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 one occasion in 2002 where they reached the quarter finals.[2]
World Cup record
FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1930 to 1962 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
1966 | Withdrew | |||||||
1970 to 1998 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
2002 | Quarter-Final | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
2006 to 2014 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
2018 | To Be Determined | |||||||
2022 | ||||||||
Total | Quarter-Final | 1/20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
Senegal at the 2002 World Cup
Squad
Head coach: Bruno Metsu
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Tony Sylva | 17 May 1975 (aged 27) | 15 | AS Monaco |
2 | DF | Omar Daf | 12 February 1977 (aged 25) | 31 | Sochaux |
3 | MF | Pape Sarr | 7 December 1977 (aged 24) | 22 | Lens |
4 | DF | Papa Malick Diop | 29 December 1974 (aged 27) | 25 | Lorient |
5 | DF | Alassane N'Dour | 12 December 1981 (aged 20) | 7 | Saint-Étienne |
6 | DF | Aliou Cissé (c) | 24 March 1976 (aged 26) | 20 | Montpellier |
7 | FW | Henri Camara | 10 May 1977 (aged 25) | 34 | Sedan |
8 | FW | Amara Traoré | 25 September 1965 (aged 36) | 12 | Gueugnon |
9 | FW | Souleymane Camara | 22 December 1982 (aged 19) | 9 | AS Monaco |
10 | MF | Khalilou Fadiga | 30 December 1974 (aged 27) | 25 | Auxerre |
11 | FW | El Hadji Diouf | 15 January 1981 (aged 21) | 21 | Lens |
12 | MF | Amdy Faye | 12 March 1977 (aged 25) | 6 | Auxerre |
13 | DF | Lamine Diatta | 2 July 1975 (aged 26) | 19 | Rennes |
14 | MF | Moussa N'Diaye | 20 February 1979 (aged 23) | 38 | Sedan |
15 | MF | Salif Diao | 10 February 1977 (aged 25) | 20 | Sedan |
16 | GK | Omar Diallo | 28 September 1972 (aged 29) | 42 | Olympique Khouribga |
17 | DF | Ferdinand Coly | 10 September 1973 (aged 28) | 16 | Lens |
18 | FW | Pape Thiaw | 5 February 1981 (aged 21) | 13 | Strasbourg |
19 | MF | Papa Bouba Diop | 28 January 1978 (aged 24) | 12 | Lens |
20 | MF | Sylvain N'Diaye | 25 June 1976 (aged 25) | 6 | Lille |
21 | DF | Habib Beye | 19 October 1977 (aged 24) | 6 | Strasbourg |
22 | GK | Kalidou Cissokho | 14 December 1972 (aged 29) | 0 | ASC Jeanne d'Arc |
23 | MF | Makhtar N'Diaye | 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.[3]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
11 June 2002 15:30 |
Senegal | 3–3 | Uruguay |
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Fadiga 20' (pen.) Bouba Diop 26', 38' |
(Report) | Morales 46' Forlán 69' Recoba 88' (pen.) |
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
References
- ↑ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
- ↑ "Turkey's golden delight". BBC Sport. 2002-06-22. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ↑ "Clockwatch: Senegal 3-3 Uruguay". BBC Sport. 2 June 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2011.