Previous World Cup appearances: 3
Best performance: Quarterfinals (2002)
First appearance: 2002 (South Korea and Japan)
Top goal scorer: Papa Bouba Diop (3)
Most appearances: Kalidou Koulibaly, Youssouf Sabaly, Ismaila Sarr (7)
Player to watch: Sadio Mane
FIFA world ranking: 14
In their first ever World Cup match in 2002, Senegal shocked the world by beating the defending champions France 1-0, and went on to top a tricky group that also included Denmark and Uruguay.
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The Lions of Teranga followed up that upset by knocking out Sweden in the last 16 and narrowly fell to Turkiye 1-0 in the quarterfinals.
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