| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | China | ||
| City | Changzhou | ||
| Dates | 12–23 April | ||
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Wu Jin Sports Complex Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  New Zealand (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  South Korea | ||
| Third place |  England | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 42 | ||
| Goals scored | 173 (4.12 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Richard Mantell (10 goals) | ||
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The 2006 Men's Intercontinental Cup was a qualifier for the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup. It was held between 12 and 23 April 2006 in Changzhou, China. New Zealand won the tournament after defeating Korea 4–1 in the final. Alongside England, Pakistan and Japan, these five teams qualified for the World Cup.[1][2]
Qualification
All five confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the International Hockey Federation based upon the FIH World Rankings. Those teams participated at their respective continental championships but could not qualify through it, and they received the chance to qualify through this tournament based on the final ranking at each competition.[3]
| Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier(s) |
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| 21–28 September 2003 | 2003 Asia Cup | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Pakistan South Korea Japan Malaysia China |
| 12–23 May 2004 | 2004 Pan American Cup | London, Canada | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| 28 August–4 September 2005 | 2005 EuroHockey Championship | Leipzig, Germany | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium France England |
| 11–17 September 2005 | 2005 EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Rome, Italy |  Ireland |
| 1–8 October 2005 | 2005 African Cup for Nations | Pretoria, South Africa |  Egypt |
| 15–19 November 2005 | 2005 Oceania Cup | Suva, Fiji | New Zealand |
Umpires
Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
- Christian Blasch (GER)
- Chen Dekang (CHN)
- Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
- Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK)
- Murray Grime (AUS)
- Nigel Iggo (NZL)
- Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
- Andy Mair (SCO)
- Raghu Prasad (IND)
- Sumesh Putra (CAN)
- Amarjit Singh (MAS)
- Pedro Teixeira da Silva (POR)
- Rob ten Cate (NED)
- John Wright (RSA)
Results
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | England |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Pakistan |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 | Belgium |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Ireland |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Canada |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | |
| 6 | Egypt |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 3 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Japan |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 9 | |
| 4 | France |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 8 | |
| 5 | Malaysia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| 6 | China (H) |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 1 |
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Ninth to twelfth place classification
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| China | 0 | |||||
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| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| Malaysia | 6 | |||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||
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| 22 April | ||||||
| China | 2 | |||||
| Egypt (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
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Fifth to eighth place classification
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| Belgium | 1 (2) | |||||
| 23 April | ||||||
| France (p.s.) | 1 (4) | |||||
| France | 1 | |||||
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| Japan | 2 | |||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
| Ireland | 1 | |||||
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| 22 April | ||||||
| Belgium | 2 | |||||
| Ireland | 1 | |||||
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| England | 1 | |||||
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| New Zealand | 3 | |||||
| New Zealand | 4 | |||||
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| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||
| Pakistan | 1 | |||||
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| 23 April | ||||||
| England | 3 | |||||
| Pakistan | 1 | |||||
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Final standings
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand |
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| 2 | South Korea | |
| 3 | England | |
| 4 | Pakistan | |
| 5 | Japan | |
| 6 | France |
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| 7 | Belgium | |
| 8 | Ireland | |
| 9 | Malaysia | |
| 10 | Canada | |
| 11 | Egypt | |
| 12 | China (H) |
See also
References
- ↑ "Men Field Hockey Intercontinental Cup 2006". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ↑ "Men's World Cup field confirmed". 24 April 2006. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ↑ "Pools released for World Cup Qualifiers". FIH. 10 January 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
External links
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