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.

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Results

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

Group A

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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
Source: [citation needed]

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

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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
Source: [citation needed]

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

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Semi finals

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18 November 2006

Romania   27–25   Ukraine
Russia   32–28   Denmark

3rd/4th place

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19 November 2006

Ukraine   20–24   Denmark

Final

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19 November 2006

Romania   28–29   Russia

References

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