Senegal at the FIFA World Cup

Senegalese players sing their national anthem ahead of their 2026 FIFA World Cup match against France

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 48 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup final 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 four occasions, in 2002, where they reached the quarter-finals,[2] 2018, 2022, and 2026. 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]

FIFA World Cup record

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 Round of 32 31st 4 1 0 3 10 9
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
4/23 Quarter-finals 7th 16 6 3 7 26 26

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]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 321052+37
 Senegal 312054+15
 Uruguay 302145−12
 France 301203−31
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

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

Quarter-finals

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

Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Squad

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. 1 2 Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.
Poland 1–2 Senegal
 [Report 1]
Attendance: 44,190
Japan 2–2 Senegal
 [Report 2]
Attendance: 32,572
Senegal 0–1 Colombia
[Report 3]
Attendance: 41,970

Senegal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance 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 4]
Attendance: 41,721
Qatar 1–3 Senegal
 [Report 5]
Attendance: 41,797
Ecuador 1–2 Senegal
 [Report 6]
Attendance: 44,569

Knockout stage

Round of 16
England 3–0 Senegal
 [Report 7]
Attendance: 65,985

Senegal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
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
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France 3–1 Senegal
 [Report 8]
Attendance: 80,545
Norway 3–2 Senegal
 [Report 9]
Attendance: 80,663
Senegal 5–0 Iraq
 [Report 10]
Attendance: 43,036

Knockout stage

Round of 32
Belgium 3–2 (a.e.t.) Senegal
 [Report 11]
Attendance: 66,925

Head-to-head record

Player records

Most appearances

Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Kalidou Koulibaly92018, 2022 and 2026
Ismaïla Sarr92018, 2022 and 2026
3 Idrissa Gueye82018, 2022 and 2026
4 Youssouf Sabaly72018 and 2022
5 Édouard Mendy62022 and 2026
6 Pathé Ciss52022 and 2026
Ferdinand Coly52002
Omar Daf52002
Krépin Diatta52022 and 2026
Lamine Diatta52002
Bamba Dieng52022 and 2026
Papa Bouba Diop52002
Papa Malick Diop52002
El-Hadji Diouf52002
Pape Gueye52022 and 2026
Ismail Jakobs52022 and 2026
Sadio Mané52018 and 2026
Tony Sylva52002

Goalscorers

Ismaïla Sarr scored four goals at the 2026 World Cup, the most prolific Senegalese performance in World Cup history. He is also Senegal's overall top scorer at the tournament with five goals in total.

On 31st May 2002, Papa Bouba Diop made history by scoring Senegal's first-ever FIFA World Cup goal, doing so in their opening match against then-defending champions France in Seoul.

Player Goals 2002 2018 2022 2026
Ismaïla Sarr 5 14
Papa Bouba Diop 3 3
Henri Camara 2 2
Pape Gueye 2 2
Habib Diarra 2 2
Salif Diao 1 1
Khalilou Fadiga 1 1
M'Baye Niang 1 1
Sadio Mané 1 1
Moussa Wagué 1 1
Boulaye Dia 1 1
Famara Diedhiou 1 1
Bamba Dieng 1 1
Kalidou Koulibaly 1 1
Ibrahim Mbaye 1 1
Iliman Ndiaye 1 1
Total 25 73510

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on 6 June 2007.
  2. ↑ "Turkey's golden delight". BBC Sport. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Bogage, Jason (28 June 2018). "Everything you need to know about the World Cup's fair-play tiebreaker". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Clockwatch: Senegal 3-3 Uruguay". BBC Sport. 2 June 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2011.

Reports

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