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Senegal
Group I · Pot 2

Senegal
Les Lions.

Africa's most consistent national team in the new cycle — Africa Cup of Nations 2021, playoff in Doha, AFCON 2025 final. After Mané stepped back from the starting lineup, Koulibaly took over leadership, while the attack features a transitional generation led by Nicolás Jackson and namesakes Ismaïla Sarr and Pape Matar Sarr.

Route · Group I
Tue · 16 JUNFrance — Senegal — · —New York / NJ · 15:00 Mon · 22 JUNNorway — Senegal — · —New York / NJ · 20:00 Fri · 26 JUNSenegal — Iraq — · —Toronto · 15:00
Thu 2 JULRound of 16 · I vs ?Los Angeles
National anthem
Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons
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Full path · 7 stages

National team
calendar.

Matchday 1
16 JUN · TUE · 15:00
away at France
New York / NJ · MetLife Stadium
Matchday 2
22 JUN · MON · 20:00
away at Norway
New York / NJ · MetLife Stadium
Matchday 3
26 JUN · FRI · 15:00
vs Iraq
Toronto · "BMO Field"
Round of 16
28 JUN–3 JUL · FRI
if they qualify
Atlanta · Boston · Vancouver · Guadalajara and 12 more
Round of 16
4 JUL–7 JUL · TUE
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas · Kansas City · Los Angeles and 4 more
Quarterfinals
9 JUL–11 JUL · SAT
if they qualify
Atlanta · New York / NJ · San Francisco · Philadelphia
Semifinals
14 JUL–15 JUL · WED
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas
Final
19 JUL · SUN
if they qualify
New York / NJ

Group stage confirmed, playoffs — date range and potential venues. Playoff schedule to be finalized after Round of 16 draw.

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Tournaments in history
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No titles
#18
FIFA Ranking
41.0
Odds to win
Coaching staff

Cissé departed —
arrived Pamphile.

Papá Thiaw

Papá Thiaw

Head Coach · Senegal · since 2024

Former Cisse's assistant. Preserved the 4-3-3 structure, but added more interceptions in midfield. Led Senegal to the AFCON 2025 final (1-0 victory in extra time overturned to 0-3 forfeit in favor of Morocco, appeal to CAS).

AFCON 2025 final (forfeit) 19 matches · 12 wins African qualifiers unbeaten
Stars

Four players
to watch.

Sadio Mané

Sadio Mané

Forward · № 10 · 34 years old

National team legend, leader and all-time top scorer. Africa Cup of Nations champion 2021.

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Nicholas Jackson

Nicholas Jackson

Forward · № 9 · 24 years old

Bayern's "9" — a major summer 2025 transfer. The future of the national team's attack.

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Kalidou Koulibaly

Kalidou Koulibaly

Defender · № 3 · 34 years old

Captain and symbol of defense. Experience at Napoli, Chelsea and Al-Hilal.

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Édouard Mendy

Édouard Mendy

Goalkeeper · № 16 · 34 years old

Champions League winner 2021 with Chelsea. Ever-present No. 1 of the Teranga Lions.

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Squad · preliminary list

Twenty-six players
under one roof.

Preliminary Final FIFA squad list — by May 27, 2026.

Goalkeepers

16
Édouard Mendy Al-Ahly 34 years · 197 cm · €8.0M
1
Yevann Dieuf Reims 26 years · 187 cm · €6.0M
23
Mori Diav Clermont 32 years · 198 cm · €2.0M

Defenders

3
Kalidou Koulibaly Al-Hilal 34 years · 187 cm · €6.0M
12
Ismail Jakobs Sevilla 26 years old · 178 cm · €12M
22
Abdulai Sek Maccabi Haifa 34 years · 192 cm · €1.5M
4
Moussa Niakhate Lyon 29 years old · 190 cm · €20M
2
Krepin Diatta Monaco 27 years old · 178 cm · €15M
21
El-Hadji Malik Dieuf West Ham 21 years old · 184 cm · €25M
13
Antoine Mendy Nice 25 years old · 184 cm · €20M
5
Mamadou Sarr Strasbourg 20 years old · 191 cm · €15M

Midfielders

6
Idrissa Gana Gei Everton 36 years old · 174 cm · €2.0M
8
Pape Gueye Al-Ittihad 30 years old · 184 cm · €5.0M
17
Pape Matar Sarr Tottenham 23 years old · 184 cm · €50M
15
Lamine Camara Monaco 22 years old · 175 cm · €40M
14
Pape Sissoko Rayo Vallecano 31 years old · 186 cm · €4.0M
24
Habib Diarra Brighton 22 years old · 180 cm · €25M
25
Ibrahima Mbaye PSG 18 years old · 180 cm · €20M
26
Mamadou Diakhon Brugge 20 years old · 178 cm · €12M

Forwards

10
Sadio Mané Al-Nassr 34 years old · 175 cm · €10M
9
Nicholas Jackson Bayern Munich 24 years old · 186 cm · €60M
11
Ismaila Sarr Crystal Palace 28 years old · 185 cm · €35M
18
Iliman Ndiai Everton 26 years old · 175 cm · €40M
19
Boulaye Dia Lazio 29 years old · 180 cm · €15M
20
Habib Diallo Al-Ahly 30 years old · 187 cm · €6.0M
7
Assane Diao Como 20 years old · 178 cm · €20M
History

Consistent
in the playoffs.

Lions of Africa.

4 tournaments — 2002, 2018, 2022, 2026. Best result — quarterfinals on debut in 2002 (1–0 victory over France). Africa Cup of Nations 2021 — the team's first trophy in history.

2002 ¼ 2022 1/8
20221/8England 0:3, DohaRound of 16
2018GroupPoland 2:1, Japan 2:2, Colombia 0:1 — eliminated on yellow cardsGroup
2002¼Turkey 0:1 AET, OsakaQuarterfinals
Chants

Stadium chants
on matchday.

Real fan chants for the national team — original, phonetic in Russian, translation and context.

Allez les Lions
Allez les Lions de la Téranga
[The Lions of Teranga]
Forward, lions of Téranga (hospitality)

Nickname — Lions de la Téranga, referencing traditional Senegalese hospitality. African champions 2022.