| September 2nd, 2005 |
| Qualified Teams-World Cups and World Cup qualifier - 2006 |
| Men's world cup |
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| 7 Teams qualify automatically + 5 from World Cup Qualifier |
| Host - Germany |
| 5 Continental Champions |
| - Africa - To be determined at Africa Cup 2005 |
| - Asia - India |
| - Europe - To be determined at European Nations Championship 2005 |
| - Oceania - To be betermined at Oceania Cup 2005 |
| - Pan America - Argentina |
| 1 Europe (ranking qulified) |
| + 1 Europe (rankin qualified - but only if host (Germany) becomes European Champion |
| 5 from World Cup Qualifier |
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| Men's world cup |
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| The top ranked 5 teams to qualify from a 12 team competition. Teams to qualify for World Cup Qualifier are: |
| From the European Championships in 2005 teams will qualify for the World Cup and World Cup Qualifier tournaments in 2006. The number and ranking of teams is based on the rankings gained by European teams in the Athens Olympic Games - not for qualification of those teams who played in Olympic Games but for the calculation of how many places in World Cup and World Cup Qualifier are allotted to Europe. |
| Men: |
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| Men's world cup qualifier |
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| The top ranked 5 teams to qualify from a 12 team competition. Teams to qualify for World Cup Qualifier are: |
| Host - China |
| Europe 4 |
| Asia 4 (Pakistan, Japan, Korea, Malaysia) |
| Pan Am 1 (Canada) |
| Oceania 1 |
| Africa 1 |
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| Qualification Process for Europe |
| European Nations Championships / Trophies 2005 |
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| From the European Championships in 2005 teams will qualify for the World Cup and World Cup Qualifier tournaments in 2006. The number and ranking of teams is based on the rankings gained by European teams in the Athens Olympic Games - not for qualification of those teams who played in Olympic Games but for the calculation of how many places in World Cup and World Cup Qualifier are allotted to Europe. |
| Men: |
| The two (2) highest ranked teams from European Championships (other than Germany) will qualify direct to World Cup. |
| The remaining teams in the top six (6) in the European Championship, but NOT two (2) teams to be relegated, will qualify to play in the World Cup Qualifier tournament. |
| The winners of the Trophy will also qualify for the World Cup Qualifier - except if Germany should be relegated. |
