Senegal at the FIFA World Cup explained

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

FIFA World Cup record
YearRoundPosition
1930Did not enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966Withdrew
1970 Did not qualify
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990Withdrew
1994 Did not qualify
1998
2002Quarter-finals7th522176
2006Did not qualify
2010
2014
2018Group stage17th311144
2022Round of 1610th420257
2026To be determined
2030
2030
TotalQuarter-finals3/25125341617

Senegal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup

Group A

See 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]

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321052+37
312054+15
302145-12
301203-31

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Quarter-finals

Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Group H

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H. --------

Senegal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

See main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group stage

See main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group A.

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Knockout stage

See main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup knockout stage.

Round of 16

Record players

Matches

RankPlayerMatchesWorld Cups
1Kalidou Koulibaly62018 and 2022
Youssouf Sabaly62018 and 2022
Idrissa Gueye62018 and 2022
Ismaïla Sarr62018 and 2022
5Ferdinand Coly52002
Omar Daf52002
Lamine Diatta52002
Papa Bouba Diop52002
Papa Malick Diop52002
El-Hadji Diouf52002
Tony Sylva52002

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsWorld Cups
1Papa Bouba Diop32002
2Henri Camara22002
3Salif Diao12002
Khalilou Fadiga12002
M'Baye Niang12018
Sadio Mané12018
Moussa Wagué12018
Boulaye Dia12022
Famara Diedhiou12022
Bamba Dieng12022
Ismaïla Sarr12022
Kalidou Koulibaly12022

Current as of 29 November 2022 after the match v Ecuador

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070614094554/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/ffprojects/ip-401_06e_tv_2658.pdf 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage
  2. Web site: Turkey's golden delight. 2002-06-22. BBC Sport. 2011-03-07.
  3. News: Bogage . Jason . June 28, 2018 . Everything you need to know about the World Cup's fair-play tiebreaker . . June 28, 2018.
  4. Web site: Clockwatch: Senegal 3-3 Uruguay. 2 June 2002. BBC Sport. 16 August 2011.