2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
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The 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, and also acted as a qualifier tournament for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The final tournament took place in the United States between 19 and 27 November 2006.[2] The United States and Canada received byes into the semi-finals of the tournament after contesting the final of the 2002 Gold Cup, while four other spots were determined through regional qualification.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | 19–26 November |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (6th title) |
Runners-up | Canada |
Third place | Mexico |
Fourth place | Jamaica |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 17 (2.83 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Maribel Domínguez Mónica Ocampo Christine Sinclair Abby Wambach (2 goals) |
Best player(s) | Kristine Lilly |
Best goalkeeper | Erin McLeod[1] |
← 2002 2010 → |
The United States won the competition with Canada, as the runner-up. Both teams automatically qualified for the 2007 Women's World Cup, while third place Mexico lost to AFC fourth-place finisher Japan in a play-off for a spot.