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	Did not enter
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

Togo at Germany 2006[]

Squad[]

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	(1984-02-26)26 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	Chérif Touré Mamam	(1978-01-13)13 January 1978 (aged 28)	39	Metz
11	4FW	Robert Malm	(1973-08-21)21 August 1973 (aged 32)	1	Brest
12	2DF	Eric Akoto	(1980-07-20)20 July 1980 (aged 25)	32	Admira Wacker^[2]
13	2DF	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	4FW	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 Obilalé	(1984-10-08)8 October 1984 (aged 21)	0	Étoile Filante
23	2DF	Assimiou Touré	(1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 18)	1	Bayer Leverkusen

Group table[]

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[]

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)


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)


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)


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:
(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:

No.	Name	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

References[]

^ "Confusion over Pfister comeback". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 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.
^ 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.
^ Atsou was called up as a replacement for the injured Karim Guede.
^ "South Korea 2-1 Togo". BBC Sport. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[1] "Confusion over Pfister comeback". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 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.

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