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Index: World Cup Finals: Korea-Japan 2002: Teams: Senegal

Senegal in the World Cup Finals

World Cup Appearances:
Korea-Japan 2002 was Senegal's first appearance in the World Cup Finals.

Best World Cup Performance:
Qualifying for Korea-Japan 2002.

Senegal in the 2002 World Cup

Group A

France vs Senegal
Senegal got themselves off to a great start, in their first ever World Cup finals, by beating the defending champions, France, in Seoul.

Denmark vs Senegal
Senegal held on, with ten men for the last ten minutes, to share the points with Denmark.

Senegal vs Uruguay
After taking a three-goal lead, Senegal nervously let it slip away; but managed to hold on for the draw that earned them a place in the Second Round.

Knockout Stage

Sweden vs Senegal (Second Round)
Senegal became the second African team to ever reach the quarter-final (Cameroon lost to England in Italy 1990) after scoring the golden goal in a golden match.

Senegal vs Turkey (Quarter-final)
Senegal didn't play as well as they did against Sweden and this time, they dropped out to the golden goal.

Senegal World Cup Squad

Goalkeepers:

1 Tony Sylva (Monaco)
16 Oumar Diallo (Olympique Khourigba)
22 Kalidou Cissoko (Jeanne d'Arc)

Defenders:

2 Omar Daf (Sochaux)
4 Pape Malick Diop (Lorient)
5 Alassane Ndour (St Etienne)
6 Aliou Cisse (Montpellier)
13 Lamine Diatta (Rennes)
17 Ferdinand Coly (Lens)
21 Habib Beye (Strasbourg)

Midfielders:

3 Pape Sarr (Lens)
10 Khalilou Fadiga (Auxerre)
12 Amdy Faye (Boavista)
14 Moussa N'Diaye (Sedan)
15 Salif Alassane Diao (Sedan)
19 Pape Bouba Diop (Lens)
20 Sylvain N'Diaye (Lille)
23 Makhtar N'Diaye (Rennes)

Forwards:

7 Henri Camara (Sedan)
8 Amara Traore (Gueugnon)
9 Souleymane Camara (Monaco)
11 El Hadji Diouf (Lens)
18 Pape Thiaw (Strasbourg)

Trainer:
Bruno Metsu.

Players to watch:
El Hadji Diouf, Khalilou Fadiga and Henri Camara.

Destination Senegal

Senegal Travel Notes:
Find out more about Senegal at Travel Notes.