2006 FIFA World Cup Group G

Football tournament group stage June 2018 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. The previous World Cup's fourth-place team South Korea and Togo failed to advance.Saaid Hamdan https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2006full.html World Cup 2006 – Match Details RSSSF 7 February 2007 30 April 2026 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 main WDL standings complete FIFA 200 SUI FRA KOR TOG KO KO Tie-breaking criteria 2 1 0 4 0 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 3 1 6 SUI FRA 1974 KOR 1997 TOG Q green1 Advance to knockout stage 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. main G1 2006 6 13 y 15:00 KOR 1997 2006 FIFA World Cup Group G#South Korea vs Togo 2–1 TOG Lee Chun-soo 54 Ahn Jung-hwan 72 Kader 31 Waldstadion, Frankfurt 48,000 Graham Poll (England) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410014 Korea Republic vs Togo First stage 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410014/index.html 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – Matches – Korea Republic v Togo FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171218035442/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410014/index.html 18 December 2017 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/14_0613_frf_kor-tog_fulltime__1150211140.pdf Match Report – Group G – Korea Republic v Togo FIFA 13 June 2006 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413053918/http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/14_0613_frf_kor-tog_fulltime__1150211140.pdf 13 April 2026 _kor06h1 _kor06h1 _kor06h1 FF4040 FF4040 FF4040 FFFFFF FF4040 South Korea _tog06h2 _tog06h2 _tog06h2 _tog06h2 _puma_2006_on_white FFF000 FFF000 FFF000 00A000 00A000 Togo GK 1 Lee Woon-jae (c)CB 4 Choi Jin-cheulCB 2 Kim Young-chul 41CB 6 Kim Jin-kyu 46RM 22Song Chong-gugCM 17Lee HoCM 13Lee Eul-yong 68LM 12Lee Young-pyoRF 7 Park Ji-sungCF 19Cho Jae-jin 83LF 14Lee Chun-soo 51Substitutions:FW 9 Ahn Jung-hwan 46MF 5 Kim Nam-il 68DF 18Kim Sang-sik 83Manager:NED Dick Advocaat GK 16Kossi AgassaRB 5 Massamasso Tchangai 90+2CB 3 Jean-Paul Abalo (c) 2 23 53CB 2 Daré NibombéLB 19Ludovic Assemoassa 62RM 18Junior Sènaya 55CM 15Alaixys Romao 24CM 10Chérif Touré MamamLM 7 Moustapha Salifou 86CF 17Mohamed KaderCF 4 Emmanuel AdebayorSubstitutions:DF 23Assimiou Touré 55FW 13Richmond Forson 62MF 6 Yao Aziawonou 86Manager:GER Otto Pfister 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.27 June 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup - News - Out but no goals against https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/out-but-goals-against-23830 https://web.archive.org/web/20200926204801/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/out-but-goals-against-23830 26 September 2020 live 24 March 2021 FIFA.com main G2 2006 6 13 y 18:00 FRA 1974 2006 FIFA World Cup Group G#France vs Switzerland 0–0 SUI Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart 52,000 Valentin Ivanov (Russia) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410013 France vs Switzerland First stage 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410013/index.html 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – Matches – France v Switzerland FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171228214853/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410013/index.html 28 December 2017 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/13_0613_stu_fra-sui_fulltime__1150221809.pdf Match Report – Group G – France v Switzerland FIFA 13 June 2006 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413053927/http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/13_0613_stu_fra-sui_fulltime__1150221809.pdf 13 April 2026 _fra06H _fra06H _fra06H _fra06A _fra06Hl 003CFF 003CFF 003CFF 003CFF FF0000 France _sui06a2 _sui06a2 _sui06a2 _sui06h2 _puma_2006_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Switzerland GK 16Fabien BarthezRB 19Willy Sagnol 90+3CB 15Lilian ThuramCB 5 William GallasLB 3 Eric Abidal 64CM 4 Patrick VieiraCM 6 Claude MakéléléRW 11Sylvain Wiltord 84AM 10Zinedine Zidane (c) 72LW 22Franck Ribéry 70CF 12Thierry HenrySubstitutions:FW 14Louis Saha 70MF 8 Vikash Dhorasoo 84Manager:Raymond Domenech GK 1 Pascal ZuberbühlerRB 23Philipp Degen 56CB 20Patrick Müller 75CB 4 Philippe SenderosLB 3 Ludovic Magnin 42RM 16Tranquillo BarnettaCM 7 Ricardo Cabanas 72CM 6 Johann Vogel (c)LM 8 Raphaël Wicky 82CF 9 Alexander Frei 90+3CF 11Marco Streller 45 57Substitutions:FW 10Daniel Gygax 57DF 2 Johan Djourou 75MF 5 Xavier Margairaz 82Manager:Köbi Kuhn 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 main G3 2006 6 18 y 21:00 FRA 1974 2006 FIFA World Cup Group G#France vs South Korea 1–1 KOR 1997 Henry 9 Park Ji-sung 81 Zentralstadion, Leipzig 43,000 Benito Archundia (Mexico) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410029 France vs Korea Republic First stage 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410029/index.html 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – Matches – France v Korea Republic FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171228213414/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410029/index.html 28 December 2017 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/29_0618_lei_fra-kor_fulltime__1150664282.pdf Match Report – Group G – France v Korea Republic FIFA 18 June 2006 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413054334/http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/29_0618_lei_fra-kor_fulltime__1150664282.pdf 13 April 2026 _fra06A _fra06A _fra06A _fra06A _fra06Al FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 003CFF FFFFFF France _kor06h1 _kor06h1 _kor06h1 FF4040 FF4040 FF4040 FF4040 FF4040 South Korea GK 16Fabien BarthezRB 19Willy SagnolCB 15Lilian ThuramCB 5 William GallasLB 3 Eric Abidal 79CM 4 Patrick VieiraCM 6 Claude MakéléléRW 11Sylvain Wiltord 60AM 10Zinedine Zidane (c) 85 90+1LW 7 Florent Malouda 88CF 12Thierry HenrySubstitutions:MF 22Franck Ribéry 60MF 8 Vikash Dhorasoo 88FW 20David Trezeguet 90+1Manager:Raymond Domenech GK 1 Lee Woon-jae (c)RB 12Lee Young-pyoCB 4 Choi Jin-cheulCB 2 Kim Young-chulLB 3 Kim Dong-jin 29RM 17Lee Ho 11 69CM 5 Kim Nam-ilLM 13Lee Eul-yong 46RF 14Lee Chun-soo 72CF 19Cho Jae-jinLF 7 Park Ji-sungSubstitutions:FW 11Seol Ki-hyeon 46DF 18Kim Sang-sik 69FW 9 Ahn Jung-hwan 72Manager:NED Dick Advocaat 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 main G4 2006 6 19 y 15:00 TOG 2006 FIFA World Cup Group G#Togo vs Switzerland 0–2 SUI Frei 16 Barnetta 88 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund 65,000 Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410030 Togo vs Switzerland First stage 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410030/index.html 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – Matches – Togo v Switzerland FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171228220009/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410030/index.html 28 December 2017 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/30_0619_dor_tog-sui_fulltime__1150728942.pdf Match Report – Group G – Togo v Switzerland FIFA 19 June 2006 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413054351/http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/30_0619_dor_tog-sui_fulltime__1150728942.pdf 13 April 2026 _tog06a2 _tog06a2 _tog06a2 _tog06h2 _puma_2006_on_white 00A000 00A000 00A000 00A000 00A000 Togo _sui06h2 _sui06h2 _sui06h2 _sui06h2 _puma_2006_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Switzerland GK 16Kossi AgassaRB 23Assimiou TouréCB 5 Massamasso Tchangai (c)CB 2 Daré NibombéLB 13Richmond ForsonRM 9 Thomas Dossevi 69CM 15Alaixys Romao 53CM 8 Kuami Agboh 25LM 10Chérif Touré Mamam 87CF 17Mohamed KaderCF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor 47Substitutions:FW 7 Moustapha Salifou 45 25FW 18Junior Sènaya 69FW 11Robert Malm 87Manager:GER Otto Pfister GK 1 Pascal ZuberbühlerRB 23Philipp DegenCB 20Patrick MüllerCB 4 Philippe SenderosLB 3 Ludovic MagninRM 16Tranquillo BarnettaCM 6 Johann Vogel (c) 90+2CM 7 Ricardo Cabanas 77LM 8 Raphaël WickyCF 9 Alexander Frei 87CF 10Daniel Gygax 46Substitutions:MF 22Hakan Yakin 46FW 11Marco Streller 77FW 18Mauro Lustrinelli 87Manager:Köbi Kuhn 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 main G5 2006 6 23 y 21:00 TOG 2006 FIFA World Cup Group G#Togo vs France 0–2 FRA 1974 Vieira 55 Henry 61 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne 45,000 Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410045 Togo vs France First stage 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410045/index.html 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – Matches – Togo v France FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171228220020/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410045/index.html 28 December 2017 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/45_0623_cgn_tog-fra_fulltime__1151096119.pdf Match Report – Group G – Togo v France FIFA 23 June 2006 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413054800/http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/45_0623_cgn_tog-fra_fulltime__1151096119.pdf 13 April 2026 _tog06h2 _tog06h2 _tog06h2 _tog06h2 _puma_2006_on_white FFF000 FFF000 FFF000 00A000 00A000 Togo _fra06H _fra06H _fra06H _fra06H1 _fra06Hl 003CFF 003CFF 003CFF FFFFFF FF0000 France GK 16Kossi AgassaRB 5 Massamasso TchangaiCB 3 Jean-Paul Abalo (c)CB 2 Daré NibombéLB 13Richmond ForsonRM 18Junior SènayaCM 6 Yao Aziawonou 38CM 7 Moustapha Salifou 88LM 10Chérif Touré Mamam 44 59CF 17Mohamed KaderCF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor 75Substitutions:FW 14Adékambi Olufadé 59MF 9 Thomas Dossevi 75Manager:GER Otto Pfister GK 16Fabien BarthezRB 19Willy SagnolCB 15Lilian ThuramCB 5 William GallasLB 13Mikaël SilvestreRM 22Franck Ribéry 77CM 4 Patrick Vieira (c) 81CM 6 Claude Makélélé 30LM 7 Florent Malouda 74CF 20David TrezeguetCF 12Thierry HenrySubstitutions:FW 11Sylvain Wiltord 74FW 9 Sidney Govou 77MF 18Alou Diarra 81Manager:Raymond Domenech 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 main G6 2006 6 23 y 21:00 SUI 2006 FIFA World Cup Group G#Switzerland vs South Korea 2–0 KOR 1997 Senderos 23 Frei 77 Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover 43,000 Horacio Elizondo (Argentina) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410046 Switzerland vs Korea Republic First stage 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410046/index.html 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – Matches – Switzerland v Korea Republic FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171229064035/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410046/index.html 29 December 2017 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/46_0623_han_sui-kor_fulltime__1151096525.pdf Match Report – Group G – Switzerland v Korea Republic FIFA 23 June 2006 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413054831/http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/46_0623_han_sui-kor_fulltime__1151096525.pdf 13 April 2026 _sui06h2 _sui06h2 _sui06h2 _sui06a2 _puma_2006_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Switzerland _kor06a1 _kor06a1 _kor06a1 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF South Korea GK 1 Pascal ZuberbühlerRB 23Philipp DegenCB 20Patrick MüllerCB 4 Philippe Senderos 43 53LB 17Christoph Spycher 82DM 6 Johann Vogel (c)RM 16Tranquillo BarnettaCM 22Hakan Yakin 55 71CM 7 Ricardo CabanasLM 8 Raphaël Wicky 69 88CF 9 Alexander FreiSubstitutions:DF 2 Johan Djourou 90 53MF 5 Xavier Margairaz 71MF 19Valon Behrami 88Manager:Köbi Kuhn GK 1 Lee Woon-jae (c)RB 12Lee Young-pyo 63CB 4 Choi Jin-cheul 78CB 6 Kim Jin-kyu 37LB 3 Kim Dong-jinCM 5 Kim Nam-ilCM 17Lee HoRW 7 Park Ji-sungAM 14Lee Chun-soo 80LW 10Park Chu-young 23 66CF 19Cho Jae-jinSubstitutions:FW 9 Ahn Jung-hwan 78 63FW 11Seol Ki-hyeon 66Manager:NED Dick Advocaat 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) See also France at the FIFA World Cup South Korea at the FIFA World Cup Switzerland at the FIFA World Cup Togo at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report G Category:Switzerland at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group Category:South Korea at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group Category:Football 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