The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women took place in Brazil from September 12 to September 23, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, the Brazilian national federation. Sixteen national teams competed for the championship. Australia came away with the gold medal by beating Russia 91–74. As of 2024 United states semi-final's loss to Russia remains the last one in the official game.

Venues

Competing nations

Except Brazil, which automatically qualified as the host, and the United States, which automatically qualified as the reigning Olympic champion, the 14 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:

Squads

At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries each had 12 players on their roster.

Referees

For the World Championship for Women, FIBA selected 25 professional referees:

Preliminary round

Eighth-final round

Knockout Stage (São Paulo)

All times local (UTC −2)

5th through 8th place

9th through 12th place

13th through 16th place

Awards

Final standings