Senegal at the FIFA World Cup

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 appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on two occasions, in 2002 where they reached the quarter finals,[2] and in 2018. 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
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Did not enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966 withdrew
1970 did not qualify
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002 Quarter-finals 7th 5 2 2 1 7 6
2006 Did not qualify
2010
2014
2018 Group stage 17th 3 1 1 1 4 4
2022 To be determined
2026
Total Quarter-finals 2/21 8 3 3 2 11 10

Senegal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup

Squad

Head coach: Bruno Metsu

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Tony Sylva (1975-05-17)17 May 1975 (aged 27) 15 AS Monaco
2 2DF Omar Daf (1977-02-12)12 February 1977 (aged 25) 31 Sochaux
3 3MF Pape Sarr (1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (aged 24) 22 Lens
4 2DF Papa Malick Diop (1974-12-29)29 December 1974 (aged 27) 25 Lorient
5 2DF Alassane N'Dour (1981-12-12)12 December 1981 (aged 20) 7 Saint-Étienne
6 2DF Aliou Cissé (c) (1976-03-24)24 March 1976 (aged 26) 20 Montpellier
7 4FW Henri Camara (1977-05-10)10 May 1977 (aged 25) 34 Sedan
8 4FW Amara Traoré (1965-09-25)25 September 1965 (aged 36) 12 Gueugnon
9 4FW Souleymane Camara (1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 19) 9 AS Monaco
10 3MF Khalilou Fadiga (1974-12-30)30 December 1974 (aged 27) 25 Auxerre
11 4FW El Hadji Diouf (1981-01-15)15 January 1981 (aged 21) 21 Lens
12 3MF Amdy Faye (1977-03-12)12 March 1977 (aged 25) 6 Auxerre
13 2DF Lamine Diatta (1975-07-02)2 July 1975 (aged 26) 19 Rennes
14 3MF Moussa N'Diaye (1979-02-20)20 February 1979 (aged 23) 38 Sedan
15 3MF Salif Diao (1977-02-10)10 February 1977 (aged 25) 20 Sedan
16 1GK Omar Diallo (1972-09-28)28 September 1972 (aged 29) 42 Olympique Khouribga
17 2DF Ferdinand Coly (1973-09-10)10 September 1973 (aged 28) 16 Lens
18 4FW Pape Thiaw (1981-02-05)5 February 1981 (aged 21) 13 Strasbourg
19 3MF Papa Bouba Diop (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 24) 12 Lens
20 3MF Sylvain N'Diaye (1976-06-25)25 June 1976 (aged 25) 6 Lille
21 2DF Habib Beye (1977-10-19)19 October 1977 (aged 24) 6 Strasbourg
22 1GK Kalidou Cissokho (1972-12-14)14 December 1972 (aged 29) 0 ASC Jeanne d'Arc
23 3MF Makhtar N'Diaye (1981-12-31)31 December 1981 (aged 20) 11 Rennes

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 321052+37
 Senegal 312054+15
 Uruguay 30214512
 France 30120331
France 01 Senegal
(Report) Bouba Diop  30'

Denmark 11 Senegal
Tomasson  16' (pen.) (Report) Diao  52'

Senegal 33 Uruguay
Fadiga  20' (pen.)
Bouba Diop  26', 38'
(Report) Morales  46'
Forlán  69'
Recoba  88' (pen.)

Round of 16

Sweden 12 (a.e.t.) Senegal
Larsson  11' (Report) H. Camara  37'  104'
Attendance: 39,747

Quarter-finals

Senegal 01 (a.e.t.) Turkey
(Report) İlhan  94'
Attendance: 44,233

Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Squad

Coach: Aliou Cissé

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Abdoulaye Diallo (1992-03-30)30 March 1992 (aged 26) 17 0 Rennes
2 2DF Adama Mbengue (1993-12-01)1 December 1993 (aged 24) 6 0 Caen
3 2DF Kalidou Koulibaly (1991-06-20)20 June 1991 (aged 26) 26 0 Napoli
4 2DF Kara Mbodji (1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 28) 52 5 Anderlecht
5 3MF Idrissa Gueye (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 28) 61 1 Everton
6 3MF Salif Sané (1990-08-25)25 August 1990 (aged 27) 22 0 Hannover 96
7 4FW Moussa Sow (1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 32) 51 18 Bursaspor
8 3MF Cheikhou Kouyaté (captain) (1989-12-21)21 December 1989 (aged 28) 48 2 West Ham United
9 4FW Mame Biram Diouf (1987-12-16)16 December 1987 (aged 30) 49 10 Stoke City
10 4FW Sadio Mané (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 26) 53 14 Liverpool
11 3MF Cheikh N'Doye (1986-03-29)29 March 1986 (aged 32) 26 3 Birmingham City
12 2DF Youssouf Sabaly (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 25) 5 0 Bordeaux
13 3MF Alfred N'Diaye (1990-03-06)6 March 1990 (aged 28) 21 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
14 4FW Moussa Konaté (1993-04-03)3 April 1993 (aged 25) 28 10 Amiens
15 4FW Diafra Sakho (1989-12-24)24 December 1989 (aged 28) 12 3 Rennes
16 1GK Khadim N'Diaye (1985-04-05)5 April 1985 (aged 33) 26 0 Horoya
17 3MF Badou Ndiaye (1990-10-27)27 October 1990 (aged 27) 20 1 Stoke City
18 4FW Ismaïla Sarr (1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 20) 16 3 Rennes
19 4FW M'Baye Niang (1994-12-19)19 December 1994 (aged 23) 7 0 Torino
20 4FW Keita Baldé (1995-03-08)8 March 1995 (aged 23) 19 3 Monaco
21 2DF Lamine Gassama (1989-10-20)20 October 1989 (aged 28) 36 0 Alanyaspor
22 2DF Moussa Wagué (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 19) 10 0 Eupen
23 1GK Alfred Gomis (1993-09-05)5 September 1993 (aged 24) 1 0 SPAL

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[lower-alpha 1]
3  Senegal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Poland 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.
Poland 1–2 Senegal
Report
Attendance: 44,190[5]

Japan 2–2 Senegal
Report

Senegal 0–1 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 41,970[7]

Record players

Seven players have been fielded in all five matches during Senegal's World Cup run in 2002, making them record World Cup players for their country.

No. Name Matches World Cups
1 Ferdinand Coly52002
Omar Daf52002
Lamine Diatta52002
Papa Bouba Diop52002
Papa Malick Diop52002
El-Hadji Diouf52002
Tony Sylva52002

Top goalscorers

No. Name Goals World Cups
1Papa Bouba Diop32002
2Henri Camara22002
3 Salif Diao12002
Khalilou Fadiga12002
M'Baye Niang12018
Sadio Mané12018
Moussa Wagué12018

Current as of 28 June 2018 after the match v Colombia

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.
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