Outright Odds: 500/1
Group G Winners: sixteen/1
Initially-time Earth Cup qualification with the small west African nation was this kind of a terrific achievement the countrys president declared a countrywide holiday getaway to rejoice.
Togo had never ever arrive near to qualifying before till they launched into the historical past generating campaign which noticed them safe an area in Germany ahead of 2002 Globe Cup quarter finalists Senegal and African Cup of countries finalists Mali.
Following a nervous start off which noticed them reduce their opening match in a preliminary qualification tie from minnows Equatorial Guinea 1-0, they won the return leg 2-0 and just after losing their opening team match away to Zambia, remained unbeaten to top rated the team.
Their put in Germany was decided on the ultimate day of qualifying along with a draw at Congo could be more than enough. They fell guiding 2 times but two second fifty percent targets from Sochaux striker Kader Toure earned Les Eperviers (The Sparrow Hawks) a 3-2 win.
Qualification observed a party to finish all events within the capital of Lome. Revellers defied a power Slash and pouring rain to celebrate what was observed ahead of the qualification matches as an unattainable undertaking.
Like South Korea, they've noticed a modify in administration before the finals this summer time. Previous captain and assistant coach of Nigerian Stephen Keshi took more than following the Zambia defeat and direct Togo to Germany but consequently left next a bad exhibiting within the Cup of countries. He has actually been replaced by 68-yr-aged German Otto Pfister who's got coached in Switzerland, Asia and Africa but never ever in his homeland.
Togo are one thing of the unidentified quantity and will spring a surprise like Senegal did 4 a long time ago. They have plenty of pace up entrance as well as their star participant is http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&contentCollection®ion=TopBar&WT.nav=searchWidget&module=SearchSubmit&pgtype=Homepage#/온라인카지노 striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who joined Arsenal from Monaco. He was the continents top goalscorer and weighed in with 11 aims. Togo even have a hugely rated goalkeeper 온라인바카라 in Kossi Agassa that is nicknamed magic hands.
Using a pedigree for staying whipping boys of African soccer, Togo are unsurprisingly acknowledged to generally be sluggish starters in matches. Although they managed to beat this from a lot more modest opposition, They might not find their opponents in Germany so forgiving.
Proposed Wager
Any individual could spring a major surprise With this Event so why not Togo who could emulate the results relished by Senegal in 2002? Their initial match pits them in opposition to arguably their weakest opponents in South Korea which could act as a springboard for the online games versus France and Switzerland. Its a longshot, but
Togo to qualify from Team G @ three/1