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Play in Group G of the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

completed on June 23, 2006. Switzerland

Switzerland national football team

The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...

won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with France

France national football team

The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...

. South Korea

Korea Republic national football team

The Korea Republic national football team represents Korea Republic in international football and is controlled by the Korea Football Association. Korea Republic is the most successful Asian football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup having participated in eight World Cup tournaments,...

and Togo

Togo national football team

The Togo national football team, nicknamed Les Eperviers The Togo national football team, nicknamed Les Eperviers The Togo national football team, nicknamed Les Eperviers (The Sparrow Hawks, is controlled by the Fédération Togolaise de Football.They played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Their team bus...

failed to advance. Switzerland were the only team to not let in any goals during the Group stage of the tournament and would become the first team to be knocked out of a World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

without conceding, losing on penalties after a 0-0 draw with Ukraine

Ukraine national football team

The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...

in Round 2.

Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

Group G. (Key)

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	3	2	1	0	4	0
7
	3	1	2	0	3	1
5
	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

All times local (CEST/UTC+2

Central European Summer Time

Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...

)

Korea Republic vs Togo


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	KOREA REPUBLIC:
GK	1	Lee Woon-Jae Lee Woon-Jae Lee Woon-Jae is a South Korean football goalkeeper, who plays for Chunnam Dragons in the South Korean K-League. He was part of Korea's 1994, 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cup campaigns... (c)
CB	6	Kim Jin-Kyu
CB	2	Kim Young-Chul
CB	4	Choi Jin-Cheul Choi Jin-Cheul Choi Jin-Cheul is a South Korean football player, who played for the K-League team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.Choi made 65 appearances for the South Korea national football team. He usually played as centre-back and made a very strong team with Hong Myung-Bo and Kim Tae-Young during the World Cup 2002...
RM	22	Song Chong-Gug Song Chong-Gug Song Chong-Gug is a Korean football player who currently plays for Tianjin Teda F.C. in the Chinese Super League.- Career :...
CM	17	Lee Ho Lee Ho Lee Ho is a South Korean footballer who currently plays for Ulsan Hyundai. He married Yang Eun-Ji, a member of Baby Vox Re.V and sister of actress Yang Mi-Ra.- Career :...
CM	13	Lee Eul-Yong Lee Eul-Yong Lee Eul-Yong is a South Korean former football player. He previously played for Anyang LG Cheetahs, Bucheon SK, FC Seoul and Gangwon FC in the Korean K-League, and was part of the South Korean national team at the 2002 World Cup and was one of Guus Hiddink's favorite players. He was capable of...
LM	12	Lee Young-Pyo Lee Young-Pyo Lee Young-Pyo is a South Korean football player. Lee is recognized for his speed and dribbling skills. His former manager Martin Jol once called him "the best left-back in Holland"....
RW	14	Lee Chun-Soo Lee Chun-Soo Lee Chun-Soo is a football player from South Korea, who currently plays for Omiya Ardija. He was a key member of his national team during the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 Summer Olympics...
CF	19	Cho Jae-Jin Cho Jae-Jin Cho Jae-Jin is a retired South Korean football player. He was a member of national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-Career:...
LW	7	Park Ji-Sung Park Ji-Sung Park Ji-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester United. He was also the captain of the South Korean national team until his retirement from international football...
Substitutions:
FW	9	Ahn Jung-Hwan Ahn Jung-Hwan Ahn Jung-Hwan is a South Korean football player. He made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for South Korea against Italy in the 2002 World Cup second round, sending South Korea into the quarterfinals.-Football career:After starting his professional career with K-League's Busan...
MF	5	Kim Nam-Il Kim Nam-Il Kim Nam-il or Kim Namil is a South Korean footballer. Kim is a defensive midfielder for Tom Tomsk in the Russian Premier League. He was virtually unknown before he became a superstar for his impressive defensive displays in the 2002 FIFA World Cup....
DF	18	Kim Sang-Sik Kim Sang-Sik Kim Sang-Sik is a South Korean football player, who currently plays for the K-League side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.he played for the South Korea national team as a centre back.- Club career statistics :...
Manager:
Dick Advocaat Dick Advocaat Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch football manager and former player currently the manager of the Russia national football team.He has been moderately successful as a football player and as a coach, which included two stints with the Dutch national football team...

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TOGO: | GK 16 Kossi Agassa

Kossi Agassa

-International career:With over 50 caps for Togo he is one of his country's most experienced players, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup as the first-choice goalkeeper. Coming out of the group stage he had the most saves of any keeper with 36...

RB 5 Massamasso Tchangai

Massamasso Tchangai

Komi Massamasso Tchangai was a Togolese football defender.-Career:Tchangai signed to the Italian club Udinese Calcio in 1998 after appearing for Togo at the 1998 African Cup of Nations finals in Burkina Faso...

CB 3 Jean-Paul Abalo

Jean-Paul Abalo

Jean-Paul Yaovi Dosseh Abalo is a former Togolese football defender, who last plays for Al-Merrikh in Sudan.-International career:He was the captain of the Togo national football team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup...

Daré Nibombé

Daré Nibombé is a Togolese defender who is currently a free agent.Nibombé started his football career in Togo. In 1999 he was transferred to ASKO Kara the most important football team in Togo. After two years he was transferred to Ghanaian team Liberty Professionals F.C. but after a couple of...

LB 19 Ludovic Assemoassa

Ludovic Assemoassa

Amevou-Ludovic Assemoassa is a French-born Togolese football defender who formerly, as of August 2007, plays for Granada 74. He is actually a free agent.- International :...

DM 15 Alaixys Romao

Alaixys Romao

Jacques Alaixys Romao is a French-born Togolese football midfielder, who plays for Lorient in the Ligue 1.-International:...

RM 18 Yao Junior Sènaya

Yao Junior Sènaya

Yao Séyram Junior Sènaya is a Togolese football player who currently plays for Al-Jazira Al-Hamra as a striker or as a midfielder...

LM 7 Moustapha Salifou

Moustapha Salifou

Moustapha Salifou is a Togolese footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Saarbrücken in Germany's 3rd Liga. He is notable for spending time in England with Aston Villa...

AM 10 Mamam Cherif Touré

Mamam Cherif Touré

Mamam Cherif-Touré is an Togolese football midfielder.- Career :During his time at Livingston, Cherif wore number 91. This is said to be his lucky number from his childhood as he had a basketball shirt bearing that number...

CF 17 Mohamed Kader

Mohamed Kader

Mohamed Abdel-Kader Coubadja-Touré is a Togolese football striker.-International career:A Togo international, he helped them reach the 2006 World Cup, their first World Cup ever. He further scored the team's first ever World Cup goal in a loss to South Korea. The goal was also Togo's only goal...

CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor

Emmanuel Adebayor

Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a striker on loan from Manchester City. He plays in the same position for the Togo national team. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco and Arsenal and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008...

Substitutions: DF 23 Assimiou Touré

Assimiou Touré

Assimiou Touré is a Togolese football defender. He currently plays for Arminia Bielefeld. He also holds a German passport.-Career:...

FW 13 Richmond Forson

Richmond Forson

Richmond Forson is a naturalized Togolese football midfielder, who plays for Chauvigny in the Championnat de France amateur 2.-Career:...

MF 6 Yao Aziawonou

Yao Aziawonou

Yao Kaka Aziawonou is a Togolese football midfielder who plays for FC Winterthur.He is a member of the Togo national football team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.-External links:* at National Football Teams...

Manager:

Otto Pfister

Otto Pfister is a German football manager, and one of Germany's most successful coaching exports, voted Africa's Manager of the Year in 1992. He has been to four African Cup of Nations competitions with Upper Volta , Zaire, Cameroon and Ghana) and reached the African Cup of Nations final twice,...

Man of the Match:

Ahn Jung-Hwan

Ahn Jung-Hwan is a South Korean football player. He made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for South Korea against Italy in the 2002 World Cup second round, sending South Korea into the quarterfinals.-Football career:After starting his professional career with K-League's Busan...

Assistant referees:

Philip Sharp

Glen Turner

Fourth official:

Jerome Damon

Jerome Damon is a South African football referee.An international referee since 2000, Damon was on stand-by for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was a referee at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.He was preselected as a...

Fifth official:

Justice Yeboah

France vs Switzerland


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	FRANCE:
GK	16	Fabien Barthez Fabien Barthez Fabien Alain Barthez is a former French footballer goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets...
RB	19	Willy Sagnol
CB	15	Lilian Thuram Lilian Thuram Lilian Thuram is a retired professional football defender and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team, and one of the twenty most capped players of all time.He played at the top flight in France, Italy and Spain for over 15 seasons, including ten in the Serie A with both...
CB	5	William Gallas William Gallas William Eric Gallas is a French footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur.Gallas began his career in France, before being signed by English club Chelsea in 2001. He transferred to rivals Arsenal as part of an exchange deal in 2006...
LB	3	Éric Abidal Éric Abidal Éric Sylvain Abidal is a French footballer who plays as a left or central defender for FC Barcelona and the France national team.-Club career:...
CM	4	Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City....
CM	6	Claude Makélélé Claude Makélélé Claude Makélelé Sinda is a retired football player who used to play as a defensive midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. Prior to joining Paris Saint-Germain, Makélélé played for Nantes, Olympique de Marseille, Celta Vigo, Real Madrid and Chelsea...
RW	22	Franck Ribéry Franck Ribéry Franck Ribéry is a French international footballer who currently plays for German club Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. He primarily plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and is known for "pace, energy, skill and precise passing." Ribéry is described as a player who is "fast, tricky and...
AM	10	Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship... (c)
LW	11	Sylvain Wiltord Sylvain Wiltord Sylvain Claude Wiltord is a French footballer who currently plays for FC Nantes. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup....
CF	12	Thierry Henry Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and...
Substitutions:
FW	14	Louis Saha Louis Saha Louis Laurent Saha is a French footballer of Guadelupian origin who currently plays as a forward for Everton FC in the Premier League and the France national team. A former scholar at the Clairefontaine football academy, he started his career at Metz before playing on loan at Newcastle United...
MF	8	Vikash Dhorasoo
Manager:
Raymond Domenech Raymond Domenech Raymond Domenech is a retired French footballer and the former manager of the France national team.-2006 World Cup:On 12 July 2004, Domenech was a surprise choice to succeed Jacques Santini after the country's disappointing exit from UEFA Euro 2004 by losing in the quarter-final match to the...

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SWITZERLAND: | GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler

Pascal Zuberbühler

Pascal Zuberbühler is a Swiss footballer who is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Philippines. He was recently released by Fulham after coming to the end of his contract.-Club career:...

RB 23 Philipp Degen

Philipp Degen

Philipp Degen is a Swiss footballer. Degen is usually a right back but can also play at left back or on the right wing...

CB 20 Patrick Müller

Patrick Müller

Patrick Müller is a Swiss professional footballer who currently is a Free Agent after ending his contract with Monaco.-Club career:...

CB 4 Philippe Senderos

Philippe Senderos

Philippe Sylvain Senderos - is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for Fulham and the Switzerland national football team. Previously he has played for Servette, Arsenal, A.C...

LB 3 Ludovic Magnin

Ludovic Magnin

Ludovic Magnin is a Swiss football defender who plays for FC Zürich.-Youth teams:Magnin started his career at Echallens, where he played until 1996. He spent one season at Lausanne Sports before joining second-tier Yverdon Sports.-Professional career: Switzerland and Germany:In 1999, he made his...

DM 6 Johann Vogel

Johann Vogel

Johann Louis François Vogel is a retired Swiss footballer.-Early career:Vogel joined Swiss amateur club Meyrin in his youth, but made the cut into professional football by joining Grasshoppers...

Tranquillo Barnetta

Tranquillo Barnetta is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen and the Swiss national team. He usually plays out wide as a winger but can also play in a more withdrawn role as a defensive midfielder....

LM 8 Raphaël Wicky

Raphaël Wicky

Raphaël Wicky is a retired Swiss footballer, who last played for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer. He is a defensive midfielder who can also play in defense...

AM 7 Ricardo Cabanas

Ricardo Cabanas

Ricardo Cabanas-Rey is a Swiss football player who plays as a midfielder for Grasshoppers.-Club career:Cabanas started his career with Grasshoppers Zürich and played there for several seasons, winning two league titles, before moving to Cologne. During this period, he also enjoyed a loan spell at...

CF 9 Alexander Frei CF 11 Marco Streller

Marco Streller

Marco Streller is a Swiss international footballer who plays as a striker for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.-Club career:...

Substitutions: FW 10 Daniel Gygax

Daniel Gygax

Daniel Gygax is a Swiss football midfielder. He currently plays for FC Luzern and the Swiss national team.-Career:On 7 July 2008, Gygax moved to FC Nuremberg in Germany. He left the team on 30 June 2010 to join FC Luzern...

DF 2 Johan Djourou

Johan Djourou

Johan Danon Djourou-Gbadjere , more commonly known as Johan Djourou, is an Ivorian-born Swiss international footballer who plays for Arsenal. He used to play as a defensive midfielder in his youth for former club Etoile Carouge, but on his arrival at Arsenal was converted to a central defender...

MF 5 Xavier Margairaz

Xavier Margairaz

Xavier Margairaz is a Swiss footballer who plays for FC Zürich mainly as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...

Manager:

Köbi Kuhn

Man of the Match:

Claude Makélélé

Claude Makélelé Sinda is a retired football player who used to play as a defensive midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. Prior to joining Paris Saint-Germain, Makélélé played for Nantes, Olympique de Marseille, Celta Vigo, Real Madrid and Chelsea...

Assistant referees:

Nikolay Golubev

Evgueni Volnin

Fourth official:

Kevin Stott

Kevin Stott is a soccer referee from the United States of America. He has been a FIFA referee since 1995. Stott was selected as a referee for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany....

Fifth official:

Gregory Barkey

France vs Korea Republic


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	FRANCE:
GK	16	Fabien Barthez Fabien Barthez Fabien Alain Barthez is a former French footballer goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets...
RB	19	Willy Sagnol
CB	15	Lilian Thuram Lilian Thuram Lilian Thuram is a retired professional football defender and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team, and one of the twenty most capped players of all time.He played at the top flight in France, Italy and Spain for over 15 seasons, including ten in the Serie A with both...
CB	5	William Gallas William Gallas William Eric Gallas is a French footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur.Gallas began his career in France, before being signed by English club Chelsea in 2001. He transferred to rivals Arsenal as part of an exchange deal in 2006...
LB	3	Éric Abidal Éric Abidal Éric Sylvain Abidal is a French footballer who plays as a left or central defender for FC Barcelona and the France national team.-Club career:...
CM	4	Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City....
CM	6	Claude Makélélé Claude Makélélé Claude Makélelé Sinda is a retired football player who used to play as a defensive midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. Prior to joining Paris Saint-Germain, Makélélé played for Nantes, Olympique de Marseille, Celta Vigo, Real Madrid and Chelsea...
RW	7	Florent Malouda Florent Malouda Florent Johan Malouda is a French footballer who plays as a left winger for Chelsea and the French national team.-Châteauroux:A street footballer in his teen years, Malouda gradually developed into an interesting, new football talent, able to penetrate defenses with his technical skills and...
AM	10	Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship... (c)
LW	11	Sylvain Wiltord Sylvain Wiltord Sylvain Claude Wiltord is a French footballer who currently plays for FC Nantes. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup....
CF	12	Thierry Henry Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and...
Substitutions:
MF	22	Franck Ribéry Franck Ribéry Franck Ribéry is a French international footballer who currently plays for German club Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. He primarily plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and is known for "pace, energy, skill and precise passing." Ribéry is described as a player who is "fast, tricky and...
MF	8	Vikash Dhorasoo
FW	20	David Trezeguet David Trézéguet David Sergio Trezeguet is a World Cup winning French international footballer who currently is a free agent after being released by Baniyas SC on 21 Nov 2011....
Manager:
Raymond Domenech Raymond Domenech Raymond Domenech is a retired French footballer and the former manager of the France national team.-2006 World Cup:On 12 July 2004, Domenech was a surprise choice to succeed Jacques Santini after the country's disappointing exit from UEFA Euro 2004 by losing in the quarter-final match to the...

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KOREA REPUBLIC: | GK 1 Lee Woon-Jae

Lee Woon-Jae

Lee Woon-Jae is a South Korean football goalkeeper, who plays for Chunnam Dragons in the South Korean K-League. He was part of Korea's 1994, 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cup campaigns...

Lee Young-Pyo

Lee Young-Pyo is a South Korean football player. Lee is recognized for his speed and dribbling skills. His former manager Martin Jol once called him "the best left-back in Holland"....

CB 4 Choi Jin-Cheul

Choi Jin-Cheul

Choi Jin-Cheul is a South Korean football player, who played for the K-League team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.Choi made 65 appearances for the South Korea national football team. He usually played as centre-back and made a very strong team with Hong Myung-Bo and Kim Tae-Young during the World Cup 2002...

CB 2 Kim Young-Chul LB 3 Kim Dong-Jin

Kim Dong-Jin

Kim Dong-Jin is a South Korean footballer who plays for FC Seoul as left back. He can also play as a centre back.-Club career:...

RM 5 Kim Nam-Il

Kim Nam-Il

Kim Nam-il or Kim Namil is a South Korean footballer. Kim is a defensive midfielder for Tom Tomsk in the Russian Premier League. He was virtually unknown before he became a superstar for his impressive defensive displays in the 2002 FIFA World Cup....

CM 13 Lee Eul-Yong

Lee Eul-Yong

Lee Eul-Yong is a South Korean former football player. He previously played for Anyang LG Cheetahs, Bucheon SK, FC Seoul and Gangwon FC in the Korean K-League, and was part of the South Korean national team at the 2002 World Cup and was one of Guus Hiddink's favorite players. He was capable of...

LM 17 Lee Ho

Lee Ho

Lee Ho is a South Korean footballer who currently plays for Ulsan Hyundai. He married Yang Eun-Ji, a member of Baby Vox Re.V and sister of actress Yang Mi-Ra.- Career :...

AM 14 Lee Chun-Soo

Lee Chun-Soo

Lee Chun-Soo is a football player from South Korea, who currently plays for Omiya Ardija. He was a key member of his national team during the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 Summer Olympics...

AM 7 Park Ji-Sung

Park Ji-Sung

Park Ji-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester United. He was also the captain of the South Korean national team until his retirement from international football...

CF 19 Cho Jae-Jin

Cho Jae-Jin

Cho Jae-Jin is a retired South Korean football player. He was a member of national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-Career:...

Substitutions: FW 11 Seol Ki-Hyeon

Seol Ki-Hyeon

Seol Ki-Hyeon or Seol Ki-Hyun |Gangwon]]) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Ulsan Hyundai as a winger or striker. He is also the first South Korean footballer to score in the history of the UEFA Champions League, during his time at RSC Anderlecht.-Early career:At the end of...

DF 18 Kim Sang-Sik

Kim Sang-Sik

Kim Sang-Sik is a South Korean football player, who currently plays for the K-League side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.he played for the South Korea national team as a centre back.- Club career statistics :...

FW 9 Ahn Jung-Hwan

Ahn Jung-Hwan

Manager:

Dick Advocaat

Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch football manager and former player currently the manager of the Russia national football team.He has been moderately successful as a football player and as a coach, which included two stints with the Dutch national football team...

Man of the Match:

Park Ji-Sung

Assistant referees:

José Ramírez

Héctor Vergara

Fourth official:

Essam Abd El Fatah

Essam Abd El Fatah is an Egyptian football referee. Abd El Fatah has been a referee since 2001; his first international game was between Morocco and Sierra Leone in 2003. He was the referee for the match between Australia and Japan in the 2006 FIFA World Cup...

Fifth official:

Mamadou Ndoye

Togo vs Switzerland


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	TOGO:
GK	16	Kossi Agassa Kossi Agassa -International career:With over 50 caps for Togo he is one of his country's most experienced players, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup as the first-choice goalkeeper. Coming out of the group stage he had the most saves of any keeper with 36...
RB	5	Massamasso Tchangai Massamasso Tchangai Komi Massamasso Tchangai was a Togolese football defender.-Career:Tchangai signed to the Italian club Udinese Calcio in 1998 after appearing for Togo at the 1998 African Cup of Nations finals in Burkina Faso... (c)
CB	2	Daré Nibombé Daré Nibombé Daré Nibombé is a Togolese defender who is currently a free agent.Nibombé started his football career in Togo. In 1999 he was transferred to ASKO Kara the most important football team in Togo. After two years he was transferred to Ghanaian team Liberty Professionals F.C. but after a couple of...
CB	13	Richmond Forson Richmond Forson Richmond Forson is a naturalized Togolese football midfielder, who plays for Chauvigny in the Championnat de France amateur 2.-Career:...
LB	23	Assimiou Touré Assimiou Touré Assimiou Touré is a Togolese football defender. He currently plays for Arminia Bielefeld. He also holds a German passport.-Career:...
DM	15	Alaixys Romao Alaixys Romao Jacques Alaixys Romao is a French-born Togolese football midfielder, who plays for Lorient in the Ligue 1.-International:...
RM	9	Thomas Dossevi Thomas Dossevi Thomas Dossevi is a French-born Togolese football striker who is currently a free agent having left his last club Swindon Town in April 2011....
CM	10	Mamam Cherif Touré Mamam Cherif Touré Mamam Cherif-Touré is an Togolese football midfielder.- Career :During his time at Livingston, Cherif wore number 91. This is said to be his lucky number from his childhood as he had a basketball shirt bearing that number...
LM	8	Kuami Agboh Kuami Agboh Kuami Agboh is a Togolese football defender/midfielder who last played for MyPa.-International career:Coming from humble beginnings, born deep within a jungle, he is a member of the Togolese national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup...
SS	4	Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel Adebayor Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a striker on loan from Manchester City. He plays in the same position for the Togo national team. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco and Arsenal and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008...
CF	17	Mohamed Kader Mohamed Kader Mohamed Abdel-Kader Coubadja-Touré is a Togolese football striker.-International career:A Togo international, he helped them reach the 2006 World Cup, their first World Cup ever. He further scored the team's first ever World Cup goal in a loss to South Korea. The goal was also Togo's only goal...
Substitutions:
FW	7	Moustapha Salifou Moustapha Salifou Moustapha Salifou is a Togolese footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Saarbrücken in Germany's 3rd Liga. He is notable for spending time in England with Aston Villa...
FW	18	Yao Junior Senaya Yao Junior Sènaya Yao Séyram Junior Sènaya is a Togolese football player who currently plays for Al-Jazira Al-Hamra as a striker or as a midfielder...
FW	11	Robert Malm Robert Malm Robert Malm is a French-born Togolese football striker. He currently plays for AS Cannes.-Career:In January 2008, signed for Nîmes Olympique, formerly having terminated his contract with Montpellier HSC by mutual consent...
Manager:
Otto Pfister Otto Pfister Otto Pfister is a German football manager, and one of Germany's most successful coaching exports, voted Africa's Manager of the Year in 1992. He has been to four African Cup of Nations competitions with Upper Volta , Zaire, Cameroon and Ghana) and reached the African Cup of Nations final twice,...

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SWITZERLAND: | GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler

Pascal Zuberbühler

Pascal Zuberbühler is a Swiss footballer who is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Philippines. He was recently released by Fulham after coming to the end of his contract.-Club career:...

RB 23 Philipp Degen

Philipp Degen

Philipp Degen is a Swiss footballer. Degen is usually a right back but can also play at left back or on the right wing...

CB 20 Patrick Müller

Patrick Müller

Patrick Müller is a Swiss professional footballer who currently is a Free Agent after ending his contract with Monaco.-Club career:...

CB 4 Philippe Senderos

Philippe Senderos

Philippe Sylvain Senderos - is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for Fulham and the Switzerland national football team. Previously he has played for Servette, Arsenal, A.C...

LB 3 Ludovic Magnin

Ludovic Magnin

DM 6 Johann Vogel

Johann Vogel

Johann Louis François Vogel is a retired Swiss footballer.-Early career:Vogel joined Swiss amateur club Meyrin in his youth, but made the cut into professional football by joining Grasshoppers...

Tranquillo Barnetta

LM 8 Raphaël Wicky

Raphaël Wicky

Raphaël Wicky is a retired Swiss footballer, who last played for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer. He is a defensive midfielder who can also play in defense...

AM 7 Ricardo Cabanas

Ricardo Cabanas

CF 9 Alexander Frei CF 10 Daniel Gygax

Daniel Gygax

Substitutions: MF 22 Hakan Yakın

Hakan Yakin

Hakan Yakin is a Swiss footballer. He currently plays for Swiss Super League club FC Luzern. He was member of the Swiss national team for eleven years.-Personal life:...

FW 11 Marco Streller

Marco Streller

Marco Streller is a Swiss international footballer who plays as a striker for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.-Club career:...

FW 18 Mauro Lustrinelli

Mauro Lustrinelli

Mauro "Lustri" Lustrinelli is a professional Swiss footballer who plays for FC Thun. He is also a former player of the Swiss national team. He has a Bachelor in Business Administration and made a dissertation about the Italian Serie A....

Manager:

Köbi Kuhn

Man of the Match:

Alexander Frei

Assistant referees:

Amelio Andino

Manuel Bernal

Fourth official:

Mohamed Guezzaz

Mohamed Guezzaz is a retired football referee from Morocco, best known for supervising match Spain–Slovenia during the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-References:*...

Fifth official:

Brahim Djezzar

Togo vs France


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	TOGO:
GK	16	Kossi Agassa Kossi Agassa -International career:With over 50 caps for Togo he is one of his country's most experienced players, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup as the first-choice goalkeeper. Coming out of the group stage he had the most saves of any keeper with 36...
RB	5	Massamasso Tchangai Massamasso Tchangai Komi Massamasso Tchangai was a Togolese football defender.-Career:Tchangai signed to the Italian club Udinese Calcio in 1998 after appearing for Togo at the 1998 African Cup of Nations finals in Burkina Faso...
CB	3	Jean-Paul Abalo Jean-Paul Abalo Jean-Paul Yaovi Dosseh Abalo is a former Togolese football defender, who last plays for Al-Merrikh in Sudan.-International career:He was the captain of the Togo national football team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup... (c)
CB	2	Daré Nibombé Daré Nibombé Daré Nibombé is a Togolese defender who is currently a free agent.Nibombé started his football career in Togo. In 1999 he was transferred to ASKO Kara the most important football team in Togo. After two years he was transferred to Ghanaian team Liberty Professionals F.C. but after a couple of...
LB	13	Richmond Forson Richmond Forson Richmond Forson is a naturalized Togolese football midfielder, who plays for Chauvigny in the Championnat de France amateur 2.-Career:...
DM	6	Yao Aziawonou Yao Aziawonou Yao Kaka Aziawonou is a Togolese football midfielder who plays for FC Winterthur.He is a member of the Togo national football team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.-External links:* at National Football Teams...
RM	18	Yao Junior Sènaya Yao Junior Sènaya Yao Séyram Junior Sènaya is a Togolese football player who currently plays for Al-Jazira Al-Hamra as a striker or as a midfielder...
CM	7	Moustapha Salifou Moustapha Salifou Moustapha Salifou is a Togolese footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Saarbrücken in Germany's 3rd Liga. He is notable for spending time in England with Aston Villa...
LM	10	Mamam Cherif Touré Mamam Cherif Touré Mamam Cherif-Touré is an Togolese football midfielder.- Career :During his time at Livingston, Cherif wore number 91. This is said to be his lucky number from his childhood as he had a basketball shirt bearing that number...
SS	4	Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel Adebayor Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a striker on loan from Manchester City. He plays in the same position for the Togo national team. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco and Arsenal and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008...
CF	17	Mohamed Kader Mohamed Kader Mohamed Abdel-Kader Coubadja-Touré is a Togolese football striker.-International career:A Togo international, he helped them reach the 2006 World Cup, their first World Cup ever. He further scored the team's first ever World Cup goal in a loss to South Korea. The goal was also Togo's only goal...
Substitutions:
FW	14	Adékambi Olufadé Adékambi Olufadé Adékambi Olufadé is a Togolese football midfielder.He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.His first name is sometimes written Adekanmi or Adekamni.-References:...
MF	9	Thomas Dossevi Thomas Dossevi Thomas Dossevi is a French-born Togolese football striker who is currently a free agent having left his last club Swindon Town in April 2011....
Manager:
Otto Pfister Otto Pfister Otto Pfister is a German football manager, and one of Germany's most successful coaching exports, voted Africa's Manager of the Year in 1992. He has been to four African Cup of Nations competitions with Upper Volta , Zaire, Cameroon and Ghana) and reached the African Cup of Nations final twice,...

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FRANCE: | GK 16 Fabien Barthez

Fabien Barthez

Fabien Alain Barthez is a former French footballer goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets...

RB 19 Willy Sagnol CB 15 Lilian Thuram

Lilian Thuram

Lilian Thuram is a retired professional football defender and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team, and one of the twenty most capped players of all time.He played at the top flight in France, Italy and Spain for over 15 seasons, including ten in the Serie A with both...

CB 5 William Gallas

William Gallas

William Eric Gallas is a French footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur.Gallas began his career in France, before being signed by English club Chelsea in 2001. He transferred to rivals Arsenal as part of an exchange deal in 2006...

LB 13 Mikaël Silvestre

Mikael Silvestre

Mikaël Samy Silvestre is a French international footballer. He plays as defender and is currently signed with Werder Bremen of the Bundesliga. He has also played for the French national team...

CM 4 Patrick Vieira

Patrick Vieira

Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City....

Claude Makélélé

RW 22 Franck Ribéry

Franck Ribéry

Franck Ribéry is a French international footballer who currently plays for German club Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. He primarily plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and is known for "pace, energy, skill and precise passing." Ribéry is described as a player who is "fast, tricky and...

LW 7 Florent Malouda

Florent Malouda

Florent Johan Malouda is a French footballer who plays as a left winger for Chelsea and the French national team.-Châteauroux:A street footballer in his teen years, Malouda gradually developed into an interesting, new football talent, able to penetrate defenses with his technical skills and...

CF 20 David Trezeguet

David Trézéguet

David Sergio Trezeguet is a World Cup winning French international footballer who currently is a free agent after being released by Baniyas SC on 21 Nov 2011....

CF 12 Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry

Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and...

Substitutions: FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord

Sylvain Wiltord

Sylvain Claude Wiltord is a French footballer who currently plays for FC Nantes. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup....

FW 9 Sidney Govou

Sidney Govou

Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou is a French international footballer of Beninese descent who currently plays for Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. Govou is a naturally attacking player but rarely plays as a striker, he is more commonly deployed as a winger. His main attribute is his pace...

MF 18 Alou Diarra

Alou Diarra

Alou Diarra is a French international footballer who currently plays for French club Marseille in Ligue 1. He primarily plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also deputized as a centre back if necessary...

Manager:

Raymond Domenech

Raymond Domenech is a retired French footballer and the former manager of the France national team.-2006 World Cup:On 12 July 2004, Domenech was a surprise choice to succeed Jacques Santini after the country's disappointing exit from UEFA Euro 2004 by losing in the quarter-final match to the...

Man of the Match:

Patrick Vieira

Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City....

Assistant referees:

Wálter Rial

Pablo Fandino

Fourth official:

Carlos Chandia

Carlos Chandía

Carlos Chandía Alarcón is an international FIFA referee since 2001. His career as a ref started in 1985 within the confines of amateur football in Chile...

Fifth official:

Rodrigo González

Switzerland vs Korea Republic


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	SWITZERLAND:
GK	1	Pascal Zuberbühler Pascal Zuberbühler Pascal Zuberbühler is a Swiss footballer who is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Philippines. He was recently released by Fulham after coming to the end of his contract.-Club career:...
RB	23	Philipp Degen Philipp Degen Philipp Degen is a Swiss footballer. Degen is usually a right back but can also play at left back or on the right wing...
CB	20	Patrick Müller Patrick Müller Patrick Müller is a Swiss professional footballer who currently is a Free Agent after ending his contract with Monaco.-Club career:...
CB	4	Philippe Senderos Philippe Senderos Philippe Sylvain Senderos - is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for Fulham and the Switzerland national football team. Previously he has played for Servette, Arsenal, A.C...
LB	17	Christoph Spycher Christoph Spycher Christoph Spycher is a Swiss football player, who currently plays for BSC Young Boys.-Career:Since 2005, his club is Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Bundesliga and plays as a full-back....
DM	6	Johann Vogel Johann Vogel Johann Louis François Vogel is a retired Swiss footballer.-Early career:Vogel joined Swiss amateur club Meyrin in his youth, but made the cut into professional football by joining Grasshoppers... (c)
RM	16	Tranquillo Barnetta Tranquillo Barnetta Tranquillo Barnetta is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen and the Swiss national team. He usually plays out wide as a winger but can also play in a more withdrawn role as a defensive midfielder....
LM	8	Raphaël Wicky Raphaël Wicky Raphaël Wicky is a retired Swiss footballer, who last played for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer. He is a defensive midfielder who can also play in defense...
AM	7	Ricardo Cabanas Ricardo Cabanas Ricardo Cabanas-Rey is a Swiss football player who plays as a midfielder for Grasshoppers.-Club career:Cabanas started his career with Grasshoppers Zürich and played there for several seasons, winning two league titles, before moving to Cologne. During this period, he also enjoyed a loan spell at...
SS	22	Hakan Yakın Hakan Yakin Hakan Yakin is a Swiss footballer. He currently plays for Swiss Super League club FC Luzern. He was member of the Swiss national team for eleven years.-Personal life:...
CF	9	Alexander Frei
Substitutions:
DF	2	Johan Djourou Johan Djourou Johan Danon Djourou-Gbadjere , more commonly known as Johan Djourou, is an Ivorian-born Swiss international footballer who plays for Arsenal. He used to play as a defensive midfielder in his youth for former club Etoile Carouge, but on his arrival at Arsenal was converted to a central defender...
MF	5	Xavier Margairaz Xavier Margairaz Xavier Margairaz is a Swiss footballer who plays for FC Zürich mainly as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...
MF	19	Valon Behrami Valon Behrami Valon Behrami is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A, as well as the Swiss national team.-Early life:Behrami was born in Titova Mitrovica, Yugoslavia to Albanian parents...
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn

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KOREA REPUBLIC: | GK 1 Lee Woon-Jae

Lee Woon-Jae

Lee Woon-Jae is a South Korean football goalkeeper, who plays for Chunnam Dragons in the South Korean K-League. He was part of Korea's 1994, 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cup campaigns...

Lee Young-Pyo

Lee Young-Pyo is a South Korean football player. Lee is recognized for his speed and dribbling skills. His former manager Martin Jol once called him "the best left-back in Holland"....

CB 4 Choi Jin-Cheul

Choi Jin-Cheul

CB 6 Kim Jin-Kyu LB 3 Kim Dong-Jin

Kim Dong-Jin

Kim Dong-Jin is a South Korean footballer who plays for FC Seoul as left back. He can also play as a centre back.-Club career:...

RM 17 Lee Ho

Lee Ho

Lee Ho is a South Korean footballer who currently plays for Ulsan Hyundai. He married Yang Eun-Ji, a member of Baby Vox Re.V and sister of actress Yang Mi-Ra.- Career :...

CM 5 Kim Nam-Il

Kim Nam-Il

LM 10 Park Chu-Young

Park Chu-Young

Park Chu-Young is a South Korean footballer who plays for Arsenal in the Premier League and is the current captain for the South Korea national team.-Youth career:...

AM 14 Lee Chun-Soo

Lee Chun-Soo

Lee Chun-Soo is a football player from South Korea, who currently plays for Omiya Ardija. He was a key member of his national team during the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 Summer Olympics...

AM 7 Park Ji-Sung

Park Ji-Sung

CF 19 Cho Jae-Jin

Cho Jae-Jin

Cho Jae-Jin is a retired South Korean football player. He was a member of national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-Career:...

Substitutions: FW 9 Ahn Jung-Hwan

Ahn Jung-Hwan

FW 11 Seol Ki-Hyeon

Seol Ki-Hyeon

Manager:

Dick Advocaat

Man of the Match: