2006 Women's Hockey World Cup

2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
Hockey Copa del Mundo Femenino 2006
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityMadrid
Dates27 September – 8 October
Teams12
Venue(s)Club de Campo Villa de Madrid
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (6th title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored116 (2.76 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Sylvia Karres (6 goals)
Best playerSpain Núria Camón
2002 (previous) (next) 2010

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.[1]

  1. ^ "Dutch on top of the world". 8 October 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

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