GF World Cup '06

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The GF World Cup '06 was an eight-team tournament in women's handball, held in Atletion, Århus, Denmark between 14 November and 19 November 2006. It was the second installment of the Handball World Cup, and the tournament was organised by the Danish Handball Association. It was an invitational tournament with no affiliation to the International Handball Federation, but five of the top eight women's teams in the world competed at this event, including permanent representatives Sweden and Denmark. Defending champions Norway did not take part. The tournament is said to be the world's most prestigious non-IHF handball tournament for women, and most matches in the tournament were broadcast live on Eurosport. [1] Defending world champions Russia won the tournament, after a last-minute victory over Romania in the final, a replay of the 2005 World Championship final.

Results

In both groups, the semi-finalists were determined before the final round of games.

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA
 Romania 63308677
 Denmark 43218572
 Sweden 23127184
 Poland 03037685

14 November 2006

Romania  3327  Poland
Denmark  3327  Sweden

15 November 2006

Romania  2820  Sweden
Denmark  2826  Poland

16 November 2006

Poland  2324  Sweden
Denmark  2425  Romania

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA
 Russia 633011293
 Ukraine 43219188
 Netherlands 23128791
 Brazil 030390108

14 November 2006

Ukraine  2524  Netherlands
Russia  3834  Brazil

15 November 2006

Russia  4132  Netherlands
Ukraine  3931  Brazil

16 November 2006

Russia  3327  Ukraine
Netherlands  3125  Brazil

Knockouts

Semi finals

18 November 2006

Romania  2725  Ukraine
Russia  3228  Denmark

3rd/4th place

19 November 2006

Ukraine  2024  Denmark

Final

19 November 2006

Romania  2829  Russia

References

  1. "Russia begin with victory". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 15 November 2006.

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