==Squads====Venues==The first round games of the 2006 World Championship have taken place in four cities:*Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo - Group A*Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Sapporo - Group B*Kobe Green Arena, Kobe - Group C*Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya - Group D and E*Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka - Group F and Final Round==First round=====Pool A (Tokyo)===October 31, 2006November 1, 2006November 3, 2006November 4, 2006November 5, 2006===Pool B (Sapporo)===October 31, 2006November 1, 2006November 3, 2006November 4, 2006November 5, 2006===Pool C (Kobe)===October 31, 2006November 1, 2006November 3, 2006November 4, 2006November 5, 2006===Pool D (Nagoya)===October 31, 2006November 1, 2006November 3, 2006November 4, 2006November 5, 2006==Second round=====Pool E (Nagoya)===November 8, 2006November 9, 2006November 11, 2006November 12, 2006===Pool F (Osaka)===November 8, 2006November 9, 2006November 11, 2006November 12, 2006==Final round=====Semi finals===November 15, 2006===3rd Place===November 16, 2006===Final===November 16, 2006<br><br>===5-8th Place===November 15, 2006===7th Place===November 16, 2006===5th Place===November 16, 2006<br><br>===9-12th Place===November 15, 2006===11th Place===November 16, 2006===9th Place===November 16, 2006==Final standings==1.