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.
Campeonato Mundial de Basquetebol Feminino de 2006 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Brazil |
Dates | September 12–23 |
Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (1st title) |
Runners-up | Russia |
Third place | United States |
Fourth place | Brazil |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Penny Taylor-Gil |
Top scorer | Lauren Jackson (21.3 points per game) |
Sixteen national teams competed for the championship. Australia came away with the gold medal by beating Russia 91–74.
City | Venue |
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Barueri | Ginásio José Corrêa |
São Paulo | Ginásio G.J. de Almeida ( Ibirapuera) |
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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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:
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries each had 12 players on their roster.
For the World Championship for Women, FIBA selected 25 professional referees:
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All times local (UTC −2)
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
September 20, 2006 – 17:30 | ||||||||||
Australia | 79 | |||||||||
September 21, 2006 – 15:15 | ||||||||||
France | 66 | |||||||||
Australia | 88 | |||||||||
September 20, 2006 – 15:15 | ||||||||||
Brazil | 76 | |||||||||
Czech Republic | 51 | |||||||||
September 23, 2006 – 14:00 | ||||||||||
Brazil | 75 | |||||||||
Australia | 91 | |||||||||
September 20, 2006 – 13:00 | ||||||||||
Russia | 74 | |||||||||
Spain | 56 | |||||||||
September 21, 2006 – 19:45 | ||||||||||
Russia | 60 | |||||||||
Russia | 75 | |||||||||
September 20, 2006 – 19:45 | ||||||||||
United States | 68 | Third place | ||||||||
United States | 90 | |||||||||
September 23, 2006 – 9:30 | ||||||||||
Lithuania | 56 | |||||||||
Brazil | 59 | |||||||||
United States | 99 | |||||||||
Classification round | Fifth place | |||||
September 21, 2006 – 13:00 | ||||||
France (OT) | 79 | |||||
September 22, 2006 – 17:30 | ||||||
Czech Republic | 78 | |||||
France | 79 | |||||
September 21, 2006 – 17:30 | ||||||
Lithuania | 73 | |||||
Spain | 71 | |||||
Lithuania | 80 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
September 22, 2006 – 15:15 | ||||||
Czech Republic | 57 | |||||
Spain | 49 |
Classification round | Ninth place | |||||
September 20, 2006 – 19:45 | ||||||
China | 61 | |||||
September 21, 2006 – 19:45 | ||||||
Canada | 65 | |||||
Canada | 57 | |||||
September 20, 2006 – 17:30 | ||||||
Argentina | 74 | |||||
Argentina | 76 | |||||
Cuba | 73 | |||||
Eleventh place | ||||||
September 21, 2006 – 17:30 | ||||||
China | 68 | |||||
Cuba | 71 |
Classification round | Thirteenth place | |||||
September 16, 2006 – 09:30 | ||||||
Chinese Taipei | 81 | |||||
September 17, 2006 – 16:15 | ||||||
Nigeria | 77 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 52 | |||||
September 16, 2006 – 16:15 | ||||||
Korea | 73 | |||||
Korea | 75 | |||||
Senegal | 69 | |||||
Fifteenth place | ||||||
September 17, 2006 – 09:30 | ||||||
Nigeria | 64 | |||||
Senegal | 66 |
2006 FIBA Women's World champions |
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Australia First title |
Most Valuable Player |
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Penny Taylor-Gil |
# | Team | W-L |
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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 |