2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup

2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup

Tournament details
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]
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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.

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.