Togo at the FIFA World Cup

Togo have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 2006.

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FIFA World Cup record

World Cup
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1930 to 1970 Did not enter - - - - - - -
1974 to 1982 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1986 to 1990 Did not enter - - - - - - -
1994 to 2002 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
2006 Round 1 30 3 0 0 3 1 6
2010 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Total 1/19 3 0 0 3 1 6

Togo at Germany 2006

 Togo

Head coach: Otto Pfister[1]

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Ouro-Nimini Tchagnirou 31 December 1977 (aged 28) 9 Djoliba
2 2DF Daré Nibombé 16 June 1980 (aged 25) 16 Mons
3 2DF Jean-Paul Abalo (c) 26 June 1975 (aged 30) 65 APOEL
4 4FW Emmanuel Adebayor 16 February 1984 (aged 22) 29 Arsenal
5 2DF Massamasso Tchangai 8 August 1978 (aged 27) 34 Benevento
6 3MF Yao Aziawonou 30 November 1979 (aged 26) 32 Young Boys
7 4FW Moustapha Salifou 1 June 1983 (aged 23) 34 Brest
8 3MF Kuami Agboh 28 December 1977 (aged 28) 4 Beveren
9 3MF Thomas Dossevi 6 March 1979 (aged 27) 10 Valenciennes
10 3MF Mamam Cherif Touré 13 January 1981 (aged 25) 39 Metz
11 4FW Robert Malm 21 August 1973 (aged 32) 1 Brest
12 2DF Éric Akoto 20 July 1980 (aged 25) 32 Admira Wacker[2]
13 4FW Richmond Forson 23 May 1980 (aged 26) 8 Poiré
14 3MF Adékambi Olufadé 7 January 1980 (aged 26) 24 Al-Siliyah
15 3MF Alaixys Romao 18 January 1984 (aged 22) 11 Louhans-Cuiseaux
16 1GK Kossi Agassa 2 July 1978 (aged 27) 49 Metz
17 4FW Mohamed Kader 8 April 1979 (aged 27) 46 Guingamp
18 3MF Yao Junior Sènaya 19 April 1984 (aged 22) 16 YF Juventus
19 2DF Ludovic Assemoassa 18 September 1980 (aged 25) 5 Ciudad de Murcia
20 2DF Affo Erassa 19 February 1983 (aged 23) 6 Moulins
21 3MF Franck Atsou 1 August 1978 (aged 27) 13 Al-Hilal [3]
22 1GK Kodjovi Obilale 8 October 1984 (aged 21) 0 Etoile Filante
23 2DF Assimiou Touré 1 January 1988 (aged 18) 1 Bayer Leverkusen

2006 FIFA World Cup Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Switzerland 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 France 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Togo 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0

South Korea vs Togo

13 June 2006
15:00
 South Korea  2 – 1  Togo FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Lee Chun-Soo  54'
Ahn Jung-Hwan  72'		 (Report) Kader  31'

SOUTH KOREA:
GK 1 Lee Woon-Jae (c)
CB 6 Kim Jin-Kyu 45'
CB 2 Kim Young-Chul 41'
CB 4 Choi Jin-Cheul
RM 22 Song Chong-Gug
CM 17 Lee Ho
CM 13 Lee Eul-Yong 68'
LM 12 Lee Young-Pyo
RF 14 Lee Chun-Soo 51'
CF 19 Cho Jae-Jin 83'
LF 7 Park Ji-Sung
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ahn Jung-Hwan 45'
MF 5 Kim Nam-Il 68'
MF 18 Kim Sang-Sik 83'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat

TOGO:
GK 16 Kossi Agassa
RB 5 Massamasso Tchangai 90+2'
CB 3 Jean-Paul Abalo (c)  23', 53'
CB 2 Daré Nibombé
LB 19 Ludovic Assemoassa 62'
RM 18 Yao Junior Sènaya 55'
CM 15 Alaixys Romao 24'
LM 7 Moustapha Salifou 86'
AM 10 Mamam Cherif Touré
CF 17 Mohamed Kader
CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor
Substitutions:
DF 23 Assimiou Touré 55'
FW 13 Richmond Forson 62'
MF 6 Yao Aziawonou 86'
Manager:
Otto Pfister

Man of the Match:
Ahn Jung-Hwan

Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp
Glen Turner
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon
Fifth official:
Justice Yeboah

Togo vs Switzerland

19 June 2006
15:00
 Togo  0 – 2  Switzerland FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
(Report) Frei  16'
Barnetta  88'

TOGO:
GK 16 Kossi Agassa
RB 5 Massamasso Tchangai (c)
CB 2 Daré Nibombé
CB 13 Richmond Forson
LB 23 Assimiou Touré
DM 15 Alaixys Romao 53'
RM 9 Thomas Dossevi 69'
CM 10 Mamam Cherif Touré 87'
LM 8 Kuami Agboh 25'
CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor 47'
CF 17 Mohamed Kader
Substitutions:
FW 7 Moustapha Salifou 45' 25'
FW 18 Yao Junior Senaya 69'
FW 11 Robert Malm 87'
Manager:
Otto Pfister

SWITZERLAND:
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23 Philipp Degen
CB 20 Patrick Müller
CB 4 Philippe Senderos
LB 3 Ludovic Magnin
DM 6 Johann Vogel (c) 90+2'
RM 16 Tranquillo Barnetta
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky
AM 7 Ricardo Cabanas 77'
CF 9 Alexander Frei 87'
CF 10 Daniel Gygax 46'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Hakan Yakın 46'
FW 11 Marco Streller 77'
FW 18 Mauro Lustrinelli 87'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn

Man of the Match:
Alexander Frei

Assistant referees:
Amelio Andino
Manuel Bernal
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar

Togo vs France

23 June 2006
21:00
 Togo  0 – 2  France FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
(Report) Vieira  55'
Henry  61'

TOGO:
GK 16 Kossi Agassa
RB 5 Massamasso Tchangai
CB 3 Jean-Paul Abalo (c)
CB 2 Daré Nibombé
LB 13 Richmond Forson
DM 6 Yao Aziawonou 38'
RM 18 Yao Junior Sènaya
CM 7 Moustapha Salifou 88'
LM 10 Mamam Cherif Touré 44' 59'
CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor 75'
CF 17 Mohamed Kader
Substitutions:
MF 14 Adékambi Olufadé 59'
MF 9 Thomas Dossevi 75'
Manager:
Otto Pfister

FRANCE:
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 19 Willy Sagnol
CB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 5 William Gallas
LB 13 Mikaël Silvestre
DM 4 Patrick Vieira (c) 81'
DM 6 Claude Makélélé 30'
RM 22 Franck Ribéry 77'
LM 7 Florent Malouda 74'
CF 20 David Trezeguet
CF 12 Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord 74'
FW 9 Sidney Govou 77'
MF 18 Alou Diarra 81'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech

Man of the Match:
Patrick Vieira

Assistant referees:
Wálter Rial
Pablo Fandino
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandia
Fifth official:
Rodrigo González

References

  1. ^ "Confusion over Pfister comeback". BBC News. 12 June 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/togo/5072730.stm.  Disputes over the Togo players' pay bonuses caused Pfister to walk out after Togo's first match, but he returned before their second match.
  2. ^ Akoto have not played for Admira Wacker since the end of 2005 due to a contract dispute, and spent the run up to the tournament training with Austrian club Schwechat.
  3. ^ Franck Atsou replaced Karim Guede
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