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Senegal at the FIFA World Cup

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This is a record of Senegal's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]

Senegal have qualified for the World Cup on three occasions, in 2002 where they reached the quarter-finals,[2] 2018 and in 2022. At the 2018 World Cup, they were the first team in World Cup history to be eliminated using the fair play rule after being tied with Japan on the first six tiebreakers.[3]

World Cup record

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FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966 Withdrew
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990 Withdrew
United States 1994 Did not qualify
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002 Quarter-finals 7th 5 2 2 1 7 6
Germany 2006 Did not qualify
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018 Group stage 17th 3 1 1 1 4 4
Qatar 2022 Round of 16 10th 4 2 0 2 5 7
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2030
Total Quarter-finals 3/25 12 5 3 4 16 17

Senegal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup

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Squad

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Group A

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Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup Group A

Defending champions France were eliminated from Group A without scoring a goal after defeats to Denmark and debutants Senegal, who both progressed at the expense of two-time champions Uruguay.[4]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Senegal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
 France 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
France 0–1 Senegal
(Report) Bouba Diop 30'
Attendance: 62,561
Denmark 1–1 Senegal
Tomasson 16' (pen.) (Report) Diao 52'
Attendance: 43,500
Senegal 3–3 Uruguay
Fadiga 20' (pen.)
Bouba Diop 26', 38'		 (Report) Morales 46'
Forlán 69'
Recoba 88' (pen.)
Attendance: 33,681

Round of 16

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Sweden 1–2 (a.e.t.) Senegal
Larsson 11' (Report) H. Camara 37' gold-colored soccer ball 104'
Attendance: 39,747

Quarter-finals

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Senegal 0–1 (a.e.t.) Turkey
(Report) İlhan gold-colored soccer ball 94'
Attendance: 44,233

Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

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Squad

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Group H

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
3  Senegal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
4  Poland 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.
Poland 1–2 Senegal
 Report
Attendance: 44,190[5]
Japan 2–2 Senegal
 Report
Attendance: 32,572[6]
Senegal 0–1 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 41,970[7]

Senegal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Ecuador 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Qatar (H) 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Senegal 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 41,721
Qatar 1–3 Senegal
 Report
Attendance: 41,797
Ecuador 1–2 Senegal
 Report
Attendance: 44,569

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
Round of 16
England 3–0 Senegal
 Report
Attendance: 65,985

Record players

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Matches

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Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Kalidou Koulibaly 6 2018 and 2022
Youssouf Sabaly 6 2018 and 2022
Idrissa Gueye 6 2018 and 2022
Ismaïla Sarr 6 2018 and 2022
5 Ferdinand Coly 5 2002
Omar Daf 5 2002
Lamine Diatta 5 2002
Papa Bouba Diop 5 2002
Papa Malick Diop 5 2002
El-Hadji Diouf 5 2002
Tony Sylva 5 2002

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals World Cups
1 Papa Bouba Diop 3 2002
2 Henri Camara 2 2002
3 Salif Diao 1 2002
Khalilou Fadiga 1 2002
M'Baye Niang 1 2018
Sadio Mané 1 2018
Moussa Wagué 1 2018
Boulaye Dia 1 2022
Famara Diedhiou 1 2022
Bamba Dieng 1 2022
Ismaïla Sarr 1 2022
Kalidou Koulibaly 1 2022

Current as of 29 November 2022 after the match v Ecuador

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
  2. ^ "Turkey's golden delight". BBC Sport. 2002-06-22. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  3. ^ Bogage, Jason (June 28, 2018). "Everything you need to know about the World Cup's fair-play tiebreaker". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Clockwatch: Senegal 3-3 Uruguay". BBC Sport. 2 June 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Match report – Group H – Poland v Senegal" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Match report – Group H – Japan v Senegal" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Match report – Group H – Senegal v Colombia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

Head-to-head record

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