Team Turmoil, which became the butt of jokes about "To-Go or Not To-Go" for its coaching carousel and threatened players' boycott, was tamed 2-0 by a Swiss side that is the opposite of the African team: precise and predictable.

Switzerland's victory sent it to the top of Group G with four points, slightly ahead of South Korea on goal differential. Switzerland and South Korea play Friday, with one of them headed to the second round and possibly both.

Togo, which lost 2-1 to South Korea in the opener, will now face France, in third position at two points and fighting for survival.

Togolese players, although dispirited and dejected, said they would not be a walkover in Friday's match.

"We don't want to leave with zero points," said Robert Malm. "We want to score some points for the honor of Togo."

At least Monday's performance salvaged a bit of that honor, badly battered by an ugly dispute over salary and bonuses. The conflict, which has rumbled on ever since Togo qualified for the tournament, came to a head Sunday when the players refused to get on the plane to travel to Dortmund.

They eventually relented after FIFA told them they risked serious sanctions, including being kicked out of the World Cup and barred from future ones. FIFA also promised to ensure the players get paid.

The players on Sunday demanded $96,000 per player -- about $2.2 million -- in cash. The government and federation had offered the equivalent of $58,000.

Coach Otto Pfister stormed out for three days and returned just hours before the South Korea match to protest the players' repeated absence from training and the federation's inability to settle the pay dispute.

"Turbulent? Yes," Pfister said of his experience in Germany. "Extremely difficult is what I would say."

Probably the understatement of the tournament.

The new peace wasn't enough, though, to prevent Togo's second straight loss and elimination from the tournament at the hands of a young Swiss team determined to dispel the image of being boring and unimaginative.

The Swiss staged a much faster, more attacking game than in their 0-0 draw against France. The passing wasn't perfect, and the first-half performance earned criticism from coach Koebi Kuhn. But the goal difference could have been even bigger.

Ludovic Magnin crossed the ball to Tranquillo Barnetta, whose pass was headed into the net by Switzerland's star scorer Alexander Frei in the 16th minute. Barnetta added a goal in the 88th for the Swiss, in their first World Cup since 1994.

Frei missed a clear chance in front of an open net early in the second half, but will be remembered for his goal, the 26th in 46 games for Switzerland. Frei was sent home in disgrace from Euro 2004 after spitting at an opponent, but has now more than redeemed himself in the national eye.

"I was simply happy and proud to be on the Swiss national team," Frei said.

"We all know he can be even more efficient than we saw today, but he's coming back from a long injury period," coach Koebi Kuhn said. "He can only improve."

Dortmund's Westfalen Stadium resembled a mini-Switzerland, echoing to roars of "Hopp Schweiz." The sea of red-and-white at the sold-out 65,000 seat ballpark was punctuated by a tiny corner of drumming Togolese fans clad in the yellow and green of the national flag.

The African side clearly was hurt by the absence of suspended captain Jean-Paul Abalo and injured defender Ludovic Assemoassa. Still, the Togolese lived up to their nickname, with forwards Emmanuel Adebayor and Mohamed Kader repeatedly threatening against the Swiss defense, but failing to finish when it mattered.

The Togolese were particularly upset that Paraguayan referee Amello Andino failed to award a penalty kick after Adebayor was downed by Patrick Mueller in the 35th minute.

Even Swiss coach Kuhn admitted that video replays showed it was a clear penalty.

"You know, I shouldn't criticize a referee because you get into trouble immediately. But there are other laws of the game you can read and compare to TV," said Pfister.

He said he was happy with the performance of his team, even though it fell to 0-2.

"The players gave 100 percent, but when you have problems of that kind for weeks, then it does have an influence on your nerves," Pfister said.