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

FIFA World Cup record
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
2030	To be determined
2034
Total	Group stage	1/23	3	0	0	3	1	6

Togo at Germany 2006

Squad

Head coach: Otto Pfister ^[1]

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

Group table

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	France	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5
3	South Korea	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	Togo	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

South Korea vs Togo

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]

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

Togo

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

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

Togo vs 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	Switzerland

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

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 (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'

FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

Togo

France

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

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 (Uruguay) Pablo Fandino (Uruguay) Fourth official: Carlos Chandia (Chile) Fifth official: Rodrigo González (Chile)

Record players

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:

Rank	Player	Matches
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

Top goalscorers

The only goal for Togo at a FIFA World Cup was scored by Mohamed Kader in their 1–2 defeat against South Korea.

See also

• African nations at the FIFA World Cup

References

1. "Confusion over Pfister comeback". BBC Sport . BBC. 12 June 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 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 had not played for Admira Wacker since the end of 2005 due to a contract dispute, and had been training with Austrian club Schwechat before the tournament.
3. Atsou was called up as a replacement for the injured Karim Guede.
4. "South Korea 2-1 Togo". BBC Sport. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2021.