Senegalese national soccer team / world championships

Republic of Senegal
République du Sénégal

World Cup record goalscorer:	Papa Bouba Diop (3)
World Cup record players:	7 players with 5 games each
Rank :	41
Balance sheet
8 World Cup games 3 wins 3 draws 2 defeats 11:10 goals
statistics
First World Cup game Senegal 1-0 France Seoul ( KOR ); May 31, 2002
Biggest World Cup victories Senegal 1-0 France Seoul ( KOR ); May 31, 2002 Senegal 2: 1 a.d. ( GG ) Sweden Ōita ( JPN ); June 16, 2002 Senegal 2-1 Poland Moscow ( RUS ); 19th June 2018
Biggest World Cup defeats Senegal 0: 1 aet ( GG ) Turkey Osaka ( JPN ); June 22, 2002 Senegal 0-1 Colombia Samara ( RUS ); June 28, 2018
successes
World Championship
Participation in the finals	2 ( first : 2002 )
Best results	Quarterfinals 2002
Best placements in the countries that host the FIFA World Cup
(As of June 28, 2018 )

The article contains a detailed description of the Senegalese national soccer team at soccer world championships . The Senegalese team took part in the qualification for the 1970 World Cup for the first time and has only qualified twice for the World Cup so far. In the all-time ranking , Senegal came in 47th before the World Cup, making them the best team that only reached the finals once. In 2018, the team participated again and is the first team in World Cup history to be eliminated due to the fair play rating. They improved to 41st place in the all-time ranking and are the second best team that only participated twice.

Overview

year	Host country	Participation until ...	Last opponent	Result	Trainer	Comments and special features
1930	Uruguay	not participated				Not an independent state
1934	Italy	not participated				Not an independent state
1938	France	not participated				Not an independent state
1950	Brazil	not participated				Not an independent state
1954	Switzerland	not participated				Not an independent state
1958	Sweden	not participated				Not an independent state
1962	Chile	not participated				Not a FIFA member
1966	England	withdrawn				All 15 African teams withdrew from the qualification as FIFA only allowed the teams from Africa, Asia and Oceania one place in the final round.
1970	Mexico	not qualified				In the qualification in the 1st round after the playoff to Morocco failed.
1974	Germany	not qualified				In the qualification in the first round, Morocco failed again, which also failed to qualify.
1978	Argentina	not qualified				In the first round of qualification , Togo failed, which also failed to qualify.
1982	Spain	not qualified				In the qualification, again in the first round failed to Morocco , which could also not qualify.
1986	Mexico	not qualified				In qualifying in the first round, Angola failed on penalties, which also failed to qualify.
1990	Italy	not participated
1994	United States	not qualified				In the second round of qualification , Morocco failed again.
1998	France	not qualified				In the first round of qualification , Togo failed again, which also failed to qualify.
2002	South Korea / Japan	Quarter finals	Turkey	7th	Bruno Metsu	Golden Goal lost after extra time . Victory in the opening game against the reigning world champions France .
2006	Germany	not qualified				In the qualification in the second round, Togo failed again.
2010	South Africa	not qualified				In the qualification in the 2nd round to Algeria failed.
2014	Brazil	not qualified				In qualifying , the team failed in the playoff round in Ivory Coast .
2018	Russia	Preliminary round	Poland , Japan , Colombia	17th	Aliou Cissé	Eliminated after a win, a draw and a defeat due to the fair play rating.
2022	Qatar

Statistics (data including 2018: 21 World Championships; percentages are rounded)

• Did not take part (of which 6 × no independent state or not recognized): 7 × (33%; 1930 to 1962, 1990),
• Withdrawn: 1 × (5%; 1966)
• Unqualified: 11 × (52%; 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010 and 2014)
• Athletic qualification: 2 × (10% or 15% of the attempts)
  • Preliminary round: 1 × (5%; 2018)
  • Quarter-finals: 1 × (5%; 2002)

World Cup tournaments

1930 to 1962

Senegal was part of French West Africa until 1960 . The Fédération Sénégalaise de Football was founded in 1960, the year of independence, but was only accepted into FIFA in 1964. Therefore, Senegal could not take part in the first World Cup tournaments.

1966 in England

Senegal had registered for the first time for the World Cup in the "motherland of football" and should compete in the qualifying round against Morocco and Mali . But since the teams from Africa, Asia and Oceania were only allowed one place in the final round, all 15 African teams withdrew.

1970 in Mexico

For the first World Cup in Mexico, the Africans were awarded a direct starting place, for which eleven teams competed. Senegal had to face Morocco in the first round of qualification . On November 3, 1968, the Senegalese played their first World Cup game in Casablanca and lost 0: 1. In the home game they managed a 2: 1 win and since the away goals rule did not apply, there was a playoff in Las Palmas , which was 0: 2 was lost. Morocco was then able to qualify for the first time in the other games, which is the first time since 1934 that an African team was represented at the World Cup.

1974 in Germany

Senegal also met Morocco in the first round of qualifying for the World Cup in Germany. After a 0-0 win in Morocco, the home game was lost 2-1. Morocco also failed in the further qualification.

1978 in Argentina

In qualifying for the World Cup in Argentina , Senegal could not prevail against Togo in the first round . After a 0: 1 away defeat, it was only enough to a 1: 1 in the second leg. Togo failed in the second round to Guinea.

1982 in Spain

For the World Cup in Spain , the number of starting places was increased and the Africans were granted another. In the qualification , the Senegalese had to face Morocco again in the first round. After a 0: 1 at home, a 0: 0 was achieved in Morocco, but that was not enough. Morocco then failed in the last round to Cameroon, which qualified for the first time.

1986 in Mexico

In qualifying for the second World Cup in Mexico , the Senegalese had to face Angola in the first round . Both won their home games 1-0, so the penalty shoot-out had to decide, which Senegal lost 3-4. Angola then eliminated in the second round against Algeria .

1990 in Italy

For the qualification for the second World Cup in Italy , Senegal, who in 1989 had been at war with Mauritania was not reported.

1994 in the United States

The Senegalese took part again in the qualification for the World Cup in the USA , for which the Africans received another starting place. You should compete in a group against Gabon , Mozambique and Mauritania . Mauritania waived and with three wins and one defeat against the other two teams, Senegal won the group. In the next round, Morocco and Zambia were the opponents. With just one point, Senegal only finished last in the group. Zambia was missing this point in the end, so Morocco qualified for the World Cup.

1998 in France

The qualification for the second World Cup in France, for which the Africans were now even entitled to five starting positions, then went even worse. Already in the first round, Senegal was eliminated by Togo , as after a 1: 2 away defeat in the home game only a 1: 1 was achieved. In the second round, Togo failed as the bottom of a group of four.

2002 in Japan and South Korea

→ Main article : Football World Cup 2002 / Senegal

The qualification for the first World Cup in Asia was finally successful for the Senegalese. In the first round, the Benin were eliminated 1: 1 and 1: 0. In the second round, the eternal opponents Morocco , Egypt , Algeria and Namibia were eliminated. Senegal, who had been coached by Bruno Metsu since January 2001 , started with three draws before winning their first victory. After another victory they lost to Egypt, but won the last two games. In the end, Morocco tied on points, but the goal difference and direct comparison spoke for the Senegalese.

For the final round, Senegal was drawn into the group with defending champions France , Denmark and ex-world champions Uruguay . After a 1-0 win in the opening game against France, in which Papa Bouba Diop scored the first World Cup goal for the newcomer, they were outnumbered - Salif Diao had received the red card in the 80th minute - a 1-1 draw against Denmark. In the last group game against Uruguay, in which a total of 12 players received yellow cards , the Africans led 3-0 at halftime, but conceded three goals in the second half. Nevertheless, it was enough for second place behind Denmark, while the two ex-world champions were eliminated. Sweden was the opponent in the round of 16 and was already leading after 11 minutes. Record international Henri Camara managed to equalize for the Senegalese in the 37th minute. It stayed that way until the 90th minute. In the subsequent extra time, Camara scored the golden goal in the 104th minute . In the quarter-finals, the Africans faced Turkey , which had qualified again for the first time since 1954. After 90 goalless minutes it went into overtime again, in which the golden goal decided again, but this time to the detriment of the Senegalese. It was the last golden goal in a men's World Cup to date. The team said goodbye to the World Cup for 16 years. After a game in December, Bruno Metsu's engagement in Senegal also ended.

2006 in Germany

Senegal was again unable to qualify for the second World Cup in Germany . After a bye in the first round, in the second round they finished second in a group behind Togo , which qualified for the first time, and ahead of Zambia , the Republic of Congo , Mali and Liberia . The Senegalese had a better goal difference than the Togoers, but two points less, which they had left behind in the 2-2 draw against Togo.

2010 in South Africa

The qualification for the first World Cup in Africa was even worse. There was another bye for the first round, but in the second round Algeria had one point more in the end, although they had lost one more game, and the Gambier with equal points were also ahead of Senegal due to the better goal difference. Only the winless Liberians were behind them.

2014 in Brazil

The qualification for the second World Cup in Brazil also ended unsuccessfully. In the group stage, Uganda , Angola and Liberia were eliminated with three wins and three draws, but Ivory Coast was stronger in the playoffs of the group winners. After a 1: 3 in the away game, the 1: 1 in the home game was not enough to go to the World Cup.

2018 in Russia

In January 2015, Aliou Cissé , captain of the 2002 World Cup team, took over as national coach from Alain Giresse after Senegal had already been eliminated in the preliminary round of the 2015 African Cup of Nations. In qualifying , the team only had to intervene in the second round, which took place in November 2015. Opponent was Madagascar , which had eliminated the Central African Republic in the first round . After it was only enough to a 2: 2 in the away game, the home game could be won 3: 0. Senegal was thus in the third round, which began in October 2015 and lasted until November 2017. Opponents were Burkina Faso, Cape Verde and South Africa. On the penultimate matchday of the third round, the team had to play again against South Africa after the originally lost 2-1 match was not counted due to match manipulation by the Ghanaian referee. The game was won 2-0, which is the second time the team qualified for the World Cup finals.

The Senegalese started the final round with a 2-1 win against Poland , which was 19 places better in the FIFA world rankings before the World Cup . In the second game against Japan they took the lead twice, but in the end had to be satisfied with a 2-2 win. They were tied for point and goal difference with the Japanese before the last game against Colombia in second place, as they had received more yellow cards than the Japanese. To get into the knockout round, they needed a draw against Colombia or, if they lost, they had to hope for a bigger defeat for the Japanese against the Poles who were already hopeless. Both then lost 0-1, so that Colombia overtook both of them and became group winners. Since Japan and Senegal both received only one yellow card in their last game, the Japanese continued to have fewer yellow cards and thus moved into the second round of the last sixteen, while Senegal became the first team in World Cup history to be fair because of the fair -Play rating missed the knockout round.

player

Ranking of the Senegalese World Cup players with the most appearances

01. Ferdinand Coly , Omar Daf , Lamine Diatta , Papa Bouba Diop , Pape Malick Diop , El Hadji Diouf and Tony Sylva - 5 games each in a tournament

Ranking of Senegalese World Cup players with the most goals

01. Papa Bouba Diop 3 goals

02. Henri Camara 2 goals

World Cup captains

• 2002: Aliou Cissé (1st and 3rd game, round of 16 and quarter finals), Pape Malick Diop (2nd game)
• 2018: Sadio Mané (1st and 2nd game), Cheikhou Kouyaté (3rd game)

Players banned from World Championships

• 2002: Salif Diao received the red card in the second group game and was suspended for the last group game. Khalilou Fadiga received the second yellow card in the last group game and was suspended for the round of 16.

Share of players playing abroad in the World Cup squad

In the squad for the 2002 World Cup, substitute goalkeeper Kalidou Cissokho , who was not used, was only one player who played in Senegal. The second substitute goalkeeper, Omar Diallo , also not used, played in Morocco, all other players in France, most of them in the first division. Of these, Habib Beye and Sylvain N'Diaye were born in France. In 2018 there were no more players in the squad who played in Senegal. The majority played in England (7, including two in the 2nd division ) and France (7, including one at AS Monaco ).

Games

The Senegalese have played eight World Cup games so far, three of which have been won, two lost and three have ended in a draw. Two games had to be extended and one was won and lost by golden goal . The Senegalese have not yet met a host and not the eventual world champion or a newcomer, but the defending champion and played the opening game against him.

All World Cup games
No.	date	Result	opponent	venue		occasion	comment
1	May 31, 2002	1-0	France	Seoul ( KOR )	*	Opening game	First game against France
2	June 6, 2002	1: 1	Denmark	Daegu ( KOR )	*	Group game
3	June 11, 2002	3: 3	Uruguay	Suwon ( KOR )	*	Group game	First game against Uruguay
4th	June 16, 2002	2: 1 by default ( GG )	Sweden	Ōita ( JPN )	*	Round of 16	First game against Sweden
5	June 22, 2002	0: 1 a.d. ( GG )	Turkey	Osaka ( JPN )	*	Quarter finals
6th	19th June 2018	2: 1	Poland	Moscow ( RUS )	*	Group game	First international match against Poland
7th	June 24, 2018	2: 2	Japan	Yekaterinburg ( RUS )	*	Group game
8th	June 28, 2018	0: 1	Colombia	Samara ( RUS )	*	Group game

Highest victories and defeats

Senegal's three World Cup victories were also the biggest victories against these teams:

•  France : Preliminary round 2002 - 1-0 (only game against France)
•  Poland : Preliminary round 2018 - 2-1 (only game against Poland)
•  Sweden : Round of 16 2002 - 2: 1 aet (only game against Sweden)

Senegal's two World Cup defeats are also the biggest defeats against these teams:

•  Colombia : Preliminary round 2018 - 0-1 (first loss to Colombia)
•  Turkey : Quarterfinals 2002 - 0-1 aet (only game against Turkey)

particularities

• Senegal were only the second team to play their first game against the defending champions in 2002 and are the only team to win their first game against the defending champions. Before that, Norway had lost their first World Cup game in 1938 against defending champions Italy 1: 2 a.
• The only team to experience the Golden Goal decision twice in a row .
• Senegal had scored the most goals (7) of all the teams that competed only once before 2018 and were the only one of these teams to have a positive goal difference (+1).
• Senegal is the first team to be eliminated due to fair play, as the Senegalese received six yellow cards in 2018 while the Japanese with the same number of points and goals received only four.

Web links

• fifa.com: Senegal

References and footnotes

1. ↑ The placements from 5th place onwards were determined by FIFA without any placement games. See: All-time FIFA World Cup Ranking 1930–2010 (PDF; 200 kB)
2. ↑ Manipulation: Fifa bans referees for life. In: kicker.de. Kicker-Sportmagazin , March 20, 2017, accessed on March 21, 2017 . 
3. ↑ World Cup qualifier in South Africa will be repeated. In: spiegel.de. September 17, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017 . 
4. ↑ fifa.com: Senegal grabs World Cup ticket - Sweden presents