Senegal defeated Iraq 5:0 in the final Group I match at the football World Cup and kept alive its chance of reaching the knockout stage. The team built around Sadio Mané earned its first three points of the tournament and, as the group's third-placed team, significantly improved its goal difference to +2. Der Standard ↗
The match turned in Senegal's favor early on. Rebin Sulaka was sent off in the 14th minute for a foul on Mané that denied a clear goal-scoring opportunity. Senegal made the most of the extra man and gradually took control of the game. Abdoulaye Seck was involved in the opening move, but the final scoring summary credited the goals to Habib Diarra, Ismaïla Sarr, Pape Gueye (twice), and Iliman Ndiaye. n-tv ↗
Iraq played most of the match with ten men and failed to pick up a point in their third group outing as well. After the break, Senegal increased the tempo, and the high-scoring win gave it a better position in the third-place team standings. Tagesspiegel ↗
Senegal's further fate will be decided by the results in the other groups. If the ranking of third-placed teams works in its favor, it could reach the World Cup knockout stage for the first time since 2002. Telex ↗
Senegal awaits qualification calculations after victory over Iraq
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Szenegál tönkreverte a szinte végig emberhátrányban játszó Irakot, és még van esélye továbbjutni
Telex
| 23:10 26.06.
5:0-Schützenfest gegen den Irak sollte dem Senegal den Aufstieg sichern
Der Standard
| 23:37 26.06.
Fußball-WM: Sieg gegen Irak: Senegal wahrt Chance auf WM-Zwischenrunde
Tagesspiegel
| 23:05 26.06.
Fußball-WM: Sieg gegen Irak: Senegal wahrt Chance auf WM-Zwischenrunde
Die Zeit
| 23:04 26.06.
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