Senegal are back at the World Cup for a second time, after becoming only the second African country to reach the quarter-finals when Japan and South Korea co-hosted in 2002. D.O.B.

Denmark vs Senegal. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. Senegal National Team » Squad World Cup 2002 Japan/South Korea. Senegal football soccer When Senegal qualified for the 2002 World Cup, they were drawn in Group A with Denmark, defending champions France, and Uruguay. Whatever happened to the squad who got to the quarter-finals on their début appearance?

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Sall optimistically turned to Senegal coach Aliou Cisse that day and said: "It won't be long." When Senegal qualified for the 2002 World Cup, no one expected them to take the tournament by storm! Denmark vs Senegal Senegal held on, with ten men for the last ten minutes, to share the points with Denmark. At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, each national association was required to name a squad of 23 players, expanded from 22 in previous tournaments.

But as Salif Diao explains, they should have done even better Senegal players in World Cup Korea Japan 2002. Senegal in the 2002 World Cup: Group A. France vs Senegal Senegal got themselves off to a great start, in their first ever World Cup finals, by beating the defending champions 1-0 in Seoul.

Senegal got themselves off to a great start, in their first ever World Cup finals, by beating the defending champions, France, in Seoul. Drawing his side from a large number of players with clubs in Europe, coach Aliou Cisse – who was captain of the 2002 team – has put together a formidable squad. The Senegal national football team (French: Équipe nationale de football du Senegal) represents Senegal in men's international association football and it is controlled by the Senegalese Football Federation, The team's nickname is the Lions of Teranga, The team became the second African team to reach the quarter finals in the 2002 FIFA World Cup after Cameroon in 1990 and losing to Turkey in extra time and The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). Senegal World Cup Guide.