Korea Republic v Togo, 13 June 2006
| Score | 2-1 to Korea Republic |
| Referee | Graham Poll |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group G |
| Venue | Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt |
| Attendance | 48,000 |
View Korea Republic v Togo head to head
Kick-Off: 15:00 Local (14:00 BST)
Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp (England)
Glen Turner (England)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Justice Yeboah (Ghana)
Man of the Match:
Ahn Jung-hwan (South Korea)
South Korea took their time to get going before finally overcoming the resistance of 10-man Togo.
The one moment of real quality in the first half came when Togo's Mohamed Kader controlled the ball on his thigh and lashed home a fine shot.
Kader nearly made it two after the break before Jean-Paul Abalo's second booking saw him sent off.
Lee Chun-Soo curled in the resulting free-kick and Ahn Jung-Hwan's deflected strike won the game for South Korea.
Sweltering temperatures beneath a closed roof ensured the game got off to a sluggish start, with little real incident at either end in the early stages.
The deadlock was broken just past the half hour with the first moment of real quality from either side.
This was the first-ever meeting between South Korea and Togo.
2
Korea Republic
Manager: Dick Advocaat
Goals:
| LEE Chun-soo | 54 |
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| AHN Jung-Hwan | 72 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
LEE Woon-Jae
(captain)
Defender
SONG Chong-Gug
Defender
CHOI Jin-Cheul
Defender
KIM Jin-Kyu
Defender
KIM Young-Chul
Defender/Midfielder
LEE Young-pyo
Midfielder
LEE Eul-Yong
Midfielder
LEE Ho
Midfielder
CHO Jae-Jin
Midfielder
PARK Ji-sung
Forward
LEE Chun-soo
Substitutions:
| AHN Jung-Hwan for KIM Jin-Kyu | 46 |
| KIM Nam-il for LEE Eul-Yong | 68 |
| KIM Sang-sik for CHO Jae-Jin | 83 |
Cards:
| KIM Young-Chul | 41 | Y |
| LEE Chun-soo | 51 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
KIM Yong-dae
Goalkeeper
KIM Young-kwang
Defender
KIM Dong-jin
Defender
KIM Sang-sik
Midfielder
KIM Do-heon
Midfielder
Baek Ji-Hoon
Midfielder
KIM Nam-il
Midfielder
CHO Won-Hee
Forward
PARK Chu-young
Forward
AHN Jung-Hwan
Forward
SEOL Ki-Hyeon
Forward
CHUNG Kyung-Ho
Comments:
This was South Korea's first-ever World Cup finals win outside of South Korea at their 15th attempt.
1
Togo
Manager: Otto Pfister
Goals:
| Mohamed Kader | 31 |
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Starting lineup:
Kossi Agassa
Goalkeeper
Jean-Paul Yaovi Abalo
Defender
(captain)
Daré Nibombé
Defender
Massamesso Tchangai
Defender
Alaixys Romao
Defender/Midfielder
Ludovic Assemoassa
Midfielder
Cherif-Toure Maman
Midfielder
Emmanuel Adebayor
Forward
Mohamed Kader
Forward
Moustapha Salifou
Forward
Yao Junior Senaya
Forward
Substitutions:
| Assimiou Toure for Yao Junior Senaya | 56 |
| Richmond Forson for Ludovic Assemoassa | 62 |
| Yao Aziawonou for Moustapha Salifou | 86 |
Cards:
| Jean-Paul Yaovi Abalo | 23 | Y |
| Alaixys Romao | 24 | Y |
| Jean-Paul Yaovi Abalo | 53 | Y |
| Jean-Paul Yaovi Abalo | 53 | R |
| Massamesso Tchangai | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kodjovi Obilale
Goalkeeper
Ouro-Nimini Tchagnirou
Defender
Erik Akoto
Defender
Richmond Forson
Defender
Assimiou Toure
Midfielder
Kuami Agboh
Midfielder
Franck Atsou Edem
Midfielder
Yao Aziawonou
Midfielder
Affo Erassa
Forward
Thomas Dossevi
Forward
Robert Malm
Forward
Adekanmi Olufade