2006 FIFA World Cup Group G

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1   Switzerland321040+47Advance to knockout stage
2  France312031+25
3  South Korea311134−14
4  Togo300316−50
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

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
Report
South Korea
Togo
GK1Lee Woon-jae (c)
CB4Choi Jin-cheul
CB2Kim Young-chul  41'
CB6Kim Jin-kyu  46'
RM22Song Chong-gug
CM17Lee Ho
CM13Lee Eul-yong  68'
LM12Lee Young-pyo
RF7Park Ji-sung
CF19Cho Jae-jin  83'
LF14Lee Chun-soo  51'
Substitutions:
FW9Ahn Jung-hwan  46'
MF5Kim Nam-il  68'
DF18Kim Sang-sik  83'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat
GK16Kossi Agassa
RB5Massamasso Tchangai  90+2'
CB3Jean-Paul Abalo (c)  23'   53'
CB2Daré Nibombé
LB19Ludovic Assemoassa  62'
RM18Junior Sènaya  55'
CM15Alaixys Romao  24'
CM10Chérif Touré Mamam
LM7Moustapha Salifou  86'
CF17Mohamed Kader
CF4Emmanuel Adebayor
Substitutions:
DF23Assimiou Touré  55'
FW13Richmond Forson  62'
MF6Yao Aziawonou  86'
Manager:
Otto Pfister

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.[1]

France  0–0   Switzerland
Report
France
Switzerland
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB19Willy Sagnol  90+3'
CB15Lilian Thuram
CB5William Gallas
LB3Eric Abidal  64'
CM4Patrick Vieira
CM6Claude Makélélé
RW11Sylvain Wiltord  84'
AM10Zinedine Zidane (c)  72'
LW22Franck Ribéry  70'
CF12Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW14Louis Saha  70'
MF8Vikash Dhorasoo  84'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
GK1Pascal Zuberbühler
RB23Philipp Degen  56'
CB20Patrick Müller  75'
CB4Philippe Senderos
LB3Ludovic Magnin  42'
RM16Tranquillo Barnetta
CM7Ricardo Cabanas  72'
CM6Johann Vogel (c)
LM8Raphaël Wicky  82'
CF9Alexander Frei  90+3'
CF11Marco Streller  45'  57'
Substitutions:
FW10Daniel Gygax  57'
DF2Johan Djourou  75'
MF5Xavier Margairaz  82'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn

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
Report
Attendance: 43,000
France
South Korea
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB19Willy Sagnol
CB15Lilian Thuram
CB5William Gallas
LB3Eric Abidal  79'
CM4Patrick Vieira
CM6Claude Makélélé
RW11Sylvain Wiltord  60'
AM10Zinedine Zidane (c)  85'  90+1'
LW7Florent Malouda  88'
CF12Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
MF22Franck Ribéry  60'
MF8Vikash Dhorasoo  88'
FW20David Trezeguet  90+1'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
GK1Lee Woon-jae (c)
RB12Lee Young-pyo
CB4Choi Jin-cheul
CB2Kim Young-chul
LB3Kim Dong-jin  29'
RM17Lee Ho  11'  69'
CM5Kim Nam-il
LM13Lee Eul-yong  46'
RF14Lee Chun-soo  72'
CF19Cho Jae-jin
LF7Park Ji-sung
Substitutions:
FW11Seol Ki-hyeon  46'
DF18Kim Sang-sik  69'
FW9Ahn Jung-hwan  72'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat

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
Togo
Switzerland
GK16Kossi Agassa
RB23Assimiou Touré
CB5Massamasso Tchangai (c)
CB2Daré Nibombé
LB13Richmond Forson
RM9Thomas Dossevi  69'
CM15Alaixys Romao  53'
CM8Kuami Agboh  25'
LM10Chérif Touré Mamam  87'
CF17Mohamed Kader
CF4Emmanuel Adebayor  47'
Substitutions:
FW7Moustapha Salifou  45'  25'
FW18Junior Sènaya  69'
FW11Robert Malm  87'
Manager:
Otto Pfister
GK1Pascal Zuberbühler
RB23Philipp Degen
CB20Patrick Müller
CB4Philippe Senderos
LB3Ludovic Magnin
RM16Tranquillo Barnetta
CM6Johann Vogel (c)  90+2'
CM7Ricardo Cabanas  77'
LM8Raphaël Wicky
CF9Alexander Frei  87'
CF10Daniel Gygax  46'
Substitutions:
MF22Hakan Yakin  46'
FW11Marco Streller  77'
FW18Mauro Lustrinelli  87'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn

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
Togo
France
GK16Kossi Agassa
RB5Massamasso Tchangai
CB3Jean-Paul Abalo (c)
CB2Daré Nibombé
LB13Richmond Forson
RM18Junior Sènaya
CM6Yao Aziawonou  38'
CM7Moustapha Salifou  88'
LM10Chérif Touré Mamam  44'  59'
CF17Mohamed Kader
CF4Emmanuel Adebayor  75'
Substitutions:
FW14Adékambi Olufadé  59'
MF9Thomas Dossevi  75'
Manager:
Otto Pfister
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB19Willy Sagnol
CB15Lilian Thuram
CB5William Gallas
LB13Mikaël Silvestre
RM22Franck Ribéry  77'
CM4Patrick Vieira (c)  81'
CM6Claude Makélélé  30'
LM7Florent Malouda  74'
CF20David Trezeguet
CF12Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW11Sylvain Wiltord  74'
FW9Sidney Govou  77'
MF18Alou Diarra  81'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech

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
Report
Switzerland
South Korea
GK1Pascal Zuberbühler
RB23Philipp Degen
CB20Patrick Müller
CB4Philippe Senderos  43'  53'
LB17Christoph Spycher  82'
DM6Johann Vogel (c)
RM16Tranquillo Barnetta
CM22Hakan Yakin  55'  71'
CM7Ricardo Cabanas
LM8Raphaël Wicky  69'  88'
CF9Alexander Frei
Substitutions:
DF2Johan Djourou  90'  53'
MF5Xavier Margairaz  71'
MF19Valon Behrami  88'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
GK1Lee Woon-jae (c)
RB12Lee Young-pyo  63'
CB4Choi Jin-cheul  78'
CB6Kim Jin-kyu  37'
LB3Kim Dong-jin
CM5Kim Nam-il
CM17Lee Ho
RW7Park Ji-sung
AM14Lee Chun-soo  80'
LW10Park Chu-young  23'  66'
CF19Cho Jae-jin
Substitutions:
FW9Ahn Jung-hwan  78'  63'
FW11Seol Ki-hyeon  66'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat

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)

See also

References