The Tournament
Senegal 2026
The squad retains Sadio Mané, Kalidou Koulibaly, Édouard Mendy, and Idrissa Gueye, plus a younger wave including Lamine Camara, Nicolas Jackson, and Iliman Ndiaye.
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Édouard Mendy
25
El Hadji Malick Diouf
14
Ismail Jakobs
19
Moussa Niakhaté
3
Kalidou Koulibaly
15
Krépin Diatta
5
Idrissa Gueye
26
Pape Gueye
8
Lamine Camara
10
Sadio Mané
18
Ismaïla Sarr
5-3-2
4-4-2
4-3-3
4-2-3-1
4-1-4-1
4-5-1
4-3-2-1
3-5-2
3-4-3
5-3-2
5-4-1
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World Cup 2026
Senegal
Senegal returned to the World Cup in 2026, looking to improve on their 2022 knockout-round exit. Under Pape Thiaw, they were ready to write the next chapter.
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The Campaign
World Cup 2026
Senegal reach their fourth World Cup, entering 2026 still riding the momentum of the 2022 AFCON title the country's first African championship. Coach Pape Thiaw took over in 2024 from Aliou Cissé, who had led Senegal for a decade including the 2002 debut quarter-final run (as captain) and the 2022 AFCON triumph.
2026 campaign
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Scored in every match just 1 win in 4 matches.
The Defining Moment
Senegal 2026
Senegal endured a turbulent group stage, scraping through despite results going against them. In the knockout rounds, they were narrowly knocked out by Belgium in the Round of 32. The narrowest of defeats against Belgium ended what had been a promising tournament run.
Biggest victory
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group stage
3 goals in 15 minutes 2 scored by Gueye.
Key Player
Sadio Mané
Forward
Sadio Mané, 33, remains the squad's emotional center. Moving to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia in 2023 was a commercial decision, but he has continued to deliver for the national team at an elite level.
Top Scorer
Ismaïla Sarr
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Ismaïla Sarr led Senegal's attack with 4 goals 3 in the group stage and 1 in the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup.
Head Coach
Pape Thiaw
Senegalese · 2024 – 2026
Pape Thiaw, 44, was appointed Senegal's national team coach in 2024 after Aliou Cissé's departure. A former international himself, his domestic coaching experience in Qatar and the UAE gives him modern tactical fluency. Leading Senegal at his first World Cup just 1 win in 4 under Thiaw.
Goalkeepers
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Yehvann Diouf
GK
16
Édouard Mendy
2GAMES
GK
23
Mory Diaw
3GAMES
GK
Defenders
3
Kalidou Koulibaly
2GAMES
CB
4
Abdoulaye Seck
1GAME
CB
6
Pathé Ciss
4GAMES
CB
14
Ismail Jakobs
3GAMES
LB
15
Krépin Diatta
4GAMES
RB
18
Mamadou Sarr
CB
19
Moussa Niakhaté
4GAMES
CB
24
Antoine Mendy
CB
25
El Hadji Malick Diouf
3GAMES
LB
Midfielders
5
Idrissa Gueye
4GAMES
CM
8
Lamine Camara
4GAMES
CM
17
Pape Matar Sarr
2GAMES
CM
21
Habib Diarra
3GAMES2GOALS
CM
22
Bara Sapoko Ndiaye
1GAME
CM
26
Pape Gueye
4GAMES2GOALS
CM
Forwards
7
Assane Diao
1GAME
CF
9
Bamba Dieng
1GAME
CF
10
Sadio Mané
4GAMES
LW
11
Nicolas Jackson
4GAMES
CF
12
Cherif Ndiaye
CF
13
Iliman Ndiaye
3GAMES1GOAL
RW
18
Ismaïla Sarr
4GAMES4GOALS
CF
20
Ibrahim Mbaye
4GAMES1GOAL
RW