Due to their two draws with Switzerland (0-0) and South Korea (1-1), France need to win by at least two clear goals to be certain of reaching the next round. A victory with a margin of one goal may not be enough, if South Korea draw with Switzerland. If the tiebreakers 'goal difference' or 'goals scored' are not decisive, the drawing of lots by the Organizing Committee for the World Cup will decide who reaches the last 16.

"We need to score two more goals than our opponents and our strikers know what is expected from them," coach Raymond Domenech told a news conference.

The captain of Les Bleus, Zinadine Zidane will miss the Togo game after collecting his second yellow card of the round, so as defender Eric Abidal. Franck Ribery is set to substitute for Zidane, with Mikael Silvestre slotting in for Abidal. Midfielder Patrick Vieira will take the captain's armband in Zidane's absence.

Besides, coach Raymond Domenech is expected to make some changes in his attacking system. David Trezeguet will join Thierry Henry in attack. Henry 's goal in the second group match against South Korea was the first World Cup goal for France since they beat Brazil (3-0) in the final eight years ago. The rest of the team composition looks certain to remain unchanged.

One of the six debutant teams of the Germany World Cup, Togo possess a pair of strikers capable of giving the strongest defence problems. Emmanuel Adebayor, tall and strong, was dominant in the air and never stopped working and probing for a goal. Alongside him Mohamed Kader, small and pacy, showed a different form of attacking menace.

Though they were already eliminated from the World Cup games, the "Sparrow Hawks" won't give up easily against France. "We will try to save the honor of our country by winning one if not three points," said Adebayor, who is teammate with Henry at Arsenal. "We want to do it for ourselves, our families and for Africa."

And for Les Bleus, it will be a huge deception if they couldn't reach their aim. "It would be a huge, huge deception if we went out again," said Vieira Wednesday. "Worse than in 2002. Because we are a stronger team now, stronger physically and better prepared."

Probable teams:

Togo (4-4-2):

16-Kossi Agassa; 2-Dare Nibombe, 3-Jean Paul Yaovi Abalo Dosseh,5-Massamesso Tchangai, 8-Kuami Agboh; 9-Thomas Dossevi, 10-Cherif Toure Mamam, 6-Yao Aziawanou, 17-Mohamed Kader Coubadja; 13-Richmond Forson, 4-Emmanuel Adebayor.

Coach: Otto Pfister

France (4-4-2):

16-Fabien Barthez; 19-Willy Sagnol, 15-Lilian Thuram, 5-WilliamGallas, 13-Mikael Silvestre; 22-Franck Ribery, 4-Patrick Vieira, 6-Claude Makelele, 7-Florent Malouda; 20-David Trezeguet, 12-Thierry Henry.

Coach: Raymond Domenech

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)