Senegal at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia Senegal at the FIFA World Cup 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 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation ( or nations ) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. Senegal have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on two occasions, in 2002 where they reached the quarter finals, and in 2018. 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. Contents 1 World Cup record 2 Senegal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup 2.1 Squad 2.2 Group A 2.3 Round of 16 2.4 Quarter - finals 3 Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup 3.1 Squad 3.2 Group H 4 Record Players 5 Top Goalscorers 6 References World Cup record FIFA World Cup record Year Round Position Pld GF GA 1930 Did not enter 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 Withdrew 1970 Did not qualify 1978 1982 1986 1998 2002 Quarter - finals 7th 5 7 6 2006 Did not qualify 2014 2018 Group stage 17th 2022 To be determined 2026 Total Quarter - finals 2 / 21 8 11 10 Senegal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Squad Head coach : Bruno Metsu No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK Tony Sylva ( 1975 - 05 - 17 ) 17 May 1975 ( aged 27 ) 15 AS Monaco 2DF Omar Daf ( 1977 - 02 - 12 ) 12 February 1977 ( aged 25 ) 31 Sochaux 3MF Pape Sarr ( 1977 - 12 - 07 ) 7 December 1977 ( aged 24 ) 22 Lens 2DF Papa Malick Diop ( 1974 - 12 - 29 ) 29 December 1974 ( aged 27 ) 25 Lorient 5 2DF Alassane N'Dour ( 1981 - 12 - 12 ) 12 December 1981 ( aged 20 ) 7 Saint - Étienne 6 2DF Aliou Cissé ( c ) ( 1976 - 03 - 24 ) 24 March 1976 ( aged 26 ) 20 Montpellier 7 4FW Henri Camara ( 1977 - 05 - 10 ) 10 May 1977 ( aged 25 ) 34 Sedan 8 4FW Amara Traoré ( 1965 - 09 - 25 ) 25 September 1965 ( aged 36 ) 12 Gueugnon 9 4FW Souleymane Camara ( 1982 - 12 - 22 ) 22 December 1982 ( aged 19 ) 9 AS Monaco 10 3MF Khalilou Fadiga ( 1974 - 12 - 30 ) 30 December 1974 ( aged 27 ) 25 Auxerre 11 4FW El Hadji Diouf ( 1981 - 01 - 15 ) 15 January 1981 ( aged 21 ) 21 Lens 12 3MF Amdy Faye ( 1977 - 03 - 12 ) 12 March 1977 ( aged 25 ) 6 Auxerre 13 2DF Lamine Diatta ( 1975 - 07 - 02 ) 2 July 1975 ( aged 26 ) 19 Rennes 14 3MF Moussa N'Diaye ( 1979 - 02 - 20 ) 20 February 1979 ( aged 23 ) 38 Sedan 15 3MF Salif Diao ( 1977 - 02 - 10 ) 10 February 1977 ( aged 25 ) 20 Sedan 16 1GK Omar Diallo ( 1972 - 09 - 28 ) 28 September 1972 ( aged 29 ) 42 Olympique Khouribga 17 2DF Ferdinand Coly ( 1973 - 09 - 10 ) 10 September 1973 ( aged 28 ) 16 Lens 18 4FW Pape Thiaw ( 1981 - 02 - 05 ) 5 February 1981 ( aged 21 ) 13 Strasbourg 19 3MF Papa Bouba Diop ( 1978 - 01 - 28 ) 28 January 1978 ( aged 24 ) 12 Lens 20 3MF Sylvain N'Diaye ( 1976 - 06 - 25 ) 25 June 1976 ( aged 25 ) 6 Lille 21 2DF Habib Beye ( 1977 - 10 - 19 ) 19 October 1977 ( aged 24 ) 6 Strasbourg 22 1GK Kalidou Cissokho ( 1972 - 12 - 14 ) 14 December 1972 ( aged 29 ) 0 ASC Jeanne d'Arc 23 3MF Makhtar N'Diaye ( 1981 - 12 - 31 ) 31 December 1981 ( aged 20 ) 11 Rennes Group a Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup 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. Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Denmark 0 5 + 3 7 Senegal 0 5 + 1 5 Uruguay 0 5 − 1 France 0 0 − 3 31 May 2002 20 : 30 France 0 -- 1 Senegal ( Report ) Bouba Diop 30 ' Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul Attendance : 62,561 Referee : Ali Bujsaim ( United Arab Emirates ) 6 June 2002 15 : 30 Denmark 1 -- 1 Senegal Tomasson 16 ' ( pen. ) ( Report ) Diao 52 ' Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu Attendance : 43,500 Referee : Carlos Batres ( Guatemala ) 11 June 2002 15 : 30 Senegal 3 -- 3 Uruguay Fadiga 20 ' ( pen. ) Bouba Diop 26 ', 38 ' ( Report ) Morales 46 ' Forlán 69 ' Recoba 88 ' ( pen. ) Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon Attendance : 33,681 Referee : Jan Wegereef ( Netherlands ) Round of 16 16 June 2002 15 : 30 Sweden 1 -- 2 ( a.e.t. ) Senegal Larsson 11 ' ( Report ) H. Camara 37 ' 104 ' Oita Stadium, Ōita Attendance : 39,747 Referee : Ubaldo Aquino ( Paraguay ) Quarter - finals 22 June 2002 20 : 30 Senegal 0 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Turkey ( Report ) İlhan 94 ' Nagai Stadium, Osaka Attendance : 44,233 Referee : Óscar Ruiz ( Colombia ) Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Squad Coach : Aliou Cissé No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club 1GK Abdoulaye Diallo ( 1992 - 03 - 30 ) 30 March 1992 ( aged 26 ) 17 0 Rennes 2DF Adama Mbengue ( 1993 - 12 - 01 ) 1 December 1993 ( aged 24 ) 6 0 Caen 2DF Kalidou Koulibaly ( 1991 - 06 - 20 ) 20 June 1991 ( aged 26 ) 26 0 Napoli 2DF Kara Mbodji ( 1989 - 11 - 22 ) 22 November 1989 ( aged 28 ) 52 5 Anderlecht 5 3MF Idrissa Gueye ( 1989 - 09 - 26 ) 26 September 1989 ( aged 28 ) 61 Everton 6 3MF Salif Sané ( 1990 - 08 - 25 ) 25 August 1990 ( aged 27 ) 22 0 Hannover 96 7 4FW Moussa Sow ( 1986 - 01 - 19 ) 19 January 1986 ( aged 32 ) 51 18 Bursaspor 8 3MF Cheikhou Kouyaté ( captain ) ( 1989 - 12 - 21 ) 21 December 1989 ( aged 28 ) 48 West Ham United 9 4FW Mame Biram Diouf ( 1987 - 12 - 16 ) 16 December 1987 ( aged 30 ) 49 10 Stoke City 10 4FW Sadio Mané ( 1992 - 04 - 10 ) 10 April 1992 ( aged 26 ) 53 14 Liverpool 11 3MF Cheikh N'Doye ( 1986 - 03 - 29 ) 29 March 1986 ( aged 32 ) 26 Birmingham City 12 2DF Youssouf Sabaly ( 1993 - 03 - 05 ) 5 March 1993 ( aged 25 ) 5 0 Bordeaux 13 3MF Alfred N'Diaye ( 1990 - 03 - 06 ) 6 March 1990 ( aged 28 ) 21 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 4FW Moussa Konaté ( 1993 - 04 - 03 ) 3 April 1993 ( aged 25 ) 28 10 Amiens 15 4FW Diafra Sakho ( 1989 - 12 - 24 ) 24 December 1989 ( aged 28 ) 12 Rennes 16 1GK Khadim N'Diaye ( 1985 - 04 - 05 ) 5 April 1985 ( aged 33 ) 26 0 Horoya 17 3MF Badou Ndiaye ( 1990 - 10 - 27 ) 27 October 1990 ( aged 27 ) 20 Stoke City 18 4FW Ismaïla Sarr ( 1998 - 02 - 25 ) 25 February 1998 ( aged 20 ) 16 Rennes 19 4FW M'Baye Niang ( 1994 - 12 - 19 ) 19 December 1994 ( aged 23 ) 7 0 Torino 20 4FW Keita Baldé ( 1995 - 03 - 08 ) 8 March 1995 ( aged 23 ) 19 Monaco 21 2DF Lamine Gassama ( 1989 - 10 - 20 ) 20 October 1989 ( aged 28 ) 36 0 Alanyaspor 22 2DF Moussa Wagué ( 1998 - 10 - 04 ) 4 October 1998 ( aged 19 ) 10 0 Eupen 23 1GK Alfred Gomis ( 1993 - 09 - 05 ) 5 September 1993 ( aged 24 ) 0 SPAL Group H Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia 0 5 + 3 6 Advance to knockout stage Japan 0 Senegal 0 Poland 0 5 − 3 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Group stage tiebreakers Notes : ^ Jump up to : Fair play points : Japan − 4, Senegal − 6. 19 June 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 19 ) 18 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Poland 1 -- 2 Senegal Krychowiak 86 ' Report Cionek 37 ' ( o.g. ) Niang 60 ' Otkritie Arena, Moscow Attendance : 44,190 Referee : Nawaf Shukralla ( Bahrain ) 24 June 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 24 ) 20 : 00 YEKT ( UTC + 5 ) Japan 2 -- 2 Senegal Inui 34 ' Honda 78 ' Report Mané 11 ' Wagué 71 ' Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg Attendance : 32,572 Referee : Gianluca Rocchi ( Italy ) 28 June 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 28 ) 18 : 00 SAMT ( UTC + 4 ) Senegal 0 -- 1 Colombia Report Mina 74 ' Cosmos Arena, Samara Attendance : 41,970 Referee : Milorad Mažić ( Serbia ) Record players Seven players have been fielded in all five matches during Senegal 's World Cup run in 2002, making them record World Cup players for their country. No. Name Matches World Cups Ferdinand Coly 5 2002 Omar Daf 5 2002 Lamine Diatta 5 2002 Papa Bouba Diop 5 2002 Papa Malick Diop 5 2002 El - Hadji Diouf 5 2002 Tony Sylva 5 2002 Top Goalscorers No. Name Goals World Cups Papa Bouba Diop 2002 Henri Camara 2002 Salif Diao 2002 Khalilou Fadiga 2002 M'Baye Niang 2018 Sadio Mané 2018 Moussa Wagué 2018 Current as of 24 June 2018 after the match v Japan References Jump up ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage ( PDF ), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Turkey 's golden delight ''. BBC Sport. 2002 - 06 - 22. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 07. Jump up ^ Bogage, Jason ( June 28, 2018 ). `` Everything you need to know about the World Cup 's fair - play tiebreaker ''. The Washington Post. Retrieved June 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Clockwatch : Senegal 3 - 3 Uruguay ''. BBC Sport. 2 June 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2011. Jump up ^ `` Match report -- Group H -- Poland v Senegal '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Match report -- Group H -- Japan v Senegal '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Match report -- Group H -- Senegal v Colombia '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018. Countries at the FIFA World Cup Team appearances Teams with no appearances All - time table AFC Australia China Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait North Korea Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates CAF Algeria Angola Cameroon DR Congo Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia CONCACAF Canada Costa Rica Cuba El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Trinidad and Tobago United States CONMEBOL Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay OFC New Zealand UEFA Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark East Germany England France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name ( s ). Have been member of multiple confederations. 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Question: how many times has senegal been in the world cup
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