2006 FIFA World Cup Group G

Play in Group G of the 2006 FIFA World Cup completed on 23 June 2006. Switzerland won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with France. South Korea and Togo failed to advance. Switzerland were the only team to not let in any goals during the group stage of the tournament and would become the first team to be knocked out of a World Cup without conceding, losing on penalties after a 0–0 draw with Ukraine in Round 2.

Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group G. (Key)

Standings

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 3 2 1 0 4 0 +47
 France 3 1 2 0 3 1 +25
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 4 −14
 Togo 3 0 0 3 1 6 −50

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

South Korea vs Togo

13 June 2006
15:00
South Korea  2–1  Togo
Lee Chun-soo  54'
Ahn Jung-hwan  72'		 Report Kader  31'
South Korea
Togo
GK 1 Lee Woon-jae (c)
CB 4 Choi Jin-cheul
CB 2 Kim Young-chul YC 41'
CB 6 Kim Jin-kyu  46'
RM 22Song Chong-gug
CM 17Lee Ho
CM 13Lee Eul-yong  68'
LM 12Lee Young-pyo
RF 7 Park Ji-sung
CF 19Cho Jae-jin  83'
LF 14Lee Chun-soo YC 51'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ahn Jung-hwan  46'
MF 5 Kim Nam-il  68'
DF 18Kim Sang-sik  83'
Manager:
Netherlands Dick Advocaat
GK 16Kossi Agassa
RB 5 Massamasso Tchangai YC 90+2'
CB 3 Jean-Paul Abalo (c) Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 23', 53'
CB 2 Daré Nibombé
LB 19Ludovic Assemoassa  62'
RM 18Junior Sènaya  55'
CM 15Alaixys Romao YC 24'
CM 10Chérif Touré Mamam
LM 7 Moustapha Salifou  86'
CF 17Mohamed Kader
CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor
Substitutions:
DF 23Assimiou Touré  55'
FW 13Richmond Forson  62'
MF 6 Yao Aziawonou  86'
Manager:
Germany Otto Pfister
Wikinews has related news: Korea Republic win 2-1 against Togo in Group G

Man of the Match:
Ahn Jung-hwan (South Korea)

Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp (England)
Glen Turner (England)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Justice Yeboah (Ghana)

France vs Switzerland

13 June 2006
18:00
France  0–0   Switzerland
Report
France
Switzerland
GK 16Fabien Barthez
RB 19Willy Sagnol YC 90+3'
CB 15Lilian Thuram
CB 5 William Gallas
LB 3 Éric Abidal YC 64'
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 6 Claude Makélélé
RW 11Sylvain Wiltord  84'
AM 10Zinedine Zidane (c) YC 72'
LW 22Franck Ribéry  70'
CF 12Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW 14Louis Saha  70'
MF 8 Vikash Dhorasoo  84'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23Philipp Degen YC 56'
CB 20Patrick Müller  75'
CB 4 Philippe Senderos
LB 3 Ludovic Magnin YC 42'
RM 16Tranquillo Barnetta
CM 7 Ricardo Cabanas YC 72'
CM 6 Johann Vogel (c)
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky  82'
CF 9 Alexander Frei YC 90+3'
CF 11Marco Streller YC 45'  57'
Substitutions:
FW 10Daniel Gygax  57'
DF 2 Johan Djourou  75'
MF 5 Xavier Margairaz  82'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
Wikinews has related news: France draw with Switzerland in Group G

Man of the Match:
Claude Makélélé (France)

Assistant referees:
Nikolay Golubev (Russia)
Evgueni Volnin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Gregory Barkey (United States)

France vs South Korea

18 June 2006
21:00
France  1–1  South Korea
Henry  9' Report Park Ji-sung  81'
Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
France
South Korea
GK 16Fabien Barthez
RB 19Willy Sagnol
CB 15Lilian Thuram
CB 5 William Gallas
LB 3 Éric Abidal YC 79'
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 6 Claude Makélélé
RW 11Sylvain Wiltord  60'
AM 10Zinedine Zidane (c) YC 85'  90+1'
LW 7 Florent Malouda  88'
CF 12Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
MF 22Franck Ribéry  60'
MF 8 Vikash Dhorasoo  88'
FW 20David Trezeguet  90+1'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
GK 1 Lee Woon-jae (c)
RB 12Lee Young-pyo
CB 4 Choi Jin-cheul
CB 2 Kim Young-chul
LB 3 Kim Dong-jin YC 29'
RM 17Lee Ho YC 11'  69'
CM 5 Kim Nam-il
LM 13Lee Eul-yong  46'
RF 14Lee Chun-soo  72'
CF 19Cho Jae-jin
LF 7 Park Ji-sung
Substitutions:
FW 11Seol Ki-hyeon  46'
DF 18Kim Sang-sik  69'
FW 9 Ahn Jung-hwan  72'
Manager:
Netherlands Dick Advocaat
Wikinews has related news: France held to 1-1 draw with Korea Republic in Group G

Man of the Match:
Park Ji-sung (South Korea)

Assistant referees:
José Ramírez (Mexico)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official:
Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Fifth official:
Mamadou N'Doye (Senegal)

Togo vs Switzerland

19 June 2006
15:00
Togo  0–2   Switzerland
Report Frei  16'
Barnetta  88'
Togo
Switzerland
GK 16Kossi Agassa
RB 23Assimiou Touré
CB 5 Massamasso Tchangai (c)
CB 2 Daré Nibombé
LB 13Richmond Forson
RM 9 Thomas Dossevi  69'
CM 15Alaixys Romao YC 53'
CM 8 Kuami Agboh  25'
LM 10Chérif Touré Mamam  87'
CF 17Mohamed Kader
CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor YC 47'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Moustapha Salifou YC 45'  25'
FW 18Junior Sèyana  69'
FW 11Robert Malm  87'
Manager:
Germany Otto Pfister
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23Philipp Degen
CB 20Patrick Müller
CB 4 Philippe Senderos
LB 3 Ludovic Magnin
RM 16Tranquillo Barnetta
CM 6 Johann Vogel (c) YC 90+2'
CM 7 Ricardo Cabanas  77'
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky
CF 9 Alexander Frei  87'
CF 10Daniel Gygax  46'
Substitutions:
MF 22Hakan Yakin  46'
FW 11Marco Streller  77'
FW 18Mauro Lustrinelli  87'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
Wikinews has related news: Switzerland too much for Togo in Group G

Man of the Match:
Alexander Frei (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Amelio Andino (Paraguay)
Manuel Bernal (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)

Togo vs France

23 June 2006
21:00
Togo  0–2  France
Report Vieira  55'
Henry  61'
Togo
France
GK 16Kossi Agassa
RB 5 Massamasso Tchangai
CB 3 Jean-Paul Abalo (c)
CB 2 Daré Nibombé
LB 13Richmond Forson
RM 18Junior Sènaya
CM 6 Yao Aziawonou YC 38'
CM 7 Moustapha Salifou YC 88'
LM 10Chérif Touré Mamam YC 44'  59'
CF 17Mohamed Kader
CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor  75'
Substitutions:
FW 14Adékambi Olufadé  59'
MF 9 Thomas Dossevi  75'
Manager:
Germany Otto Pfister
GK 16Fabien Barthez
RB 19Willy Sagnol
CB 15Lilian Thuram
CB 5 William Gallas
LB 13Mikaël Silvestre
RM 22Franck Ribéry  77'
CM 4 Patrick Vieira (c)  81'
CM 6 Claude Makélélé YC 30'
LM 7 Florent Malouda  74'
CF 20David Trezeguet
CF 12Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW 11Sylvain Wiltord  74'
FW 9 Sidney Govou  77'
MF 18Alou 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 (France)

Assistant referees:
Wálter Rial (Uruguay)
Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandia (Chile)
Fifth official:
Rodrigo González (Chile)

Switzerland vs South Korea

23 June 2006
21:00
Switzerland   2–0  South Korea
Senderos  23'
Frei  77'		 Report
Switzerland
South Korea
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23Philipp Degen
CB 20Patrick Müller
CB 4 Philippe Senderos YC 43'  53'
LB 17Christoph Spycher YC 82'
DM 6 Johann Vogel (c)
RM 16Tranquillo Barnetta
CM 22Hakan Yakin YC 55'  71'
CM 7 Ricardo Cabanas
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky YC 69'  88'
CF 9 Alexander Frei
Substitutions:
DF 2 Johan Djourou YC 90'  53'
MF 5 Xavier Margairaz  71'
MF 19Valon Behrami  88'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
GK 1 Lee Woon-jae (c)
RB 12Lee Young-pyo  63'
CB 4 Choi Jin-cheul YC 78'
CB 6 Kim Jin-kyu YC 37'
LB 3 Kim Dong-jin
CM 5 Kim Nam-il
CM 17Lee Ho
RW 7 Park Ji-sung
AM 14Lee Chun-soo YC 80'
LW 10Park Chu-young YC 23'  66'
CF 19Cho Jae-jin
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ahn Jung-hwan YC 78'  63'
FW 11Seol Ki-hyeon  66'
Manager:
Netherlands Dick Advocaat
Wikinews has related news: Switzerland shut door on Korea Republic 2-0 in Group G

Man of the Match:
Alexander Frei (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Darío García (Argentina)
Rodolfo Otero (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Fifth official:
Dramane Danté (Mali)

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