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World Cup 2022: Seven cool facts about the Senegalese national football team

World Cup 2022: Seven cool facts about the Senegalese national football team

JOEL OMOTO, BIRD STORY AGENCY WORLD Cup appearances: This is Senegal's third World Cup after making their debut in South Korea /Japan in 2002 and competing for the second time at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Best performance: Senegal shocked the world when they stormed to the quarter-finals of the 2002 tournament on their debut, with victory against then-champions France, Denmark, Uruguay and Sweden, before losing to Turkey in extra time. Victims of an unusual FIFA rule: They were the first team in World Cup history to be eliminated using the fair play rule after being tied with Japan…
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