2006 FIFA World Cup Group G

Play in 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 second round, along with eventual tournament runners-up France. 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

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

South Korea vs Togo
South Korea 2–1 Togo
 Report
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
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

In this match, and after a streak of twenty-two matches conceding goals, Switzerland achieved their first clean sheet in their history, and eventually became the first team in history to leave a FIFA World Cup without conceding a single goal.[1]

France 0–0  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 52,000
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)
Evgueni 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
Attendance: 65,000
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
Attendance: 45,000
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 Chandia (Chile)
Fifth official:
Rodrigo González (Chile)

Switzerland vs South Korea
Switzerland  2–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 43,000
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)

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