Senegal at the FIFA World Cup
International football delegation
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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 48 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup final 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 qualified for the World Cup on four occasions, in 2002, where they reached the quarter-finals,[2] 2018, 2022, and 2026. At the 2018 World Cup, they were the first team in World Cup history to be eliminated using the fair play rule after being tied with Japan on the first six tiebreakers.[3]
Overall record
| FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1930 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 1934 | ||||||||
 1938 | ||||||||
 1950 | ||||||||
 1954 | ||||||||
 1958 | ||||||||
 1962 | ||||||||
 1966 |
Withdrew | |||||||
 1970 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1974 | ||||||||
 1978 | ||||||||
 1982 | ||||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||
 1990 |
Withdrew | |||||||
 1994 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1998 | ||||||||
  2002 |
Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 2006 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2010 | ||||||||
 2014 | ||||||||
 2018 |
Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
 2022 |
Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
 2026 |
in progress | TBD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
  2030 |
To be determined | |||||||
 2034 | ||||||||
| 4/23 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 |
Senegal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup
Squad
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.[4]
| France | 0–1 |  Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Bouba Diop  30' |
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Squad
Group H
- Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.
| Senegal | 0–1 |  Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| [Report 3] |
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Senegal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Senegal |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Qatar (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Knockout stage
- Round of 16
Senegal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Norway |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Senegal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Iraq |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Knockout stage
- Round of 32
Head-to-head record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Colombia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Denmark |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Ecuador |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| England |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| France |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Iraq |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Norway |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Poland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Qatar |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Sweden |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Turkey |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Uruguay |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 40.00 |
Player records
Most appearances
| Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalidou Koulibaly | 9 | 2018, 2022 and 2026 |
| Ismaïla Sarr | 9 | 2018, 2022 and 2026 | |
| 3 | Idrissa Gueye | 8 | 2018, 2022 and 2026 |
| 4 | Youssouf Sabaly | 7 | 2018 and 2022 |
| 5 | Édouard Mendy | 6 | 2022 and 2026 |
| 6 | Pathé Ciss | 5 | 2022 and 2026 |
| Ferdinand Coly | 5 | 2002 | |
| Omar Daf | 5 | 2002 | |
| Krépin Diatta | 5 | 2022 and 2026 | |
| Lamine Diatta | 5 | 2002 | |
| Bamba Dieng | 5 | 2022 and 2026 | |
| Papa Bouba Diop | 5 | 2002 | |
| Papa Malick Diop | 5 | 2002 | |
| El-Hadji Diouf | 5 | 2002 | |
| Pape Gueye | 5 | 2022 and 2026 | |
| Ismail Jakobs | 5 | 2022 and 2026 | |
| Sadio Mané | 5 | 2018 and 2026 | |
| Tony Sylva | 5 | 2002 |
Goalscorers
On May 31st 2002, Bouba Diop made history by scoring Senegal's first-ever FIFA World Cup goal. He did so on their opening match 1-0 victory against then-defending champions France in Seoul.
| Player | Goals | 2002 | 2018 | 2022 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismaïla Sarr | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Papa Bouba Diop | 3 | 3 | |||
| Henri Camara | 2 | 2 | |||
| Pape Gueye | 2 | 2 | |||
| Habib Diarra | 2 | 2 | |||
| Salif Diao | 1 | 1 | |||
| Khalilou Fadiga | 1 | 1 | |||
| M'Baye Niang | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sadio Mané | 1 | 1 | |||
| Moussa Wagué | 1 | 1 | |||
| Boulaye Dia | 1 | 1 | |||
| Famara Diedhiou | 1 | 1 | |||
| Bamba Dieng | 1 | 1 | |||
| Kalidou Koulibaly | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ibrahim Mbaye | 1 | 1 | |||
| Iliman Ndiaye | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Current as of 26 June 2026 after the match v Iraq