Togo have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 2006.
| FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 1930 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1934 | ||||||||
 1938 | ||||||||
 1950 | ||||||||
 1954 | ||||||||
 1958 | ||||||||
 1962 | ||||||||
 1966 | ||||||||
 1970 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1974 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1978 | ||||||||
 1982 | ||||||||
| 1986 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1990 | ||||||||
 1994 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||
  2002 | ||||||||
| 2006 | Group stage | 30th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||
 2018 | ||||||||
 2022 | ||||||||
  2026 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Head coach: Otto Pfister [1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Ouro-Nimini Tchagnirou | 31 December 1977 (aged 28) | 9 |  Djoliba |
| 2 | DF | Daré Nibombé | 16 June 1980 (aged 25) | 16 |  Mons |
| 3 | DF | Jean-Paul Abalo (c) | 26 June 1975 (aged 30) | 65 |  APOEL |
| 4 | FW | Emmanuel Adebayor | 26 February 1984 (aged 22) | 29 | Arsenal |
| 5 | DF | Massamasso Tchangai | 8 August 1978 (aged 27) | 34 |  Benevento |
| 6 | MF | Yao Aziawonou | 30 November 1979 (aged 26) | 32 | Young Boys |
| 7 | FW | Moustapha Salifou | 1 June 1983 (aged 23) | 34 | Brest |
| 8 | MF | Kuami Agboh | 28 December 1977 (aged 28) | 4 | Beveren |
| 9 | MF | Thomas Dossevi | 6 March 1979 (aged 27) | 10 | Valenciennes |
| 10 | MF | Chérif Touré Mamam | 13 January 1978 (aged 28) | 39 | Metz |
| 11 | FW | Robert Malm | 21 August 1973 (aged 32) | 1 | Brest |
| 12 | DF | Eric Akoto | 20 July 1980 (aged 25) | 32 |  Admira Wacker [2] |
| 13 | DF | Richmond Forson | 23 May 1980 (aged 26) | 8 | Poiré |
| 14 | MF | Adékambi Olufadé | 7 January 1980 (aged 26) | 24 | Al-Siliyah |
| 15 | MF | Alaixys Romao | 18 January 1984 (aged 22) | 11 | Louhans-Cuiseaux |
| 16 | GK | Kossi Agassa | 2 July 1978 (aged 27) | 49 | Metz |
| 17 | FW | Mohamed Kader | 8 April 1979 (aged 27) | 46 | Guingamp |
| 18 | MF | Yao Junior Sènaya | 19 April 1984 (aged 22) | 16 | YF Juventus |
| 19 | DF | Ludovic Assemoassa | 18 September 1980 (aged 25) | 5 | Ciudad de Murcia |
| 20 | FW | Affo Erassa | 19 February 1983 (aged 23) | 6 | Moulins |
| 21 | MF | Franck Atsou | 1 August 1978 (aged 27) | 13 |  Al Hilal [3] |
| 22 | GK | Kodjovi Obilalé | 8 October 1984 (aged 21) | 0 |  Étoile Filante |
| 23 | DF | Assimiou Touré | 1 January 1988 (aged 18) | 1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
Mohamed Kader got the opening goal of the match and Togo's first ever goal at the World Cup Final's in the 31st minute when he controlled a ball over the top and ran into the right of the penalty area before shooting low with his right foot to the left and in off the base of the post past Lee Woon-jae. [4]
| South Korea | 2–1 | Togo |
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Lee Chun-soo  54'Ahn Jung-hwan 72' | (Report) | Kader 31' |
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| Togo | 0–2 | Switzerland |
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| (Report) | Frei 16' Barnetta 88' |
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Nine players have been fielded in all three of Togo's matches at the FIFA World Cup 2006, making them record World Cup players for their country:
| No. | Name | Matches |
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| 1 | Emmanuel Adebayor | 3 |
| Kossi Agassa | 3 | |
| Richmond Forson | 3 | |
| Mohamed Kader | 3 | |
| Daré Nibombé | 3 | |
| Moustapha Salifou | 3 | |
| Junior Sènaya | 3 | |
| Massamasso Tchangai | 3 | |
| Mamam Cherif Touré | 3 | |
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