2006 Speedway World Cup

2006 Speedway World Cup
FIM ASL FREIGHT MOVEMENTS Speedway World Cup 2006
Tournament details
Host nations  United Kingdom (Race-Off and the Final)
 Poland and  Sweden (Semi-Finals)
Dates July 16 - July 22
Teams 8
Venues 3 (in 3 host cities)
Tournament results
Champion  Denmark
Runner-up  Sweden
3rd place  Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Heats 100 (in 4 events)

The 2006 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 6th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on July 22, 2006 in the Smallmead Stadium in Reading, Berkshire, Great Britain. The tournament was won by Denmark (45 pts) and they beat Sweden (37 pts), host team Great Britain (36 pts) and Australia (35 pts) in the Final. The defending champion Poland did not qualified to the Final.

Qualification

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Finland 42
2  Germany 39+3
3  Russia 39+2
4  Latvia 30
Pos. National team Pts.
1  United States 59
2  Slovenia 41
3  Hungary 25+3
4  Italy 25+2

Tournament

  Semi-finals   Race-off   Final
16 July - Rybnik (Municipal Stadium)
     Australia   49  
     Great Britain   48  
     Poland   48       22 July - Reading (Smallmead Stadium)
     Finland   9 20 July - Reading (Smallmead Stadium)      Denmark   45
details      Denmark   49        Sweden   37
       Great Britain   42        Great Britain   36
       Poland   35        Australia   35
18 July - Målilla (G&B Stadium)      United States   28 details
     Sweden   56 details
     Denmark   53  
     United States   39   Key:
     Czech Republic   7     Qualify to the Final
details     Qualify to the Race-Off

Final classification

Pos. National team Pts.
 Denmark 45
 Sweden 37
 Great Britain 36
4  Australia 35
5  Poland 35
6  United States 28
7  Finland 9
8  Czech Republic 7

See also


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