Group I
Senegal
- Manager
- Pape Thiaw
- Squad
- 26 players
- Announced
- June 1
Tournament projection
- Advance
- 75.9%
- Round of 16
- 42.9%
- Quarter-final
- 20.2%
- Semi-final
- 9.8%
- Final
- 4.5%
- Champion
- 1.9%
Market champion price 0.7% · model edge +1.2%.
Scouting report
updated 2026-06-04A hybrid 4-4-2 / 4-2-3-1 built on wide combinations and pace in behind, pressing and countering — but exploitable in wide defensive areas.
Style · 4-4-2 / 4-2-3-1 hybrid — wide combination play, crosses into the box, exploit pace in behind, press & counter.
Counter-reliance ·mediumPress & counter, exploit pace in behind
Strengths
- +Wide combination play and crossing
- +Pace in behind to exploit
- +Press and counter
Weaknesses
- −Could be exploited defensively in wide areas
Key players
- Iliman Ndiaye · WingerGoals, creativity and assists — pace, dribbling and an excellent crosser
- Tactics
- Combine wide, cross into the box, and break with pace in behind while pressing aggressively. Could be a very exciting WC if they sort the wide defending.
Sources: John Walker (@johnwalker_1986) — pre-tournament tactical scouting, May–Jun 2026
Group fixtures
Squad
Goalkeepers
- Édouard MendyAl Ahli
- Mory DiawLe Havre AC
- Yehvann DioufNice
Defenders
- Krépin DiattaAS Monaco
- Antoine MendyNice
- Kalidou KoulibalyAl Hilal
- El Hadji Malick DioufWest Ham United
- Mamadou SarrChelsea
- Moussa NiakhatéLyon
- Abdoulaye SeckMaccabi Haifa
- Ismail JakobsGalatasaray
Midfielders
- Idrissa Gana GueyeEverton
- Pape GueyeVillarreal
- Lamine CamaraAS Monaco
- Habib DiarraSunderland
- Pathé CissRayo Vallecano
- Pape Matar SarrTottenham Hotspur
- Bara Sapoko NdiayeBayern Munich
Forwards
- Sadio ManéAl Nassr
- Ismaïla SarrCrystal Palace
- Iliman NdiayeEverton
- Assane DiaoComo
- Ibrahim MbayeParis Saint-Germain
- Nicolas JacksonChelsea
- Bamba DiengLorient
- Cherif NdiayeSamsunspor