Togo at the World Cup
Germany 2006 was Togo's first and only appearance at the World Cup. They lost all of their three games and did not progress past the group stage.
Trivia
- Togo's first attempt at qualifying came in the preliminary qualifiers to the 1974 tournament, but they have yet to threaten the big guns for a place at the World Cup finals. Congo ended their first shot at qualifying with Guinea and Niger following suit in later years.
- Togo lost all their preliminary matches in the contest for places at the 1994 FIFA World Cup USA, although they did manage a win over Zimbabwe four years later and beat Zambia and Libya in the 2002 qualifying tournament, in a group that was won by Cameroon.
- The greatest result in Togo's history came in the 1998 African Cup of Nations, a 2-1 triumph over four-times champions Ghana which saw the fancied nation eliminated from the tournament. Following a 1-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea in the first leg of their preliminary qualifier for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Togo came back to win the return 2-0 and progress to the next round.
Related Pages
- List of all countries who have participated in the World Cup
- FIFA World Cup Home
- About Sport in Togo
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