Outright Odds: 500/1
Group G Winners: 16/1
First-time World Cup qualification for the tiny west African nation was such a great achievement the countrys president declared a national holiday to celebrate.
Togo had never come close to qualifying before until they embarked on the history making campaign which saw them secure a place in Germany ahead of 2002 World Cup quarter finalists Senegal and African Cup of Nations finalists Mali.
After a nervous start which saw them lose their opening match in a preliminary qualification tie against minnows Equatorial Guinea 1-0, they won the return leg 2-0 and after losing their opening group match away to Zambia, remained unbeaten to top the group.
Their place in Germany was decided on the final day of qualifying and a draw at Congo would be enough. They fell behind twice but two second half goals from Sochaux striker Kader Toure earned Les Eperviers (The Sparrow Hawks) a 3-2 win.
Qualification saw a party to end all parties in the capital of Lome. Revellers defied a power cut and pouring rain to celebrate what was seen before the qualification matches as an impossible task.
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