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

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	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

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.

13 June 2006

15:00

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

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]

13 June 2006

18:00

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

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

18 June 2006

21:00

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

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

19 June 2006

15:00

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

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

23 June 2006

21:00

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

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

23 June 2006

21:00

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

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)

References

^ "2006 FIFA World Cup - News - Out but no goals against". FIFA.com. 27 June 2006. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[1] "2006 FIFA World Cup - News - Out but no goals against". FIFA.com. 27 June 2006. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

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Standings

Matches

South Korea vs Togo

France vs Switzerland

France vs South Korea

Togo vs Switzerland

Togo vs France

Switzerland vs South Korea

See also

References