2006 FIFA World Cup Group G

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Group G of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 13 June and completed on 23 June 2006. Switzerland won the group and advanced to the round of 16, along with France, who went on to reach the final. South Korea and Togo failed to advance. Switzerland were the only team not to concede a goal during the group stage of the tournament and would become the first team to be knocked out of a World Cup without conceding, losing on penalties after a 0–0 draw with Ukraine in the round of 16.

Standings

Pos Team 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
  • Switzerland advanced to play Ukraine (runners-up of Group H) in the round of 16.
  • France advanced to play Spain (winners of Group H) in the round of 16.

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

South Korea vs Togo

During the national anthems, the national anthem of South Korea was initially mistakenly played when Togo’s national anthem was supposed to.

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 4 Choi Jin-cheul
CB 2 Kim Young-chul  41'
CB 6 Kim Jin-kyu  46'
RM 22 Song Chong-gug
CM 17 Lee Ho
CM 13 Lee Eul-yong  68'
LM 12 Lee Young-pyo
RF 7 Park Ji-sung
CF 19 Cho Jae-jin  83'
LF 14 Lee Chun-soo  51'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ahn Jung-hwan  46'
MF 5 Kim Nam-il  68'
DF 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 Junior Sènaya  55'
CM 15 Alaixys Romao  24'
CM 10 Chérif Touré Mamam
LM 7 Moustapha Salifou  86'
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
Wikinews has related news:
  • Korea Republic win 2-1 against Togo in Group G

Man of the Match:
Ahn Jung-hwan (South Korea)

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

France vs Switzerland

After a streak of 22 matches without one, Switzerland achieved their first clean sheet in a World Cup match. They went on to become the first team in history to be eliminated from a FIFA World Cup without conceding a goal.

France 0–0  Switzerland
Report
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
France
Switzerland
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 19 Willy Sagnol  90+3'
CB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 5 William Gallas
LB 3 Eric Abidal  64'
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 6 Claude Makélélé
RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord  84'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane (c)  72'
LW 22 Franck Ribéry  70'
CF 12 Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW 14 Louis Saha  70'
MF 8 Vikash Dhorasoo  84'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23 Philipp Degen  56'
CB 20 Patrick Müller  75'
CB 4 Philippe Senderos
LB 3 Ludovic Magnin  42'
RM 16 Tranquillo Barnetta
CM 7 Ricardo Cabanas  72'
CM 6 Johann Vogel (c)
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky  82'
CF 9 Alexander Frei  90+3'
CF 11 Marco Streller  45'  57'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Daniel Gygax  57'
DF 2 Johan Djourou  75'
MF 5 Xavier Margairaz  82'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
Wikinews has related news:
  • France draw with Switzerland in Group G

Man of the Match:
Claude Makélélé (France)

Assistant referees:
Nikolay Golubev (Russia)
Evgeni Volnin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Gregory Barkey (United States)

France vs South Korea

France 1–1 South Korea
  • Henry 9'
 Report
  • Park Ji-sung 81'
Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
France
South Korea
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 19 Willy Sagnol
CB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 5 William Gallas
LB 3 Eric Abidal  79'
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 6 Claude Makélélé
RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord  60'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane (c)  85'  90+1'
LW 7 Florent Malouda  88'
CF 12 Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
MF 22 Franck Ribéry  60'
MF 8 Vikash Dhorasoo  88'
FW 20 David Trezeguet  90+1'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
GK 1 Lee Woon-jae (c)
RB 12 Lee Young-pyo
CB 4 Choi Jin-cheul
CB 2 Kim Young-chul
LB 3 Kim Dong-jin  29'
RM 17 Lee Ho  11'  69'
CM 5 Kim Nam-il
LM 13 Lee Eul-yong  46'
RF 14 Lee Chun-soo  72'
CF 19 Cho Jae-jin
LF 7 Park Ji-sung
Substitutions:
FW 11 Seol Ki-hyeon  46'
DF 18 Kim Sang-sik  69'
FW 9 Ahn Jung-hwan  72'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat
Wikinews has related news:
  • France held to 1-1 draw with Korea Republic in Group G

Man of the Match:
Park Ji-sung (South Korea)

Assistant referees:
José Ramírez (Mexico)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official:
Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Fifth official:
Mamadou N'Doye (Senegal)

Togo vs Switzerland

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 23 Assimiou Touré
CB 5 Massamasso Tchangai (c)
CB 2 Daré Nibombé
LB 13 Richmond Forson
RM 9 Thomas Dossevi  69'
CM 15 Alaixys Romao  53'
CM 8 Kuami Agboh  25'
LM 10 Chérif Touré Mamam  87'
CF 17 Mohamed Kader
CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor  47'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Moustapha Salifou  45'  25'
FW 18 Junior Sènaya  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
RM 16 Tranquillo Barnetta
CM 6 Johann Vogel (c)  90+2'
CM 7 Ricardo Cabanas  77'
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky
CF 9 Alexander Frei  87'
CF 10 Daniel Gygax  46'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Hakan Yakin  46'
FW 11 Marco Streller  77'
FW 18 Mauro Lustrinelli  87'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
Wikinews has related news:
  • Switzerland too much for Togo in Group G

Man of the Match:
Alexander Frei (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Amelio Andino (Paraguay)
Manuel Bernal (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)

Togo vs France

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
RM 18 Junior Sènaya
CM 6 Yao Aziawonou  38'
CM 7 Moustapha Salifou  88'
LM 10 Chérif Touré Mamam  44'  59'
CF 17 Mohamed Kader
CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor  75'
Substitutions:
FW 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
RM 22 Franck Ribéry  77'
CM 4 Patrick Vieira (c)  81'
CM 6 Claude Makélélé  30'
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
Wikinews has related news:
  • France qualify with 2-0 win over Togo in Group G

Man of the Match:
Patrick Vieira (France)

Assistant referees:
Wálter Rial (Uruguay)
Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Fifth official:
Rodrigo González (Chile)

Switzerland vs South Korea

Switzerland 2–0 South Korea
  • Senderos 23'
  • Frei 77'
 Report
FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Switzerland
South Korea
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23 Philipp Degen
CB 20 Patrick Müller
CB 4 Philippe Senderos  43'  53'
LB 17 Christoph Spycher  82'
DM 6 Johann Vogel (c)
RM 16 Tranquillo Barnetta
CM 22 Hakan Yakin  55'  71'
CM 7 Ricardo Cabanas
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky  69'  88'
CF 9 Alexander Frei
Substitutions:
DF 2 Johan Djourou  90'  53'
MF 5 Xavier Margairaz  71'
MF 19 Valon Behrami  88'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
GK 1 Lee Woon-jae (c)
RB 12 Lee Young-pyo  63'
CB 4 Choi Jin-cheul  78'
CB 6 Kim Jin-kyu  37'
LB 3 Kim Dong-jin
CM 5 Kim Nam-il
CM 17 Lee Ho
RW 7 Park Ji-sung
AM 14 Lee Chun-soo  80'
LW 10 Park Chu-young  23'  66'
CF 19 Cho Jae-jin
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ahn Jung-hwan  78'  63'
FW 11 Seol Ki-hyeon  66'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat
Wikinews has related news:
  • Switzerland shut door on Korea Republic 2-0 in Group G

Man of the Match:
Alexander Frei (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Darío García (Argentina)
Rodolfo Otero (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Fifth official:
Dramane Danté (Mali)

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