Senegal vs Iraq, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Senegal

4': Habib Diarra
56': Ismaïla Sarr
59': Pape Gueye
71': Pape Gueye
82': Iliman Ndiaye

FT
5 - 0

Iraq

13': Rebin Sulaka

Senegal thrash Iraq 5-0, on course for World Cup knockouts

Senegal racked up the goals on 10-man Iraq in a 5-0 victory Friday that boosted their hopes of reaching the World Cup knockout stages.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Amir Al Ammari.
3': Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr following a corner.
3': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Rebin Sulaka.
4': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Seck (Senegal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross.
4': Goal! Senegal 1, Iraq 0. Habib Diarra (Senegal) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Abdoulaye Seck following a corner.
6': Abdoulaye Seck (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq).
8': Handball by Ali Jasim (Iraq).
9': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Rebin Sulaka (Iraq).
12': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Rebin Sulaka (Iraq).
13': Rebin Sulaka (Iraq) is shown the red card.
14': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Ahmed Basil (Iraq).
14': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Seck (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Camara following a set piece situation.
15': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Basil (Iraq).
16': Substitution, Iraq. Munaf Younus replaces Ahmed Qasem.
16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
17': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
18': Foul by Abdoulaye Seck (Senegal).
18': Ali Al Hamadi (Iraq) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Abdoulaye Seck (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Attempt blocked. Ali Jasim (Iraq) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20': Attempt blocked. Ali Jasim (Iraq) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20': Corner, Iraq. Conceded by Abdoulaye Seck.
22': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Senegal).
22': Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Senegal).
33': Attempt missed. Ismail Jakobs (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
34': Zidane Iqbal (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Lamine Camara (Senegal).
34': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Merchas Doski.
41': Corner, Iraq. Conceded by Krépin Diatta.
41': Attempt blocked. Merchas Doski (Iraq) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amir Al Ammari.
41': Attempt blocked. Ali Jasim (Iraq) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Munaf Younus.
43': Ahmed Basil (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Senegal).
43': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Basil (Iraq).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Merchas Doski (Iraq).
45'+1': Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Senegal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs.
45'+2': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Merchas Doski.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Moussa Niakhaté (Senegal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': Offside, Senegal. Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
45'+4': Corner, Iraq. Conceded by Abdoulaye Seck.
45'+5': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Munaf Younus.
45'+6': Attempt missed. Lamine Camara (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
45'+10': First Half ends, Senegal 1, Iraq 0.
45': Substitution, Iraq. Jalal Hassan replaces Ahmed Basil because of an injury.
45': Second Half begins Senegal 1, Iraq 0.
46': Attempt missed. Habib Diarra (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
51': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye with a cross.
52': Foul by Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq).
52': Lamine Camara (Senegal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Attempt saved. Ali Jasim (Iraq) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner by Mory Diaw (Senegal). Assisted by Ali Al Hamadi.
54': Ali Al Hamadi (Iraq) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Senegal).
54': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jalal Hassan (Iraq). Assisted by Habib Diarra.
56': Goal! Senegal 2, Iraq 0. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Lamine Camara.
57': Substitution, Senegal. Iliman Ndiaye replaces Ibrahim Mbaye.
57': Substitution, Senegal. Nicolas Jackson replaces Lamine Camara.
57': Substitution, Senegal. Pape Gueye replaces Habib Diarra.
58': Substitution, Iraq. Ahmed Maknzi replaces Ali Jasim.
58': Substitution, Iraq. Ali Yousif replaces Ali Al Hamadi.
58': Substitution, Senegal. Pathé Ciss replaces Abdoulaye Seck.
59': Goal! Senegal 3, Iraq 0. Pape Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
60': Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).
61': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
62': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Akam Hashim.
62': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Ali Yousif.
62': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Ahmed Maknzi.
67': Merchas Doski (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal).
67': Substitution, Iraq. Kevin Yakob replaces Zidane Iqbal.
67': Delay in match for a drinks break.
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Foul by Kevin Yakob (Iraq).
71': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Goal! Senegal 4, Iraq 0. Pape Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye with a headed pass.
73': Attempt missed. Kevin Yakob (Iraq) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frans Putros.
73': Foul by Frans Putros (Iraq).
73': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt blocked. Pape Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
74': Attempt missed. Krépin Diatta (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
75': Foul by Amir Al Ammari (Iraq).
75': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Amir Al Ammari (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
78': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Ahmed Maknzi.
79': Attempt saved. Pathé Ciss (Senegal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jalal Hassan (Iraq). Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
79': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Senegal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jalal Hassan (Iraq). Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
79': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Jalal Hassan.
81': Substitution, Senegal. Assane Diao replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
81': Akam Hashim (Iraq) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Pape Gueye (Senegal).
81': Pape Gueye (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Goal! Senegal 5, Iraq 0. Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
85': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Akam Hashim.
86': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
87': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
88': Foul by Frans Putros (Iraq).
88': Pape Gueye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt blocked. Pape Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
90': Foul by Merchas Doski (Iraq).
90': Krépin Diatta (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Merchas Doski (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Senegal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jalal Hassan (Iraq). Assisted by Krépin Diatta with a cross.
90'+1': Merchas Doski (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Senegal).
90'+2': Attempt saved. Pape Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jalal Hassan (Iraq).
90'+3': Foul by Ali Yousif (Iraq).
90'+3': Moussa Niakhaté (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jalal Hassan (Iraq). Assisted by Pape Gueye.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Senegal 5, Iraq 0.
0': Match ends, Senegal 5, Iraq 0.

Statistics

IRQ		SEN
11	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	12
7	Saves	1
30.8	Possession	69.2
6	SHOTS	28
1	ON GOAL	12
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
184	Accurate Passes	517
266	Passes	590
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	7
6	Crosses	25
0.0	Cross %	0.3
68	Long Balls	43
13	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.2	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	5
13	Effective Tackles	9
20	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	2
34	Effective Clearances	10
34	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: BMO Field
Location: Toronto, Canada
Attendance: 43,036

FIFA World Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	France	3	+8	9
2	Norway	3	+1	6
3	Senegal	3	+2	3
4	Iraq	3	-11	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Senegal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Mory Diaw (GK)
19	Moussa Niakhaté
4	Abdoulaye Seck
14	Ismail Jakobs
15	Krépin Diatta
5	Idrissa Gueye
8	Lamine Camara
21	Habib Diarra
18	Ismaïla Sarr
10	Sadio Mané
20	Ibrahim Mbaye

Senegal Substitutes:

Bamba Dieng, Nicolas Jackson, Bara Sapoko Ndiaye, Assane Diao, Kalidou Koulibaly, Pape Gueye, Yehvann Diouf, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Pape Matar Sarr, Iliman Ndiaye, Cherif Ndiaye, Pathé Ciss, Mamadou Sarr, Antoine Mendy.

Iraq (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Ahmed Basil (GK)
5	Akam Hashim
2	Rebin Sulaka
23	Merchas Doski
26	Frans Putros
17	Ali Jasim
16	Amir Al-Ammari
14	Zidane Iqbal
9	Ali Al-Hamadi
8	Ibrahim Bayesh
11	Ahmed Qasim

Iraq Substitutes:

Aimar Sher, Fahad Talib, Zaid Ismael, Kevin Yakob, Mohanad Ali, Aymen Hussein, Mustafa Saadoon, Youssef Amyn, Jalal Hassan, Zaid Tahseen, Munaf Younus, Hussein Ali, Ahmed Maknazi, Marko Farji, Hashim Ali.

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