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
editIn both groups, the semi-finalists were determined before the final round of games.
Group A
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Romania
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 77 | +9 | 6 |
 Denmark
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 72 | +13 | 4 |
 Sweden
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 84 | −13 | 2 |
 Poland
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 85 | −9 | 0 |
14 November 2006
| Romania
|
33–27 | Poland
|
| Denmark
|
33–27 | Sweden
|
15 November 2006
| Romania
|
28–20 | Sweden
|
| Denmark
|
28–26 | Poland
|
16 November 2006
| Poland
|
23–24 | Sweden
|
| Denmark
|
24–25 | Romania
|
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 93 | +19 | 6 |
 Ukraine
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 88 | +3 | 4 |
 Netherlands
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 91 | −4 | 2 |
 Brazil
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 108 | −18 | 0 |
14 November 2006
| Ukraine
|
25–24 | Netherlands
|
| Russia
|
38–34 | Brazil
|
15 November 2006
| Russia
|
41–32 | Netherlands
|
| Ukraine
|
39–31 | Brazil
|
16 November 2006
| Russia
|
33–27 | Ukraine
|
| Netherlands
|
31–25 | Brazil
|
Knockouts
editSemi finals
edit18 November 2006
| Romania
|
27–25 | Ukraine
|
| Russia
|
32–28 | Denmark
|
3rd/4th place
edit19 November 2006
| Ukraine
|
20–24 | Denmark
|
Final
edit19 November 2006
| Romania
|
28–29 | Russia
|
References
edit- ^ "Russia begin with victory". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
- "Fint dansk afsæt i World Cup" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 14 November 2006.
- "Knullige nederlaag handbalsters" (in Dutch). NOS. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2006.