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Speedway World Cup
VenueSmallmead Stadium
LocationEngland
Start date16 July
End date22 July
Nations8
Champions
 Denmark
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The 2006 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 6th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on 22 July 2006 in the Smallmead Stadium in Reading, Berkshire, England. 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 qualify to the Final.[1]

Qualification

Main article: 2006 Speedway World Cup 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

SemifinalsRace-offFinal
16 July - Rybnik (details)
 Australia49
 Great Britain48
 Poland4820 July - Reading (details)22 July - Reading (details)
 Finland9 Denmark49 Denmark45
 Great Britain42 Sweden37
18 July - Målilla (details) Poland35 Great Britain36
 Sweden56 United States28 Australia35
 Denmark53
 United States39
 Czech Republic7

Final classification

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "2006 WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.