Paraguay at the FIFA World Cup in France by qualifying in second place in South America, behind Argentina. The first round matches were against Bulgaria (0–0), Spain (0–0), and Nigeria (3–1; goals Celso Ayala, Miguel Ángel Benítez and José Cardozo). Paraguay qualified to the second round (Round of 16) to be defeated in a thrilling match against hosts and eventual World Champions France. France only scored through Laurent Blanc in the 114th minute, during the second half of overtime (making it the first golden goal scored in a World Cup). Paraguay's central defending duo (Carlos Gamarra and Celso Ayala) and goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert were selected
Togo at the FIFA World Cup three of Togo's matches at the FIFA World Cup 2006, making them record World Cup players for their country: The only goal for Togo at a FIFA World Cup was scored by Mohamed Kader in their 1-2 defeat against South Korea Togo at the FIFA World Cup Togo have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 2006. Head coach: Otto Pfister 2006 FIFA World Cup Group G Mohamed Kader got the opening goal of the match and Togo's first ever goal at the World Cup Final's in the 31st minute when he controlled a