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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]

Host countryChina
Dates12–23 April
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
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2006 Men's Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityChangzhou
Dates12–23 April
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
VenueWu Jin Sports Complex Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored173 (4.12 per match)
Top scorerEngland Richard Mantell (10 goals)
2001 (previous)
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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]

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Dates Event Location Qualifier(s)
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  Canada
28 August–4 September 2005 2005 EuroHockey Championship Leipzig, Germany  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
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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

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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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Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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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21 April
 
 
 Canada1
 
22 April
 
 China0
 
 Canada1
 
21 April
 
 Malaysia2
 
 Malaysia6
 
 
 Egypt2
 
Eleventh place
 
 
22 April
 
 
 China2
 
 
 Egypt (a.e.t.)3

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Fifth to eighth place classification

 
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 Belgium1 (2)
 
23 April
 
 France (p.s.)1 (4)
 
 France1
 
21 April
 
 Japan2
 
 Japan2
 
 
 Ireland1
 
Seventh place
 
 
22 April
 
 
 Belgium2
 
 
 Ireland1

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First to fourth place classification

 
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21 April
 
 
 England1
 
23 April
 
 New Zealand3
 
 New Zealand4
 
21 April
 
 South Korea1
 
 South Korea2
 
 
 Pakistan1
 
Third place
 
 
23 April
 
 
 England3
 
 
 Pakistan1

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Final

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Final standings

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Pos Team Qualification
1  New Zealand 2006 World Cup
2  South Korea
3  England
4  Pakistan
5  Japan
6  France
7  Belgium
8  Ireland
9  Malaysia
10  Canada
11  Egypt
12  China (H)
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