Outright Odds: five hundred/1
Group G Winners: sixteen/1
Initial-time Globe Cup qualification for your very small west African nation was these an incredible accomplishment the countrys president declared a countrywide holiday to celebrate.
Togo experienced never ever arrive near qualifying prior to right up until they launched into the background generating campaign which saw them safe an area in Germany forward of 2002 Globe Cup quarter finalists Senegal and African Cup of countries finalists Mali.
Following a anxious get started which noticed them eliminate their opening match within a preliminary qualification tie in opposition to minnows Equatorial Guinea one-0, they received the return leg 2-0 and after dropping their opening team match away to Zambia, remained unbeaten to prime the group.
Their location in Germany was selected the final working day of qualifying as well as a draw at Congo will be enough. They fell powering 2 times but two second 50 percent objectives from Sochaux striker Kader Toure gained Les Eperviers (The Sparrow Hawks) a three-two earn.
Qualification saw a celebration to end all get-togethers while in the funds of Lome. Revellers defied a power cut and pouring rain to rejoice what was found before the qualification matches as an unattainable undertaking.
Like South Korea, they have viewed a adjust in management ahead of the finals this summer months. Previous captain and assistant coach of Nigerian Stephen Keshi took about subsequent the Zambia defeat and guide Togo to Germany but in turn remaining subsequent a lousy displaying at the Cup of Nations. He has become changed by sixty eight-12 months-previous German Otto Pfister who's got coached in Switzerland, Asia and Africa but under no circumstances in his homeland.
Togo are something of an unfamiliar amount and could spring a surprise like Senegal did 4 decades ago. They have loads of speed up entrance as well as their star participant is striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who joined Arsenal from Monaco. He was the continents top goalscorer and weighed in with eleven goals. Togo even have a highly rated goalkeeper in Kossi Agassa that is nicknamed magic arms.
Which has a pedigree for becoming whipping boys of African football, Togo are unsurprisingly regarded being gradual starters in matches. When they managed to overcome this from much more modest opposition, They could not locate their opponents in Germany so forgiving.
Proposed Wager
Somebody could spring A significant shock in this tournament so why not Togo who could emulate the achievements enjoyed by Senegal in 2002? Their to start with match pits them in opposition to arguably their weakest opponents in South Korea which could act as a springboard for that game titles in opposition to France and Switzerland. Its a longshot, but
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