# 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1934 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1938 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1950 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1954 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1958 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1966 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1986 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Group stage | 30th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2034 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Group stage | 1/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |

## Togo at Germany 2006
### Squad

Head coach: Otto Pfister
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 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.
| 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 ||
* Korea Republic win 2-1 against Togo in Group G
* 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

| 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 ||
* Switzerland too much for Togo in Group G
* 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

| 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 ||
* France qualify with 2-0 win over Togo in Group G
* 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 |
| 1 | Kossi Agassa | 3 |
| 1 | Richmond Forson | 3 |
| 1 | Mohamed Kader | 3 |
| 1 | Daré Nibombé | 3 |
| 1 | Moustapha Salifou | 3 |
| 1 | Junior Sènaya | 3 |
| 1 | Massamasso Tchangai | 3 |
| 1 | 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.