Senegal announced themselves by reaching the quarter-finals on debut in 2002 and have since become African champions. Powerful and quick, they are the continent’s standard-bearers.

Their road

Group game 1 · Tue 16 Jun

at France1–3 L

Group game 2 · Mon 22 Jun

at Norway2–3 L

Group game 3 · Fri 26 Jun

vs Iraq5–0 W

Round of 32 · Wed 1 Jul

at Belgium2–3 L

Three group games are guaranteed; the knockout steps unlock as the team advances.