Togo have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 2006.
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA 1930 Did not enter 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970Did not enter 1974 Did not qualify 1978 1982 1986 Did not enter 1990 1994Did not qualify 1998 2002 2006Group stage30th300316 2010Did not qualify 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030To be determined 2034TotalGroup stage1/23300316
Togo at Germany 2006
Squad
Group table
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.
GK 1 Lee Woon-jae (c)CB 6 Kim Jin-Kyu CB 2 Kim Young-chul CB 4 Choi Jin-cheulRM 22Song Chong-gugCM 17Lee HoCM 13Lee Eul-yong LM 12Lee Young-pyoRF 14Lee Chun-soo CF 19Cho Jae-jin LF 7 Park Ji-sungSubstitutions:FW 9 Ahn Jung-hwan MF 5 Kim Nam-il MF 18Kim Sang-sik Manager: Dick Advocaat GK 16Kossi AgassaRB 5 Massamasso Tchangai CB 3 Jean-Paul Abalo (c) CB 2 Daré NibombéLB 19Ludovic Assemoassa RM 18Yao Junior Sènaya CM 15Alaixys Romao LM 7 Moustapha Salifou AM 10Mamam Cherif TouréCF 17Mohamed KaderCF 4 Emmanuel AdebayorSubstitutions:DF 23Assimiou Touré FW 13Richmond Forson MF 6 Yao Aziawonou 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
GK 16Kossi AgassaRB 5 Massamasso Tchangai (c)CB 2 Daré NibombéCB 13Richmond ForsonLB 23Assimiou TouréDM 15Alaixys Romao RM 9 Thomas Dossevi CM 10Mamam Cherif Touré LM 8 Kuami Agboh CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor CF 17Mohamed KaderSubstitutions:FW 7 Moustapha Salifou FW 18Yao Junior Senaya FW 11Robert Malm Manager: Otto Pfister GK 1 Pascal ZuberbühlerRB 23Philipp DegenCB 20Patrick MüllerCB 4 Philippe SenderosLB 3 Ludovic MagninDM 6 Johann Vogel (c) RM 16Tranquillo BarnettaLM 8 Raphaël WickyAM 7 Ricardo Cabanas CF 9 Alexander Frei CF 10Daniel Gygax Substitutions:MF 22Hakan Yakın FW 11Marco Streller FW 18Mauro Lustrinelli 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
GK 16Kossi AgassaRB 5 Massamasso TchangaiCB 3 Jean-Paul Abalo (c)CB 2 Daré NibombéLB 13Richmond ForsonDM 6 Yao Aziawonou RM 18Yao Junior SènayaCM 7 Moustapha Salifou LM 10Mamam Cherif Touré CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor CF 17Mohamed KaderSubstitutions:MF 14Adékambi Olufadé MF 9 Thomas Dossevi Manager: Otto Pfister GK 16Fabien BarthezRB 19Willy SagnolCB 15Lilian ThuramCB 5 William GallasLB 13Mikaël SilvestreDM 4 Patrick Vieira (c) DM 6 Claude Makélélé RM 22Franck Ribéry LM 7 Florent Malouda CF 20David TrezeguetCF 12Thierry HenrySubstitutions:FW 11Sylvain Wiltord FW 9 Sidney Govou MF 18Alou Diarra 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:
RankPlayerMatches1Emmanuel Adebayor3Kossi Agassa3Richmond Forson3Mohamed Kader3Daré Nibombé3Moustapha Salifou3Junior Sènaya3Massamasso Tchangai3Mamam Cherif Touré3
Top Goalscorers
The only goal for Togo at a FIFA World Cup, so far, was scored by Mohamed Kader in their 1–2 defeat against South Korea in Frankfurt on June 13th 2006.
Player Goals 2006 Mohamed Kader 11 Total 1 1
See also African nations at the FIFA World Cup
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