Switzerland v Korea Republic, 23 June 2006
| Score | 2-0 to Switzerland |
| Referee | Horacio Marcelo Elizondo |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group G |
| Venue | AWD-Arena, Hannover |
| Attendance | 43,000 |
View Switzerland v Korea Republic head to head
Kick-Off: 21:00 Local (20:00 BST)
Assistant referees:
Darío García (Argentina)
Rodolfo Otero (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Fifth official:
Dramane Danté (Mali)
Man of the Match:
Alexander Frei (Switzerland)
Switzerland booked their place in the second round with a gutsy victory in their final Group G game in Hanover.
Hakan Yakin's pin-point cross was met by the brave Philippe Senderos who powerfully headed Switzerland in front.
Jin-Chul Choi and Chun-Soo Lee went close for South Korea before Alexander Frei scored a controversial second.
Frei rounded the keeper after the referee overruled his assistant's offside flag, ensuring the Swiss will now meet Ukraine in the second round.
This was the first meeting between Switzerland and South Korea at 'A' international level. They had previously met at Youth and Under-21.
2
Switzerland
Manager: Jakob Kuhn
Goals:
| Philippe Senderos | 23 |
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| Alexandre Frei | 77 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Pascal Zuberbühler
Defender
Philipp Degen
Defender
Christoph Spycher
Defender/Centre back
Philippe Senderos
Midfielder
Tranquillo Barnetta
Midfielder
Ricardo Cabanas
Midfielder
Patrick Müller
Midfielder
Johann Vogel
(captain)
Midfielder
Raphaël Wicky
Midfielder
Hakan Yakin
Forward
Alexandre Frei
Substitutions:
| Johann Djourou for Philippe Senderos | 53 |
| Xavier Margairaz for Hakan Yakin | 71 |
| Valon Behrami for Raphaël Wicky | 88 |
Cards:
| Philippe Senderos | 43 | Y |
| Hakan Yakin | 55 | Y |
| Raphaël Wicky | 69 | Y |
| Christoph Spycher | 83 | Y |
| Johann Djourou | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Diego Benaglio
Goalkeeper
Fabio Coltorti
Defender
Johann Djourou
Defender
Stephane Grichting
Defender/Midfielder
Valon Behrami
Midfielder
David Degen
Midfielder
Blerim Dzemaili
Midfielder
Daniel Gygax
Midfielder
Ludovic Magnin
Midfielder
Xavier Margairaz
Forward
Mauro Lustrinelli
Forward
Marco Streller
Comments:
Switzerland finish as winners of Group G. It is the first time they've finished as group winners. Switzerland last reached the second phase in 1994 when they lost 0-3 to Spain in Washington. Switzerland were are the only team to negotiate the group stage of the 2006 World Cup finals without conceding a goal. They kept their first-ever World Cup finals clean sheet in their opeing game against France to an end the all-time competition record of 22 matches without a clean sheet.
0
Korea Republic
Manager: Dick Advocaat
Goals:
Starting lineup:
LEE Woon-Jae
Goalkeeper
(captain)
KIM Dong-jin
Defender
CHOI Jin-Cheul
Defender
KIM Jin-Kyu
Defender
LEE Young-pyo
Defender/Midfielder
LEE Ho
Midfielder
CHO Jae-Jin
Midfielder
PARK Ji-sung
Midfielder
KIM Nam-il
Midfielder
PARK Chu-young
Forward
LEE Chun-soo
Forward
Substitutions:
| AHN Jung-Hwan for LEE Young-pyo | 63 |
| SEOL Ki-Hyeon for PARK Chu-young | 66 |
Cards:
| PARK Chu-young | 23 | Y |
| KIM Jin-Kyu | 37 | Y |
| AHN Jung-Hwan | 78 | Y |
| CHOI Jin-Cheul | 78 | Y |
| LEE Chun-soo | 80 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
KIM Yong-dae
Goalkeeper
KIM Young-kwang
Defender
SONG Chong-Gug
Defender
KIM Sang-sik
Defender
KIM Young-Chul
Midfielder
KIM Do-heon
Midfielder
LEE Eul-Yong
Midfielder
Baek Ji-Hoon
Midfielder
CHO Won-Hee
Forward
AHN Jung-Hwan
Forward
SEOL Ki-Hyeon
Forward
CHUNG Kyung-Ho