2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

2006 Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Japan
Dates	31 October – 16 November
Teams	24
Venue(s)	6 (in 5 host cities)
Champions	Russia (6th title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Yoshie Takeshita (JPN)
Official website
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The 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was the 15th edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, organized by the FIVB. It was held in Japan from 31 October to 16 November 2006, a year in which Japan hosted both men´s and women's championships. Twenty four teams took part in this edition.

The tournament was won by Russia, who defeated Brazil in the final.

Qualification[edit]

Team	Confederation	Qualified as	Qualified on	Appearance in finals
Japan	AVC	Host		13th
Italy	CEV	2002 World Championship Winner	18 September 2002	8th
Egypt	CAVB	CAVB Pool A Winner	19 March 2005	3rd
Cameroon	CAVB	CAVB Pool C Winner	24 April 2005	1st
Germany	CEV	CEV Pool I Winner	19 June 2005	12th¹
Serbia and Montenegro	CEV	CEV Pool I Runner-up	19 June 2005	2nd²
Azerbaijan	CEV	CEV Pool G Winner	2 July 2005	2nd
Russia	CEV	CEV Pool G Runner-up	2 July 2005	14th³
Kenya	CAVB	CAVB Pool B Winner	24 July 2005	4th
South Korea	AVC	AVC Pool B Winner	4 August 2005	10th
Kazakhstan	AVC	AVC Pool B Runner-up	4 August 2005	1st
China	AVC	AVC Pool A Winner	6 August 2005	11th
Chinese Taipei	AVC	AVC Pool A Runner-up	6 August 2005	2nd
Netherlands	CEV	CEV Pool H Winner	6 August 2005	11th
Turkey	CEV	CEV Pool H Runner-up	6 August 2005	1st
United States	NORCECA	NORCECA Pool D Winner	18 August 2005	13th
Puerto Rico	NORCECA	NORCECA Pool D Runner-up	18 August 2005	4th
Mexico	NORCECA	NORCECA Pool D Third	19 August 2005	6th
Poland	CEV	CEV Playoff round Winner	21 August 2005	9th
Dominican Republic	NORCECA	NORCECA Pool E Runner-up	26 August 2005	5th
Cuba	NORCECA	NORCECA Pool E Winner	27 August 2005	10th
Costa Rica	NORCECA	NORCECA Pool E Third	28 August 2005	1st
Brazil	CSV	CSV Pool A Winner	28 August 2005	13th
Peru	CSV	CSV Pool A Runner-up	28 August 2005	11th

1.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 4th appearance as Germany.

2.^ Competed as Yugoslavia from 1978 to 1990; 1st appearance as Serbia and Montenegro.

3.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 4th appearance as Russia.

Source:FIVB^[1]

Format[edit]

The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the First round, the 24 participants were divided in four groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, the four best teams of each group (total of 16 teams) progressed to the next round.

In the Second round, the 16 teams were divided in two groups of eight teams. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, matches already played between teams in the First round were counted in this round. The six best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progressed to the next round.

In the Final round, the 12 teams were allocated to semifinals for placement matches according to their Second round group positions. First and second of each group played the semifinals, third and fourth played the 5th-8th semifinals and fifth and sixth played the 9th-12th semifinals. Winners and losers of each semifinals played a final placement match for 1st to 12th places.

Source:FIVB^[2]

Pools composition[edit]

The drawing of lots for the qualified teams took place in Tokyo, Japan on 29 November 2005.^[1]

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Chinese Taipei	Azerbaijan	Brazil	Cuba
Costa Rica	China	Cameroon	Egypt
Japan	Dominican Republic	Kazakhstan	Italy
Kenya	Germany	Netherlands	Peru
Poland	Mexico	Puerto Rico	Serbia and Montenegro
South Korea	Russia	United States	Turkey

Squads[edit]

Venues[edit]

The tournament was played at six venues in five cities.^[3]

Pool C	Pool D, E	Pool B
Pool A	Pool F, Final round	Final round	Kobe Nagoya Osaka Sapporo Tokyo Host cities in Japan
Tokyo, Japan	Osaka, Japan
Yoyogi National Gymnasium	Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium	Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Capacity: 12,000	Capacity: 8,200	Capacity: 5,000

Kobe, Japan	Nagoya, Japan	Sapporo, Japan
Kobe Green Arena	Nagoya Rainbow Hall	Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: 8,000	Capacity: 7,000

First round[edit]

(A)	Advanced to the Second round

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

Pool A[edit]

venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Chinese Taipei (A)	10	5	0	455	371	1.226	15	4	3.750
2	Japan (A)	9	4	1	437	354	1.234	13	5	2.600
3	Poland (A)	8	3	2	483	455	1.062	11	10	1.100
4	South Korea (A)	7	2	3	458	404	1.134	11	9	1.222
5	Costa Rica	6	1	4	303	425	0.713	4	14	0.286
6	Kenya	5	0	5	311	438	0.710	3	15	0.200

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Oct	12:00	South Korea	3–0	Costa Rica	25–16	25–15	25–17			75–48	P2 P3
31 Oct	14:00	Poland	3–1	Kenya	25–15	25–17	20–25	25–20		95–77	P2 P3
31 Oct	18:00	Chinese Taipei	3–1	Japan	18–25	25–18	25–19	25–23		93–85	P2 P3
1 Nov	13:00	Kenya	0–3	Chinese Taipei	13–25	9–25	27–29			49–79	P2 P3
1 Nov	15:00	South Korea	2–3	Poland	21–25	25–23	24–26	25–23	12–15	107–112	P2 P3
1 Nov	18:00	Costa Rica	0–3	Japan	9–25	11–25	14–25			34–75	P2 P3
3 Nov	13:00	Chinese Taipei	3–2	South Korea	26–24	16–25	29–27	24–26	15–10	110–112	P2 P3
3 Nov	15:35	Poland	3–1	Costa Rica	25–17	20–25	25–11	25–14		95–67	P2 P3
3 Nov	18:00	Japan	3–0	Kenya	25–15	25–17	25–10			75–42	P2 P3
4 Nov	13:00	Costa Rica	3–2	Kenya	19–25	23–25	25–16	32–30	15–9	114–105	P2 P3
4 Nov	15:35	Poland	1–3	Chinese Taipei	19–25	18–25	25–23	23–25		85–98	P2 P3
4 Nov	18:05	South Korea	1–3	Japan	21–25	25–21	21–25	22–25		89–96	P2 P3
5 Nov	13:00	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Costa Rica	25–10	25–18	25–12			75–40	P2 P3
5 Nov	15:00	Kenya	0–3	South Korea	13–25	13–25	12–25			38–75	P2 P3
5 Nov	18:00	Japan	3–1	Poland	25–22	30–28	26–28	25–18		106–96	P2 P3

Pool B[edit]

venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Sapporo

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Russia (A)	10	5	0	451	361	1.249	15	4	3.750
2	Germany (A)	9	4	1	413	354	1.167	13	4	3.250
3	China (A)	8	3	2	413	378	1.093	11	7	1.571
4	Azerbaijan (A)	7	2	3	406	391	1.038	8	10	0.800
5	Dominican Republic	6	1	4	348	392	0.888	5	12	0.417
6	Mexico	5	0	5	220	375	0.587	0	15	0.000

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
31 Oct	14:00	Dominican Republic	0–3	Germany	17–25	16–25	21–25		54–75	P2 P3
31 Oct	16:00	Mexico	0–3	Russia	8–25	11–25	10–25		29–75	P2 P3
31 Oct	18:00	China	3–1	Azerbaijan	25–23	24–26	25–16	25–22	99–87	P2 P3
1 Nov	14:00	Azerbaijan	1–3	Russia	19–25	21–25	25–19	20–25	85–94	P2 P3
1 Nov	16:20	Germany	3–0	Mexico	25–18	25–21	25–19		75–58	P2 P3
1 Nov	18:10	China	3–0	Dominican Republic	25–19	25–17	25–23		75–59	P2 P3
3 Nov	14:00	Dominican Republic	1–3	Azerbaijan	25–21	21–25	21–25	14–25	81–96	P2 P3
3 Nov	16:20	Russia	3–1	Germany	25–22	25–21	17–25	25–23	92–91	P2 P3
3 Nov	18:45	Mexico	0–3	China	20–25	10–25	12–25		42–75	P2 P3
4 Nov	14:00	China	1–3	Russia	25–20	23–25	17–25	12–25	77–95	P2 P3
4 Nov	16:15	Azerbaijan	0–3	Germany	25–27	18–25	20–25		63–77	P2 P3
4 Nov	18:00	Dominican Republic	3–0	Mexico	25–20	25–19	25–12		75–51	P2 P3
5 Nov	14:00	Germany	3–1	China	20–25	25–18	25–21	25–23	95–87	P2 P3
5 Nov	16:25	Mexico	0–3	Azerbaijan	14–25	10–25	16–25		40–75	P2 P3
5 Nov	18:00	Russia	3–1	Dominican Republic	25–17	20–25	25–18	25–19	95–79	P2 P3

Pool C[edit]

venue: Kobe Green Arena, Kobe

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brazil (A)	10	5	0	411	287	1.432	15	2	7.500
2	United States (A)	9	4	1	430	373	1.153	12	7	1.714
3	Netherlands (A)	8	3	2	466	440	1.059	13	8	1.625
4	Puerto Rico (A)	7	2	3	334	381	0.877	6	10	0.600
5	Kazakhstan	6	1	4	420	442	0.950	8	12	0.667
6	Cameroon	5	0	5	237	375	0.632	0	15	0.000

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Oct	14:00	Brazil	3–0	Puerto Rico	25–21	25–15	25–18			75–54	P2 P3
31 Oct	16:00	Netherlands	3–0	Cameroon	25–16	25–17	25–18			75–51	P2 P3
31 Oct	18:00	United States	3–2	Kazakhstan	19–25	25–19	25–19	26–28	16–14	111–105	P2 P3
1 Nov	14:00	Kazakhstan	0–3	Brazil	17–25	13–25	16–25			46–75	P2 P3
1 Nov	16:00	Cameroon	0–3	Puerto Rico	17–25	23–25	20–25			60–75	P2 P3
1 Nov	18:00	Netherlands	2–3	United States	19–25	22–25	29–27	25–20	7–15	102–112	P2 P3
3 Nov	14:00	Brazil	3–2	Netherlands	25–18	23–25	23–25	25–18	15–9	111–95	P2 P3
3 Nov	16:25	Puerto Rico	3–1	Kazakhstan	25–23	22–25	25–20	25–23		97–91	P2 P3
3 Nov	18:40	United States	3–0	Cameroon	25–17	25–18	25–11			75–46	P2 P3
4 Nov	14:00	United States	0–3	Brazil	23–25	21–25	13–25			57–75	P2 P3
4 Nov	16:00	Cameroon	0–3	Kazakhstan	20–25	13–25	12–25			45–75	P2 P3
4 Nov	18:00	Netherlands	3–0	Puerto Rico	30–28	25–17	25–18			80–63	P2 P3
5 Nov	14:00	Brazil	3–0	Cameroon	25–13	25–14	25–8			75–35	P2 P3
5 Nov	16:00	Puerto Rico	0–3	United States	14–25	16–25	15–25			45–75	P2 P3
5 Nov	18:00	Kazakhstan	2–3	Netherlands	18–25	29–27	18–25	25–22	13–15	103–114	P2 P3

Pool D[edit]

venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Serbia and Montenegro (A)	10	5	0	464	388	1.196	15	4	3.750
2	Italy (A)	9	4	1	415	315	1.317	13	4	3.250
3	Cuba (A)	8	3	2	432	388	1.113	11	8	1.375
4	Turkey (A)	7	2	3	368	359	1.025	6	11	0.545
5	Peru	6	1	4	419	447	0.937	9	12	0.750
6	Egypt	5	0	5	174	375	0.464	0	15	0.000

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Oct	14:00	Peru	3–0	Egypt	25–19	25–6	25–13			75–38	P2 P3
31 Oct	16:00	Turkey	0–3	Cuba	20–25	25–27	21–25			66–77	P2 P3
31 Oct	18:00	Italy	1–3	Serbia and Montenegro	18–25	22–25	25–19	25–27		90–96	P2 P3
1 Nov	14:00	Egypt	0–3	Turkey	11–25	13–25	8–25			32–75	P2 P3
1 Nov	16:00	Serbia and Montenegro	3–1	Cuba	25–22	22–25	25–20	25–23		97–90	P2 P3
1 Nov	18:15	Italy	3–0	Peru	25–15	25–16	25–14			75–45	P2 P3
3 Nov	14:00	Peru	2–3	Serbia and Montenegro	25–23	25–21	20–25	16–25	23–25	109–119	P2 P3
3 Nov	16:40	Cuba	3–0	Egypt	25–9	25–9	25–15			75–33	P2 P3
3 Nov	18:00	Turkey	0–3	Italy	23–25	17–25	14–25			54–75	P2 P3
4 Nov	14:00	Serbia and Montenegro	3–0	Egypt	25–9	25–13	25–15			75–37	P2 P3
4 Nov	16:00	Peru	2–3	Turkey	27–25	18–25	25–21	19–25	9–15	98–111	P2 P3
4 Nov	18:30	Italy	3–1	Cuba	25–27	25–19	25–21	25–19		100–86	P2 P3
5 Nov	14:00	Turkey	0–3	Serbia and Montenegro	25–27	22–25	15–25			62–77	P2 P3
5 Nov	16:00	Cuba	3–2	Peru	22–25	25–16	17–25	25–16	15–10	104–92	P2 P3
5 Nov	18:25	Egypt	0–3	Italy	17–25	7–25	10–25			34–75	P2 P3

Second round[edit]

(I)	Advanced to 1st–4th semifinals
(II)	Advanced to 5th–8th semifinals
(III)	Advanced to 9th–12th semifinals

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the First round are taken into account for the Second round.

Pool E[edit]

venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Italy (I)	13	6	1	568	448	1.268	19	4	4.750
2	Serbia and Montenegro (I)	13	6	1	628	563	1.115	20	7	2.857
3	Cuba (II)	12	5	2	578	532	1.086	17	7	2.429
4	Japan (II)	11	4	3	652	644	1.012	14	14	1.000
5	Chinese Taipei (III)	10	3	4	574	636	0.903	12	16	0.750
6	Turkey (III)	9	2	5	493	540	0.913	7	16	0.438
7	South Korea	8	1	6	552	592	0.932	8	18	0.444
8	Poland	8	1	6	524	614	0.853	5	20	0.250

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Nov	11:00	South Korea	0–3	Serbia and Montenegro	23–25	19–25	22–25			64–75	P2 P3
8 Nov	13:00	Poland	0–3	Italy	19–25	22–25	13–25			54–75	P2 P3
8 Nov	15:00	Chinese Taipei	1–3	Turkey	17–25	16–25	25–21	17–25		75–96	P2 P3
8 Nov	18:00	Japan	1–3	Cuba	25–22	23–25	22–25	22–25		92–97	P2 P3
9 Nov	11:00	Poland	0–3	Serbia and Montenegro	15–25	22–25	14–25			51–75	P2 P3
9 Nov	13:00	Chinese Taipei	0–3	Cuba	21–25	20–25	14–25			55–75	P2 P3
9 Nov	15:00	South Korea	0–3	Italy	18–25	19–25	13–25			50–75	P2 P3
9 Nov	18:00	Japan	3–1	Turkey	30–28	22–25	25–21	25–17		102–91	P2 P3
11 Nov	11:00	Chinese Taipei	0–3	Italy	15–25	13–25	14–25			42–75	P2 P3
11 Nov	13:00	South Korea	0–3	Cuba	19–25	14–25	22–25			55–75	P2 P3
11 Nov	15:00	Poland	0–3	Turkey	18–25	22–25	19–25			59–75	P2 P3
11 Nov	18:00	Japan	3–2	Serbia and Montenegro	18–25	22–25	25–18	25–21	15–11	105–100	P2 P3
12 Nov	11:00	Poland	0–3	Cuba	18–25	26–28	23–25			67–78	P2 P3
12 Nov	13:00	Chinese Taipei	2–3	Serbia and Montenegro	22–25	26–24	25–19	15–25	13–15	101–108	P2 P3
12 Nov	15:30	South Korea	3–0	Turkey	25–14	25–13	25–22			75–49	P2 P3
12 Nov	18:00	Japan	0–3	Italy	17–25	26–28	23–25			66–78	P2 P3

Pool F[edit]

venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brazil (I)	14	7	0	628	517	1.215	21	5	4.200
2	Russia (I)	13	6	1	596	512	1.164	19	6	3.167
3	Netherlands (II)	11	4	3	620	646	0.960	16	13	1.231
4	China (II)	10	3	4	648	642	1.009	15	14	1.071
5	Germany (III)	10	3	4	609	606	1.005	14	13	1.077
6	United States (III)	10	3	4	605	608	0.995	12	16	0.750
7	Azerbaijan	9	2	5	549	585	0.938	8	17	0.471
8	Puerto Rico	7	0	7	394	533	0.739	0	21	0.000

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Nov	12:00	Russia	3–0	Puerto Rico	25–16	25–10	25–20			75–46	P2 P3
8 Nov	14:00	Germany	2–3	Netherlands	25–23	21–25	23–25	25–23	14–16	108–112	P2 P3
8 Nov	16:45	Azerbaijan	0–3	Brazil	19–25	21–25	23–25			63–75	P2 P3
8 Nov	18:35	China	3–1	United States	20–25	25–23	25–22	25–17		95–87	P2 P3
9 Nov	12:00	Russia	3–0	Netherlands	25–17	25–18	25–16			75–51	P2 P3
9 Nov	14:00	Germany	3–0	Puerto Rico	25–23	25–22	25–22			75–67	P2 P3
9 Nov	16:00	China	2–3	Brazil	26–24	25–20	21–25	16–25	17–19	105–113	P2 P3
9 Nov	18:45	Azerbaijan	3–2	United States	25–19	16–25	25–22	25–27	15–13	106–106	P2 P3
11 Nov	12:00	Russia	3–0	United States	25–20	25–21	25–17			75–58	P2 P3
11 Nov	14:00	Germany	0–3	Brazil	16–25	22–25	15–25			53–75	P2 P3
11 Nov	16:00	China	3–0	Puerto Rico	28–26	25–14	25–22			78–62	P2 P3
11 Nov	18:00	Azerbaijan	0–3	Netherlands	24–26	22–25	24–26			70–77	P2 P3
12 Nov	12:00	Russia	1–3	Brazil	29–27	14–25	25–27	22–25		90–104	P2 P3
12 Nov	14:25	Germany	2–3	United States	27–25	23–25	25–19	24–26	11–15	110–110	P2 P3
12 Nov	17:00	China	2–3	Netherlands	25–21	25–17	23–25	22–25	12–15	107–103	P2 P3
12 Nov	19:45	Azerbaijan	3–0	Puerto Rico	25–21	25–18	25–18			75–57	P2 P3

Final round[edit]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

9th-12th place[edit]

venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka

Semifinals		9th place

15 November

Chinese Taipei	0
		16 November
United States	3
		United States	3
15 November
		Turkey	1
Germany	1

Turkey	3
		11th place

		16 November

		Chinese Taipei	0

		Germany	3

9th-12th semifinals[edit]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Nov	14:00	Chinese Taipei	0–3	United States	15–25	20–25	21–25			56–75	P2 P3
15 Nov	18:20	Germany	1–3	Turkey	25–23	16–25	20–25	25–27		86–100	P2 P3

11th place match[edit]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Nov	13:00	Chinese Taipei	0–3	Germany	15–25	19–25	15–25			49–75	P2 P3

9th place match[edit]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Nov	15:00	United States	3–1	Turkey	25–22	23–25	25–17	25–16		98–80	P2 P3

5th-8th place[edit]

venues: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium (OMCG) and Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (OPG), both in Osaka

Semifinals		5th place

15 November

Cuba	1
		16 November
China	3
		China	3
15 November
		Japan	0
Netherlands	1

Japan	3
		7th place

		16 November

		Cuba	3

		Netherlands	0

5th-8th semifinals[edit]

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Nov	16:00	OPG	Cuba	1–3	China	24–26	21–25	28–26	20–25		93–102	93–102
15 Nov	19:00	OMCG	Netherlands	1–3	Japan	21–25	27–25	21–25	21–25		90–100	90–100

7th place match[edit]

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Nov	17:00	OPG	Cuba	3–0	Netherlands	25–22	25–16	25–23			75–61	75–61

5th place match[edit]

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Nov	18:00	OMCG	China	3–0	Japan	25–19	25–22	25–22			75–63	75–63

Finals[edit]

venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka

Semifinals		Final

15 November

Italy	0
		16 November
Russia	3
		Russia	3
15 November
		Brazil	2
Brazil	3

Serbia and Montenegro	1
		3rd place

		16 November

		Italy	0

		Serbia and Montenegro	3

Semifinals[edit]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Nov	14:00	Brazil	3–1	Serbia and Montenegro	25–17	25–14	21–25	25–20		96–76	P2 P3
15 Nov	16:15	Italy	0–3	Russia	19–25	16–25	20–25			55–75	P2 P3

3rd place match[edit]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Nov	12:00	Italy	0–3	Serbia and Montenegro	22–25	22–25	21–25			65–75	P2 P3

Final[edit]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Nov	14:30	Russia	3–2	Brazil	15–25	25–23	25–18	20–25	15–13	100–104	P2 P3

Final standings[edit]

Rank	Team
	Russia
	Brazil
	Serbia and Montenegro
4	Italy
5	China
6	Japan
7	Cuba
8	Netherlands
9	United States
10	Turkey
11	Germany
12	Chinese Taipei
13	South Korea
13	Azerbaijan
15	Poland
15	Puerto Rico
17	Peru
	Dominican Republic
	Kazakhstan
	Costa Rica
21	Kenya
	Mexico
	Egypt
	Cameroon

2006 FIVB Women's World Champions
Russia Sixth title

**Team Roster**
Marina Akulova, Maria Borodakova, Maria Bruntseva, Yekaterina Gamova, Yelena Godina, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Natalia Kulikova, Yulia Merkulova, Natalia Safronova, Lioubov Shashkova, Marina Sheshenina, and Olga Zhitova. Head Coach: Giovanni Caprara.

Individual awards[edit]

Most Valuable Player: Yoshie Takeshita (JPN)
Best Scorer: Neslihan Darnel (TUR)
Best Spiker: Rosir Calderón (CUB)
Best Blocker: Christiane Fürst (GER)
Best Server: Yelena Godina (RUS)
Best Digger: Szu Hui-Fang (TPE)
Best Receiver: Jaqueline Carvalho (BRA)
Best Setter: Yoshie Takeshita (JPN)
Best Libero: Suzana Ćebić (SCG)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Qualified teams". FIVB Women's World Championship Japan 2006. FIVB. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ "Competition formula". FIVB Women's World Championship Japan 2006. FIVB. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ "Host cities". 2006vball.jp. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

External links[edit]

[DOL-1] "Qualified teams". FIVB Women's World Championship Japan 2006. FIVB. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[2] "Competition formula". FIVB Women's World Championship Japan 2006. FIVB. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[3] "Host cities". 2006vball.jp. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

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