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Senegal World Cup 2022 squad list, fixtures and latest odds

Senegal head coach Aliou Cissé talks with Kalidou Koulibaly - Senegal World Cup 2022 squad list, fixtures and latest odds - Stuart Franklin/Getty Images
Senegal head coach Aliou Cissé talks with Kalidou Koulibaly - Senegal World Cup 2022 squad list, fixtures and latest odds - Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse said he needs to go back to the drawing board to find a way to beat Ecuador in his side's last game in Group A at the World Cup to have a chance of progressing to the round of 16.

Senegal followed their 2-0 defeat against the Netherlands in their opening match to win 3-1 against Qatar and restore their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage of the tournament.

"We have to think about the appropriate approach to the last match. We need to win to have a chance to qualify for the last 16," Cisse said.

"Our concentration must be better as we could have avoided the goal that we conceded (against Qatar), but the Ecuador match will be different.

"The team did what I asked for. Teamwork is the basis. Yes, it is difficult to replace Sadio Mane, but in the end, this is a team sport."

Senegal World Cup 2022 squad

Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy, Alfred Gomis, Seny Diang

Defenders: Kalidou Koulibaly, Pape Abou Cisse, Abdou Diallo, Fode Ballo Toure, Youssouf Sabaly, Ismail Jakobs, Formose Mendy

Midfielders: Pape Matar Sarr, Pape Gueye, Nampalys Mendy, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Moustapha Name, Loum Ndiaye, Cheikhou Kouyate, Krepin Diatta, Pathe Ciss

Forwards: Ismaila Sarr, Bamba Dieng, Boulaye Dia, Famara Diedhiou, Ilman Ndiaye, Nicolas Jackson

Who is their star man?

With Mane ruled out, another member of the squad, such as Everton's Idrissa Gueye, will need to step up.

What are Senegal's chances?

Dubbed the Lions of Teranga, Senegal’s World Cup team went into this tournament as dark horses.

They will navigate the tournament under the stewardship of Aliou Cissé, the team’s former captain who as a player led them to the Africa Cup of Nations final in 2002. After taking up managerial duties, his squad won the tournament this year and reached the final in 2019. A former defensive midfielder at Birmingham City and Portsmouth, he has coached Senegal for seven years now and seems to operate a well-oiled machine.

What are Senegal’s fixtures?

What is Senegal’s World Cup record?

The African champions secured their place at the tournament with a 1-0 win over Egypt in the qualification play-offs in March.

Senegal advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2002 Fifa World Cup, making history for the continent, overcoming the defending world champions France and drawing with Uruguay, before losing to Turkey in the quarter-finals.

They won their first international trophy at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Argentina | Australia | Belgium | Brazil | Cameroon | Canada | Costa Rica | Croatia | Denmark | Ecuador | England | France | Germany | Ghana | Iran | Japan | Mexico | Morocco | Netherlands | Poland | Portugal | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Serbia | South Korea | Spain | Switzerland | Tunisia | Uruguay | USA | Wales

Latest odds

Fancy Senegal to make it to the last-16 or beyond? See all the latest group winner odds

Senegal are currently a best price of 100/1 to win the World Cup.