | 2 | 482 | 412 | +70 |
| 4 | Lithuania | 9 | 3 | 3 | 342 | 329 | +13 |
| 5 | Argentina | 9 | 3 | 3 | 377 | 402 | −25 |
| 6 | Canada | 7 | 1 | 5 | 344 | 474 | −130 |
| Sat Sept. 16 09:30 | Argentina | 62 | 58 | Canada |
| Sat Sept. 16 14:00 | Brazil | 84 | 67 | Lithuania |
| Sat Sept. 16 16:15 | Australia | 72 | 68 | Spain |
| Sun Sept. 17 09:30 | Argentina | 47 | 62 | Lithuania |
| Sun Sept. 17 14:00 | Spain | 85 | 57 | Canada |
| Sun Sept. 17 16:15 | Australia | 82 | 73 | Brazil |
| Mon Sept. 18 13:00 | Lithuania | 55 | 75 | Spain |
| Mon Sept. 18 15:15 | Argentina | 49 | 83 | Australia |
| Mon Sept. 18 17:30 | Brazil | 82 | 41 | Canada |
Group F (Barueri) :
| | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1 | United States | 12 | 6 | 0 | 517 | 339 | +178 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 10 | 4 | 2 | 438 | 404 | +34 |
| 3 | Russia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 493 | 446 | +47 |
| 4 | France | 9 | 3 | 3 | 414 | 410 | +4 |
| 5 | China | 9 | 3 | 3 | 421 | 477 | −56 |
| 6 | Cuba | 8 | 2 | 4 | 405 | 475 | −70 |
| Sat Sept. 16 11:45 | Russia | 64 | 74 | France |
| Sat Sept. 16 14:00 | Czech Republic | 79 | 73 | China |
| Sat Sept. 16 16:15 | United States | 90 | 50 | Cuba |
| Sun Sept. 17 11:45 | Czech Republic | 85 | 83 | Russia |
| Sun Sept. 17 14:00 | China | 73 | 70 | Cuba |
| Sun Sept. 17 16:15 | United States | 76 | 41 | France |
| Mon Sept. 18 15:15 | Russia | 96 | 81 | Cuba |
| Mon Sept. 18 17:30 | France | 64 | 66 | China |
| Mon Sept. 18 19:45 | United States | 63 | 50 | Czech Republic |

## Knockout Stage (São Paulo)

All times local (UTC −2)
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| September 20, 2006 – 17:30 | September 20, 2006 – 17:30 | | | |
| Australia | 79 | | | |
| Australia | 79 | September 21, 2006 – 15:15 | September 21, 2006 – 15:15 | | |
| France | 66 | September 21, 2006 – 15:15 | September 21, 2006 – 15:15 | |
| France | 66 | Australia | 88 | |
| September 20, 2006 – 15:15 | September 20, 2006 – 15:15 | | Australia | 88 | |
| September 20, 2006 – 15:15 | September 20, 2006 – 15:15 | Brazil | 76 | |
| Czech Republic | 51 | Brazil | 76 | |
| Czech Republic | 51 | | | | September 23, 2006 – 14:00 | September 23, 2006 – 14:00 |
| Brazil | 75 | | | | September 23, 2006 – 14:00 | September 23, 2006 – 14:00 |
| Brazil | 75 | | | | Australia | 91 |
| September 20, 2006 – 13:00 | September 20, 2006 – 13:00 | | | | | Australia | 91 |
| September 20, 2006 – 13:00 | September 20, 2006 – 13:00 | | | | Russia | 74 |
| Spain | 56 | | | | Russia | 74 |
| Spain | 56 | September 21, 2006 – 19:45 | September 21, 2006 – 19:45 | | | |
| Russia | 60 | September 21, 2006 – 19:45 | September 21, 2006 – 19:45 | | | |
| Russia | 60 | Russia | 75 | | | |
| September 20, 2006 – 19:45 | September 20, 2006 – 19:45 | | Russia | 75 | | | |
| September 20, 2006 – 19:45 | September 20, 2006 – 19:45 | United States | 68 | | Third place | Third place |
| United States | 90 | United States | 68 | | Third place | Third place |
| United States | 90 | | | | September 23, 2006 – 9:30 | September 23, 2006 – 9:30 |
| Lithuania | 56 | | | | September 23, 2006 – 9:30 | September 23, 2006 – 9:30 |
| Lithuania | 56 | | | | Brazil | 59 |
| | | | | | United States | 99 |

### 5th through 8th place

| Classification round | Classification round | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| September 21, 2006 – 13:00 | September 21, 2006 – 13:00 |
| France (OT) | 79 |
| France (OT) | 79 | September 22, 2006 – 17:30 | September 22, 2006 – 17:30 |
| Czech Republic | 78 | September 22, 2006 – 17:30 | September 22, 2006 – 17:30 |
| Czech Republic | 78 | France | 79 |
| September 21, 2006 – 17:30 | September 21, 2006 – 17:30 | | France | 79 |
| September 21, 2006 – 17:30 | September 21, 2006 – 17:30 | Lithuania | 73 |
| Spain | 71 | Lithuania | 73 |
| Lithuania | 80 | | |
| Lithuania | 80 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | September 22, 2006 – 15:15 | September 22, 2006 – 15:15 |
| | | Czech Republic | 57 |
| | | Spain | 49 |

### 9th through 12th place

| Classification round | Classification round | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| September 20, 2006 – 19:45 | September 20, 2006 – 19:45 |
| China | 61 |
| China | 61 | September 21, 2006 – 19:45 | September 21, 2006 – 19:45 |
| Canada | 65 | September 21, 2006 – 19:45 | September 21, 2006 – 19:45 |
| Canada | 65 | Canada | 57 |
| September 20, 2006 – 17:30 | September 20, 2006 – 17:30 | | Canada | 57 |
| September 20, 2006 – 17:30 | September 20, 2006 – 17:30 | Argentina | 74 |
| Argentina | 76 | Argentina | 74 |
| Cuba | 73 | | |
| Cuba | 73 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | September 21, 2006 – 17:30 | September 21, 2006 – 17:30 |
| | | China | 68 |
| | | Cuba | 71 |

### 13th through 16th place

| Classification round | Classification round | Thirteenth place | Thirteenth place |
| September 16, 2006 – 09:30 | September 16, 2006 – 09:30 |
| Chinese Taipei | 81 |
| Chinese Taipei | 81 | September 17, 2006 – 16:15 | September 17, 2006 – 16:15 |
| Nigeria | 77 | September 17, 2006 – 16:15 | September 17, 2006 – 16:15 |
| Nigeria | 77 | Chinese Taipei | 52 |
| September 16, 2006 – 16:15 | September 16, 2006 – 16:15 | | Chinese Taipei | 52 |
| September 16, 2006 – 16:15 | September 16, 2006 – 16:15 | Korea | 73 |
| Korea | 75 | Korea | 73 |
| Senegal | 69 | | |
| Senegal | 69 | Fifteenth place | Fifteenth place |
| | | September 17, 2006 – 09:30 | September 17, 2006 – 09:30 |
| | | Nigeria | 64 |
| | | Senegal | 66 |

## Awards

* 2006 FIBA Women's World champions
* Australia First title
* Most Valuable Player
* Penny Taylor-Gil

## Final standings

| # | Team | W-L |
| | Australia | 9–0 |
| | Russia | 5–4 |
| | United States | 8–1 |
| 4 | Brazil | 5–4 |
| 5 | France | 5–4 |
| 6 | Lithuania | 4–5 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 5–4 |
| 8 | Spain | 4–5 |
| 9 | Argentina | 5–3 |
| 10 | Canada | 2–6 |
| 11 | Cuba | 3–5 |
| 12 | China | 3–5 |
| 13 | South Korea | 2–3 |
| 14 | Chinese Taipei | 1–4 |
| 15 | Senegal | 1–4 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 0–5 |