2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

The 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the fourteenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Tianjin, PR China from August 8 to August 13, 2006.[1] Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2005). The top-five qualified for the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

Teams

Squads

 Australia

 China

 Greece

 Hungary

 Italy

 Russia

 United States

Preliminary round

GROUP A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  United States 633004224+18
2.  Russia 432014226+16
3.  Greece 23102253813
4.  China 03003214221
  • August 8, 2006
United States  11 10  Russia
China  7 10  Greece
  • August 9, 2006
United States  17 7  Greece
China  7 18  Russia
  • August 10, 2006
Russia  14 8  Greece
United States  14 7  China

GROUP B

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Australia 633002819+9
2.  Italy 432012423+1
3.  Hungary 2310223263
4.  Canada 0300326337
  • August 8, 2006
Hungary  7 8  Italy
Australia  12 8  Canada
  • August 9, 2006
Hungary  10 9  Canada
Australia  7 5  Italy
  • August 10, 2006
Italy  11 9  Canada
Hungary  6 9  Australia

Quarterfinals

  • August 11, 2006
Greece  7 11  Italy
Russia  7 5  Hungary

Semifinals

  • August 12, 2006
United States  7 [4] 7 [5]  Italy
Australia  10 9  Russia

Finals

  • August 11, 2006 Seventh place
China  7 11  Canada
  • August 12, 2006 Fifth place
Greece  7 16  Hungary
  • August 13, 2006 Bronze Medal
United States  8 9  Russia
  • August 13, 2006 Gold Medal
Australia  10 7  Italy



Final ranking


The top-five qualified for the 2007 World Water Polo Championship in Melbourne, Australia.

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player

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Best Goalkeeper

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Top Scorer Tania di Mario

References

  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 67. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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