Sailing in the same boat

On the same day, Switzerland ground out an uninspiring 0-0 draw with former world champions France, maintaining their image as a well-organised outfit but without winning too many new fans.

8220;Our strikers are coming back from a difficult time with injuries and I think the longer the tournament lasts, the better it will be for them,8221; said Swiss coach Koebi Kuhn. But he admits Togo will be no pushovers. 8220;I see Togo as a strong team, who qualified for the World Cup in a strong group, with two very dangerous forwards in Emmanuel Adebayor and Mohamed Kader Coubadja,8221; he said.

Togo coach Pfister is well versed on Swiss football. The 68-year-old German is married to a Swiss, lives in Switzerland and has been a player and a coach in that country. 8220;I know them inside out. I now have to work out how to beat them. For Togo, this is the last chance,8221; Pfister said.

Kuhn is likely to stick with the same team he used against France, although he could bring in attacking midfielder Daniel Gygax at the expense of the more defence-minded Raphael Wicky.

Pfister will be forced into changes at the back with captain Jean Paul Yaovi Abalo Dosseh suspended and fellow defender Ludovic Assemoassa out after tearing knee ligaments.

Match officials

Referee: Carlos Amarilla PAR, Assistant Referees: Amelio Andino PAR, Manuel Bernal PAR, Fourth Official: Mohamed Guezzaz MAR, Fifth Official: Brahim Djezzar ALG

8211;Mark Ledsom