| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
2  Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
3  Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
4  Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 |
About
World Cup story
Senegal famously beat France in the opening match of their 2002 debut and went on to reach the quarter-finals. Three previous appearances overall.
- Appearances
- 3
- Best finish
- Quarterfinals
- First appearance
- 2002
- Titles
- —
Squad watch
Key men
MOST CAPS
Idrissa Gueye
131 capsTOP SCORER
Sadio Mané
55 goalsAVERAGE AGE
26 players
26.6 yrs
Road to 2026
Qualifying recap
- W
v DR Congo 3–2
2025-09-09 · Away · WC qualifying · Sep 2025
- W
v South Sudan 5–0
2025-10-10 · Away · WC qualifying · Oct 2025
- W
v Mauritania 4–0
2025-10-14 · Home · WC qualifying · Oct 2025
World Cup 2026
Before the World Cup · warm-ups & qualifiers
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26-man roster
Coach Pape Thiaw
GOALKEEPERS
3- 1
Yehvann Diouf
Nice · 26y
2 caps
- 16
Édouard Mendy
Al-Ahli · 34y
57 caps
- 23
Mory Diaw
Le Havre · 32y
5 caps
DEFENDERS
8- 2
Mamadou Sarr
Chelsea · 20y
8 caps
- 3
Kalidou KoulibalyC
Al-Hilal · 34y
103 caps
2 goals
- 4
Abdoulaye Seck
Maccabi Haifa · 34y
22 caps
4 goals
- 14
Ismail Jakobs
Galatasaray · 26y
30 caps
- 15
Krépin Diatta
Monaco · 27y
61 caps
2 goals
- 19
Moussa Niakhaté
Lyon · 30y
31 caps
- 24
Antoine Mendy
Nice · 22y
7 caps
- 25
El Hadji Malick Diouf
West Ham United · 21y
20 caps
1 goals
MIDFIELDERS
7- 5
Idrissa Gueye
Everton · 36y
131 caps
7 goals
- 6
Pathé Ciss
Rayo Vallecano · 32y
30 caps
- 8
Lamine Camara
Monaco · 22y
33 caps
7 goals
- 17
Pape Matar Sarr
Tottenham Hotspur · 23y
40 caps
4 goals
- 21
Habib Diarra
Sunderland · 22y
21 caps
4 goals
- 22
Bara Sapoko Ndiaye
Bayern Munich · 18y
1 caps
- 26
Pape Gueye
Villarreal · 27y
41 caps
5 goals
FORWARDS
8- 7
Assane Diao
Como · 20y
5 caps
- 9
Bamba Dieng
Lorient · 26y
23 caps
2 goals
- 10
Sadio Mané
Al-Nassr · 34y
128 caps
55 goals
- 11
Nicolas Jackson
Bayern Munich · 24y
33 caps
8 goals
- 12
Cherif Ndiaye
Samsunspor · 30y
19 caps
4 goals
- 13
Iliman Ndiaye
Everton · 26y
40 caps
4 goals
- 18
Ismaïla Sarr
Crystal Palace · 28y
83 caps
19 goals
- 20
Ibrahim Mbaye
Paris Saint-Germain · 18y
11 caps
3 goals
Tournament stats · World Cup 2026 only
Minutes played are not tracked yet — they arrive in a later data update.
LATEST NEWS
HEADLINES
1d ago
First Afcon, now World Cup - Senegal trapped in 'football hell'
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1d ago
Gueye quits Senegal until coaching staff replaced
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2d ago
Latest ever winner, comeback and controversy - Senegal's remarkable exit
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2d ago
Sarr fires home to double Senegal's lead against Belgium
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2d ago
Tielemans scores late extra-time penalty in dramatic end to match
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2d ago
Tielemans scores late extra-time penalty to send Belgium into last 16
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2d ago
Tielemans & Trossard go from heated row to rescuing Belgium
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4d ago
Africa's World Cup success leaves Asia looking for answers
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1w ago
Senegal thrash 10-man Iraq to boost hopes of reaching last 32
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1w ago
Gueye scores 'venomous' double off the Senegal bench
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