Senegal thrash Iraq 5-0 to cruise into World Cup knockouts

Senegal produced a ruthless attacking display and a controlled defensive performance to overwhelm Iraq 5-0 in their final World Cup group game, sealing progression from Match Round 3 with a result as dominant as the scoreline suggests.

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• Iraq will play with . , on .

Senegal

• Mory Diaw (6.9)
• Krépin Diatta (7.2)
• Abdoulaye Seck (6.6)
• Moussa Niakhaté (7)
• Ismail Joshua Jakobs (6.6)
• Mouhamadou Habib Diarra (7.2)
• Idrissa Gana Gueye (8.2)
• Lamine Camara (8.3)
• Ibrahim Mbaye (6.7)
• Ismaïla Sarr (7.6)
• Sadio Mané (6.9)

Iraq

Substitutions:

Senegal

• Mouhamadou Habib Diarra (Pape Alassane Gueye, 57)
• Ibrahim Mbaye (Iliman Cheikh Baroy Ndiaye, 57)
• Lamine Camara (Nicolas Jackson, 57)
• Abdoulaye Seck (Pathé Ismaël Ciss, 58)
• Ismaïla Sarr (Assane Diao Diaoune, 81)

Iraq

• Ahmed Qasem (Munaf Younus Hashim Al Tekreeti, 16)
• Ahmed Basil Fadhil Al Fadhli (Jalal Hassan Hachim, 46)
• A. Jasim (A. Al Reeshawee, 58)
• Ali Ibrahim Karim Al Hamadi (Ali Yousif Hashim, 58)
• Zidane Aamar Iqbal (Kevin Enkido Yakob, 67)

Ball possession:

Aliou Cissé’s side monopolised the ball and the chances, finishing with 69% possession to Iraq’s 31% and unleashing 27 shots, 11 of them on target, in a one‑sided contest that underlined Senegal’s credentials as serious contenders in the knockout phase.

Passes:

Iraq, who managed just six attempts and only one shot on target, were outplayed for long spells but did at least show resilience in spells without the ball, making more interceptions than their opponents and throwing bodies in front of efforts to limit the damage.

Defense:

### Senegal in total control

Face-to-face:

From the opening minutes, Senegal set up camp in Iraq’s half. Their pressing and intensity suffocated any attempt at an Iraqi build-up, while their midfield three dictated the tempo.

Fouls:

Yellow cards:

• Abdoulaye Seck (Senegal) at 18 minute
• Pape Alassane Gueye (Senegal) at 81 minute
• Amir Fouad Aboud Al Ammari (Iraq) at 75 minute
• Merchas Ghazi Salih Doski (Iraq) at 90 minute

Red cards:

• Rebin Ghareeb Solaka Adhamat (Iraq) at 13 minute

The last five games (including this match):

• Senegal –
• Iraq –

Top 5 World Cup scorers:

1. Masour Ousmane Dembélé (3, )
2. Nicolas Pépé (2, )
3. Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior (2, )
4. Pape Alassane Gueye (2, )
5. Désiré Doué (1, )

Line-ups:

Next games:

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• Iraq will play with . , on .