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.

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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

FIFA World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1930 Did not enter
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1934
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1938
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 1950
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1954
Flag of Sweden.svg 1958
Flag of Chile.svg 1962
Flag of England.svg 1966 Withdrew
Flag of Mexico.svg 1970 Did not qualify
Flag of Germany.svg 1974
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978
Flag of Spain.svg 1982
Flag of Mexico.svg 1986
Flag of Italy.svg 1990 Withdrew
Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Did not qualify
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1998
Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Japan.svg 2002 Quarter-finals7th522176
Flag of Germany.svg 2006 Did not qualify
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014
Flag of Russia.svg 2018 Group stage17th311144
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022 Round of 1610th420257
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2026 To be determined
Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of Portugal (official).svg Flag of Spain.svg 2030
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2034
TotalQuarter-finals3/25125341617

Senegal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup

Squad

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]

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 321052+37
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 312054+15
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 302145−12
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 301203−31
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg0–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
(Report) Bouba Diop Soccerball shade.svg30'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 62,561
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Tomasson Soccerball shade.svg16' (pen.) (Report) Diao Soccerball shade.svg52'
Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 43,500
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–3Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Fadiga Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)
Bouba Diop Soccerball shade.svg26', 38'		 (Report) Morales Soccerball shade.svg46'
Forlán Soccerball shade.svg69'
Recoba Soccerball shade.svg88' (pen.)
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 33,681
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

Round of 16

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Larsson Soccerball shade.svg11' (Report) H. Camara Soccerball shade.svg37'Soccerball shade gold.svg104'
Oita Stadium, Ōita
Attendance: 39,747
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

Quarter-finals

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
(Report) İlhan Soccerball shade gold.svg94'
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 44,233
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Squad

Group H

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 320152+36Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 31114404 [a]
3Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 31114404 [a]
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 310225−33
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg 1–2 Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190 [5]
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 2–2 Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 32,572 [6]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg 0–1 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970 [7]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Senegal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 321051+47Advanced to knockout stage
2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 320154+16
3Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 311143+14
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (H)300317−60
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg 0–2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 41,721
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg 1–3 Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 41,797
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg 1–2 Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 44,569
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Knockout stage

Round of 16
England  Flag of England.svg 3–0 Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 65,985
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Record players

Matches

RankPlayerMatchesWorld Cups
1 Kalidou Koulibaly 62018 and 2022
Youssouf Sabaly 62018 and 2022
Idrissa Gueye 62018 and 2022
Ismaïla Sarr 62018 and 2022
5 Ferdinand Coly 52002
Omar Daf 52002
Lamine Diatta 52002
Papa Bouba Diop 52002
Papa Malick Diop 52002
El-Hadji Diouf 52002
Tony Sylva 52002

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsWorld Cups
1 Papa Bouba Diop 32002
2 Henri Camara 22002
3 Salif Diao 12002
Khalilou Fadiga 12002
M'Baye Niang 12018
Sadio Mané 12018
Moussa Wagué 12018
Boulaye Dia 12022
Famara Diedhiou 12022
Bamba Dieng 12022
Ismaïla Sarr 12022
Kalidou Koulibaly 12022

Current as of 29 November 2022 after the match v Ecuador

See also

References

  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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