LIVE UPDATES: Senegal 5-0 Iraq World Cup 2026 – Follow all the action, the goals and celebrations

90+7’ Full-time in Toronto as Senegal complete a dominant victory over Iraq to finish their Group I campaign in emphatic fashion.

90’ Merchas Doski goes into the referee’s book after a harsh tackle, with Anthony Taylor showing the yellow card without hesitation.

88’ Referee Anthony Taylor blows for a foul after an Iraq player commits a rough challenge, handing Senegal a free kick in a dangerous area.

82’ GOAL FOR SENEGAL! Iliman Ndiaye races onto a pass before producing a stunning strike from the edge of the box, curling the ball into the top right corner beyond the helpless goalkeeper.

80’ Nicolas Jackson controls a loose pass brilliantly on the edge of the area and fires towards the left side of goal, but Jalal Hassan reacts superbly with an excellent save.

75’ Sadio Mane comes agonisingly close to scoring a spectacular goal as his powerful effort from outside the box crashes against the right post.

71’ ANOTHER GOAL FOR SENEGAL! Pape Gueye meets the ball at the edge of the area and strikes first time with tremendous precision, sending the shot inside the left post to make it 4-0.

68’ The referee pauses play for a cooling break as temperatures continue to rise in Toronto.

63’ Ismail Jakobs catches Iraq off guard with a quickly taken short corner for Senegal.

61’ Ismail Jakobs delivers a dangerous cross into the penalty area, but the Iraq defence reacts quickly to clear the danger.

59’ GOAL FOR SENEGAL! Pape Gueye latches onto a brilliant pass from a teammate before unleashing a powerful strike that flies inside the right post to extend Senegal’s lead even further.

56’ SENEGAL DOUBLE THEIR ADVANTAGE! A costly defensive mistake allows Ismaila Sarr to pounce inside the box, and he calmly slots the ball home from close range to make it 2-0 for Senegal.

54’ Ismaila Sarr controls a pass brilliantly inside the penalty area and quickly fires a low effort towards the centre of goal, but the Iraq goalkeeper reacts well to make an important save.

45+10’ The referee blows for half-time in Toronto with Senegal holding the advantage after an eventful opening 45 minutes against Iraq.

45’ There will be nine minutes of added time at the end of the first half.

41’ Ali Jasim lines up a corner for Iraq, but instead of delivering into the box, he opts for a short routine.

38’ The ball runs out of play and Iraq restart with a goal kick.

33’ Nearly a second for Senegal! Ismail Jakobs collects the ball on the edge of the area and fires a shot narrowly wide of the right post.

30’ Moussa Niakhate is penalised after a careless challenge, with referee Anthony Taylor awarding a free kick to Iraq.

26’ Ismail Jakobs takes a throw-in for Senegal after the ball rolls out near the touchline.

20’ Ali Jasim strikes a powerful effort from a mid-range free kick for Iraq, but the shot crashes into the Senegal defensive wall.

16’ Iraq coach Graham Arnold responds to the sending off with an early tactical substitution as Manaf Younis comes on to replace Ahmed Qasem.

14’ Sadio Mane steps up to take the resulting free kick for Senegal and curls an effort towards the top left corner, but goalkeeper Ahmed Basil dives brilliantly to push the ball away.

13’ RED CARD FOR IRAQ! Following a VAR review, referee Anthony Taylor overturns his original decision, cancels the yellow card and sends off Rebin Sulaka, leaving Iraq down to ten men.

10’ Play is halted as Anthony Taylor heads to the pitchside monitor to review the earlier challenge by Rebin Sulaka. What was initially a yellow card could now become a red card after the VAR intervention.

10’ Rebin Sulaka is first shown a yellow card after committing a reckless foul for Iraq.

6’ Referee Anthony Taylor stops play after an Iraq player is penalised for a foul while attempting to win possession. Senegal are awarded a free kick.

4’ GOAL FOR SENEGAL! Habib Diarra reacts quickest inside the box after a corner from Lamine Camara and bundles the ball into the net with his body to give Senegal an early lead.

3’ Lamine Camara drives forward and wins a corner for Senegal before swinging the ball dangerously into the penalty area.

1’ The referee blows his whistle and the Group I clash between Senegal and Iraq is underway in Toronto.

Kickoff was briefly delayed before the start of the match as both teams observed a minute of silence.

Today’s match is being officiated by English referee Anthony Taylor.

🚨🇸🇳 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: Senegal XI in the World Cup vs. Iraq! pic.twitter.com/KeYMX9RNHC

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🚨 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: Iraq XI in the World Cup vs. Senegal! 🇮🇶💫 pic.twitter.com/A5fQdjFiVL

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However, Senegal carry a slight psychological edge in broader World Cup history, having never lost in their two previous encounters against Asian opposition at the tournament, recording one win and one draw.

There is no previous competitive meeting between Senegal and Iraq, making this an entirely new matchup on the international stage.

Head-to-Head Context

Defeats to Norway (4-1) and France (3-0) have exposed defensive weaknesses, with goals conceded proving costly. Their goal difference now leaves them in a difficult position, meaning even a win here may not be enough to secure progression.

Iraq will know that a disciplined defensive performance, particularly keeping a clean sheet, would be crucial to improving their chances, but their recent record of just one clean sheet in their last eight internationals raises concerns heading into this decisive fixture.

For Iraq, this tournament represents only their second-ever appearance at the World Cup finals, and while qualification itself was celebrated, the challenge of a difficult group has been evident.

Iraq’s Struggles and Qualification Hopes

Despite those struggles, there is still belief within the squad, especially given their record of eight clean sheets in their last ten international victories, a reminder of their defensive potential when at their best.

Those losses mean Senegal are now at risk of suffering three defeats in a single World Cup campaign for the first time in their history, while back-to-back games conceding three or more goals marks an unwanted defensive record they have not experienced this century.

Senegal arrived at this World Cup carrying high expectations for what is their third consecutive appearance at the tournament, but results have not gone according to plan. Defeats to France (3-1) and Norway (3-2) have left the Lions of Teranga searching for redemption.

Match Build-Up and Current Form

Both sides head into their final group match determined to finish their campaigns on a positive note, with hopes of securing a first win of the tournament and potentially keeping alive slim chances of progressing to the knockout stage as a third-placed qualifier.

Welcome to Africasoccer’s live coverage of the Group I encounter between Senegal and Iraq at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Toronto.