Swiss wear down Togo
19th June 2006
Togo have enjoyed a roller coaster of a World Cup so far. First their coach quit and then decided to come back. Next the players threatened not to play against the Swiss today and only had a last minute change of heart following the intervention of FIFA. Yet today the Togolese somehow managed to put all the turmoil behind them and put in a rousing performance against Switzerland. Unfortunately it was not enough as they went down 2-0 following goals from Frei and Barnetta. Togo would be right to feel aggrieved however, having been denied a clear penalty when Muller stuck out his leg to stop Adebayor with the score still at 1-0 to the Swiss. The result means that France need to win their last match against Togo 2-0 to qualify.
