Back كأس العالم لكرة السلة للسيدات 2006 Arabic كاس العالم لكورة السله للنساء 2006 ARZ Mistrovství světa v basketbalu žen 2006 Czech Basketball-Weltmeisterschaft der Damen 2006 German Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Γυναικών 2006 Greek Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto Femenino de 2006 Spanish Koripallon naisten maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2006 Finnish Championnat du monde féminin de basket-ball 2006 French אליפות העולם בכדורסל נשים 2006 HE 2006-os női kosárlabda-világbajnokság Hungarian
| Campeonato Mundial de Basquetebol Feminino de 2006 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | September 12–23 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Russia |
| Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Penny Taylor-Gil |
| Top scorer | Lauren Jackson (21.3 points per game) |
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.