Senegal

Group IFIFA Ranking #14CAF

Coach

Pape Thiaw

World Cup Appearances

Best Finish

Quarter-finals (2002)

Training Base

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Rutgers University

Complete Team Guide

Senegal arrive at World Cup 2026 as AFCON champions, unbeaten in CAF qualifying, and drawn into the tournament's hardest group against France and Norway. Sadio Mané, 33 and at Al Nassr, is at his final World Cup. Bara Sapoko Ndiaye, 18, went from a Gambian academy to Bayern Munich's Bundesliga first team to Pape Thiaw's squad in five months. Nicolas Jackson scored in the Conference League final. Pape Matar Sarr provided the assist for Tottenham's Europa League winner. This is a squad with real depth — and the group of death to prove it against.

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Senegal World Cup 2026 Group

What group is Senegal in for World Cup 2026? Senegal is in Group I at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Follow the group fixtures, standings, and knockout path from the Group I page.

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Road to 2026

Senegal are headed to a third successive World Cup, and FIFA's team profile underlines how important that continuity is for the Lions of Teranga. They are no longer a one-generation spike or a one-tournament surprise. They are now an established World Cup nation with enough athletic power and experience to make life difficult for elite opposition.

Key Players

Sadio Mané

Forward

Al-Nassr

Mane remains the emotional face of the team and still gives Senegal their clearest one-v-one attacking threat.

Kalidou Koulibaly

Defender

Al-Hilal

Koulibaly's leadership and defensive authority remain central whenever Senegal need to protect difficult moments.

Pape Matar Sarr

Midfielder

Tottenham Hotspur

Sarr brings dynamism and modern midfield range, making him one of the most important pieces in Senegal's next cycle.

Ismaïla Sarr

Winger

Crystal Palace

Sarr's running power gives Senegal immediate transition threat against any defensive line.

Édouard Mendy

Goalkeeper

Al-Ahli

Mendy's presence means Senegal can survive the kind of sustained pressure that often defines knockout football.

Official WC 2026 Squad

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Goalkeepers

Édouard Mendy

Al Ahli

Mory Diaw

Le Havre AC

Yehvann Diouf

Nice

Defenders

DEF

Krépin Diatta

AS Monaco

DEF

Antoine Mendy

Nice

DEF

Kalidou Koulibaly

Al Hilal

DEF

El Hadji Malick Diouf

West Ham United

DEF

Mamadou Sarr

Chelsea

DEF

Moussa Niakhaté

Lyon

DEF

Abdoulaye Seck

Maccabi Haifa

DEF

Ismail Jakobs

Galatasaray

Midfielders

MID

Idrissa Gana Gueye

Everton

MID

Pape Gueye

Villarreal

MID

Lamine Camara

AS Monaco

MID

Habib Diarra

Sunderland

MID

Pathé Ciss

Rayo Vallecano

MID

Pape Matar Sarr

Tottenham Hotspur

MID

Bara Sapoko Ndiaye

Bayern Munich

Attackers

ATT

Sadio Mané

Al Nassr

ATT

Ismaïla Sarr

Crystal Palace

ATT

Iliman Ndiaye

Everton

ATT

Assane Diao

Como

ATT

Ibrahim Mbaye

Paris Saint-Germain

ATT

Nicolas Jackson

Chelsea

ATT

Bamba Dieng

Lorient

ATT

Cherif Ndiaye

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Match Schedule

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Group Stage - Group I

2026-06-16

France

3 - 1

Senegal

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Group Stage - Group I

2026-06-22

Norway

3 - 2

Senegal

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Group Stage - Group I

2026-06-26

Senegal

5 - 0

Iraq

BMO Field, Toronto

Round of 32

2026-07-01

Belgium

2 - 2AET 3 - 2

Senegal

Lumen Field, Seattle