Senegal announced the dismissal of head coach Pape Thiaw this weekend, ending a tenure that closes in World Cup ignominy, but one which will enter the annals of Senegalese and African football. He departs after a disastrous tournament,

The build-up to the semi-finals began earnest and Senegal sacked their head coach

After a flat first half, Kylian Mbappé got France back in tune. Mbappé scored twice to move past Pelé with 14 World Cup goals, celebrating by mimicking a flutist as he had promised, and Les Bleus beat Senegal 3-1 Tuesday in their World Cup opener.

Follow our live updates for every World Cup matchup on Wednesday Belgium completed its stunning comeback with a penalty in the 125th minute against Senegal for a 3-2 win in the World Cup round of 32 clash in extra time in Seattle.

Reports claimed the Senegal star had called time on his international career, but conflicting accounts have cast doubt on the story. Here's everything we know.

Some Senegalese decision-makers would like to see Patrick Vieira on the Lions of Teranga bench to replace Pape Thiaw, after the round-of-32 elimination at the World Cup against Belgium (2-3,

Sadio Mané has confirmed his Senegal international retirement after the 2026 World Cup round-of-16 exit, ending a 14-year, 130-cap