11th edition of the Hockey World Cup
The 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 11th edition of the Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held 6–17 September 2006 in Mönchengladbach , Germany.
Germany won the tournament for second consecutive time after defeating Australia 4–3 in the final. Spain won the third place match by defeating Korea 3–2 with a golden goal .[1]
Qualification Participating nations The second semi final match between Germany and Spain Each of the continental champions from five confederations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European confederation received one extra quota based upon the FIH World Rankings. Alongside the five teams qualifying through the Qualifier , twelve teams competed in this tournament.[2]
Umpires The International Hockey Federation appointed 14 umpires for this tournament:
Xavier Adell (ESP) Christian Blasch (GER) Henrik Ehlers (DEN) David Gentles (AUS) Murray Grime (AUS) Hamish Jamson (ENG) Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Satinder Kumar (IND) David Leiper (SCO) Andy Mair (SCO) Sumesh Putra (CAN) Amarjit Singh (MAS) Rob ten Cate (NED) John Wright (RSA) Squads Results All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool A Source: FIH
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Rob ten Cate (NED)
Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) John Wright (RSA)
Umpires: David Leiper (SCO) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Rob ten Cate (NED)
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Umpires: Andy Mair (SCO) Satinder Kumar (IND)
Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Rob ten Cate (NED)
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Christian Blasch (GER)
Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Satinder Kumar (IND)
Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Andy Mair (SCO)
Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Pool B Source: FIH(H) Hosts
Umpires: David Leiper (SCO) Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Umpires: Andy Mair (SCO) Satinder Kumar (IND)
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Xavier Adell (ESP)
Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) John Wright (RSA)
Umpires: David Leiper (SCO) Christian Blasch (GER)
Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Umpires: David Leiper (SCO) Rob ten Cate (NED)
Umpires: Andy Mair (SCO) David Gentles (AUS)
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Ninth to twelfth place classification Crossover Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Umpires: David Leiper (SCO) Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Eleventh and twelfth place Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Ninth and tenth place Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Christian Blasch (GER)
Fifth to eighth place classification Crossover Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Amarjit Singh (MAS) Xavier Adell (ESP)+ Replaced Amarjit Singh after 35 minutes
Umpires: David Leiper (SCO) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Seventh and eighth place Umpires: Andy Mair (SCO) Satinder Kumar (IND)
Fifth and sixth place Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
First to fourth place classification Semi-finals Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) John Wright (RSA)
Third and fourth place Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) David Leiper (SCO)
Final Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Awards Statistics Final standings Source: FIH(H) Hosts
Goalscorers There were 174 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 4.14 goals per match.
11 goals
8 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
References ^ "Germany storm to World Cup win". 2006-09-17. Retrieved 2012-11-06 . ^ "Men's World Cup field confirmed". 2006-04-24. Retrieved 2012-11-06 . External links Tournament Squads Finals Qualifier(s)