Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | 19–27 November 2006 |
Teams | 34 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (6th title) |
Runners-up | Canada |
Third place | Mexico |
Fourth place | Jamaica |
Tournament statistics | |
Top scorer(s) |
Maribel Domínguez Mónica Ocampo Christine Sinclair Abby Wambach (2 goals) |
Best player | Kristine Lilly |
Best goalkeeper | Erin McLeod |
The 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup was the third edition of the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, and also acted as a qualifier tournament for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The tournament finals took place in the United States of America between 19 November and 27 November 2006. The USA and Canada received byes into the tournament after contesting the final of the 2002 Gold Cup, while four other spots were determined through regional qualification.
The United States won the competition with Canada the runner-up. Both squads automatically qualified for the 2007 Women's World Cup, while third place Mexico lost to AFC fourth-place finisher Japan in a playoff for a spot.
Pre-qualified
North and Central America Qualifying
Caribbean Qualifying
The group winners qualified for the Gold Cup finals.
Group A