Togo at the FIFA World Cup

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

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 to 2018	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/20		3	0	0	3	1	6

Togo at Germany 2006

Togo

Head coach: Otto Pfister^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Ouro-Nimini Tchagnirou	(1977-12-31)31 December 1977 (aged 28)	9	Djoliba
2	2DF	Daré Nibombé	(1980-06-16)16 June 1980 (aged 25)	16	Mons
3	2DF	Jean-Paul Abalo (c)	(1975-06-26)26 June 1975 (aged 30)	65	APOEL
4	4FW	Emmanuel Adebayor	(1984-02-16)16 February 1984 (aged 22)	29	Arsenal
5	2DF	Massamasso Tchangai	(1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 27)	34	Benevento
6	3MF	Yao Aziawonou	(1979-11-30)30 November 1979 (aged 26)	32	Young Boys
7	4FW	Moustapha Salifou	(1983-06-01)1 June 1983 (aged 23)	34	Brest
8	3MF	Kuami Agboh	(1977-12-28)28 December 1977 (aged 28)	4	Beveren
9	3MF	Thomas Dossevi	(1979-03-06)6 March 1979 (aged 27)	10	Valenciennes
10	3MF	Mamam Cherif Touré	(1981-01-13)13 January 1981 (aged 25)	39	Metz
11	4FW	Robert Malm	(1973-08-21)21 August 1973 (aged 32)	1	Brest
12	2DF	Éric Akoto	(1980-07-20)20 July 1980 (aged 25)	32	Admira Wacker^[2]
13	4FW	Richmond Forson	(1980-05-23)23 May 1980 (aged 26)	8	Poiré
14	3MF	Adékambi Olufadé	(1980-01-07)7 January 1980 (aged 26)	24	Al-Siliyah
15	3MF	Alaixys Romao	(1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 22)	11	Louhans-Cuiseaux
16	1GK	Kossi Agassa	(1978-07-02)2 July 1978 (aged 27)	49	Metz
17	4FW	Mohamed Kader	(1979-04-08)8 April 1979 (aged 27)	46	Guingamp
18	3MF	Yao Junior Sènaya	(1984-04-19)19 April 1984 (aged 22)	16	YF Juventus
19	2DF	Ludovic Assemoassa	(1980-09-18)18 September 1980 (aged 25)	5	Ciudad de Murcia
20	2DF	Affo Erassa	(1983-02-19)19 February 1983 (aged 23)	6	Moulins
21	3MF	Franck Atsou	(1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 27)	13	Al-Hilal^[3]
22	1GK	Kodjovi Obilale	(1984-10-08)8 October 1984 (aged 21)	0	Etoile Filante
23	2DF	Assimiou Touré	(1988-01-01)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

South Korea v Togo

13 June 2006
15:00

South Korea	2 – 1	Togo
Lee Chun-Soo 54' Ahn Jung-Hwan 72'	(Report)	Kader 31'

FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)


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

Wikinews has related news: Korea Republic win 2-1 against Togo in Group G

Man of the Match:
Ahn Jung-Hwan

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

Togo vs Switzerland

Togo v Switzerland

19 June 2006
15:00

Togo	0 – 2	Switzerland
	(Report)	Frei 16' Barnetta 88'

FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)


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

Wikinews has related news: Switzerland too much for Togo in Group G

Man of the Match:
Alexander Frei

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

Togo vs France

Togo v France

23 June 2006
21:00

Togo	0 – 2	France
	(Report)	Vieira 55' Henry 61'

FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)


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

Wikinews has related news: France qualify with 2-0 win over Togo in Group G

Man of the Match:
Patrick Vieira

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

References

↑ "Confusion over Pfister comeback". BBC News. 12 June 2006. Disputes over the Togo players' pay bonuses caused Pfister to walk out after Togo's first match, but he returned before their second match.
↑ 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.
↑ Franck Atsou replaced Karim Guede

Countries at the FIFA World Cup

Team appearances Teams with no appearances All-time table

AFC	Australia² China PR Indonesia¹ Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait North Korea Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates

CAF	Algeria Angola Cameroon DR Congo¹ Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia

CONCACAF	Canada Costa Rica Cuba El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Trinidad and Tobago United States

CONMEBOL	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay

OFC	New Zealand

UEFA	Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic¹ Denmark East Germany³ England France Germany¹ Greece Hungary Israel² Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia¹ Scotland Serbia¹ Slovakia¹ Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

¹ Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). ² Have been member of multiple confederations. ³ Team and national federation no longer exist.

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