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
Preliminary round
GROUP A
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Team
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Points
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G
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
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Diff
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| 1.
|
 United States
|
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
24 |
+18
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| 2.
|
 Russia
|
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
42 |
26 |
+16
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| 3.
|
 Greece
|
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
25 |
38 |
–13
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| 4.
|
 China
|
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
21 |
42 |
–21
|
GROUP B
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Team
|
Points
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G
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Diff
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| 1.
|
 Australia
|
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
19 |
+9
|
| 2.
|
 Italy
|
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
23 |
+1
|
| 3.
|
 Hungary
|
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
26 |
–3
|
| 4.
|
 Canada
|
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
26 |
33 |
–7
|
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
- August 11, 2006 — Seventh place
- August 12, 2006 — Fifth place
- August 13, 2006 — Bronze Medal
- August 13, 2006 — Gold Medal
Final ranking
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| 2006 Women's FINA World Cup winners
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Australia
Third title
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The top-five qualified for the 2007 World Water Polo Championship in Melbourne, Australia.
Individual awards
Most Valuable Player
Best Goalkeeper
Top Scorer
Tania di Mario
References
