2026 World Cup: Senegal becomes African team with most goals in one match

Senegal person go the archetypal African squad successful past to people 5 goals successful a men’s World Cup match.

This follows their 5-0 thrashing of 10-man Iraq successful their last Group I fixture.

After some teams mislaid to France and Norway successful their archetypal 2 matches, lone a triumph – and by a important borderline – would beryllium capable to support hopes of progression alive.

Pape Thiaw’s men yet produced the biggest ever triumph by an African state astatine the tournament.

Ismaila Sarr, Pape Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye each scored and assisted arsenic the Teranga Lions gave themselves a accidental of qualifying for the past 32.

The past clip a squad had 3 players people and assistance successful a World Cup match, was erstwhile Germany hammered Brazil 7-1 (Toni Kroos, Sami Khedira, Thomas Muller).

2026 World Cup: Senegal becomes African squad with astir goals successful 1 match