Levi Teranga achieved the greatest victory among African teams in the history of the emergency.
The team of Senegal made a spectacular return to the World Championship, defeating the Iraqi team with a score of 5:0. This victory was no less the greatest in the history of African teams’ performances at the World Cup, and, despite the favorable results in other groups, it guaranteed the Senegalese progress to the 1/16 finals.
After defeats to France (1:3) and Norway (2:3) at the start of the tournament, Senegal head coach Pap Tyaw went to the last minute. Having lost the proven central defender Kalida Koulibaly from the bench, and also having lost the main goalkeeper Edouard Mendi due to injury.
Prote head star and team mascot - 34-year-old Sadio Mane - lost the flight and completely confirmed his trust, having played the initial role in the game.
" She is responsible for supervising speeches, she is here for the group, she is the technical leader of this team. It really helps with overbearing speeches, and also helps us in defense. The truth is a butt for all African and world football,” shared Tjav after the match.
The mentor also emphasized Mane’s human qualities and his patriotism: “Having already shown that he is already worthwhile, tell Senegal beyond the borders. Everyday you work with him, as he is a person and as a leader of this team. "
Through the presence of Nicholas Jackson, Manet took a more central position in the attack. This allowed Ismail Yakobs to work more effectively on the flank, and Sadio himself, having completed his task as the greatest forward player for Senegal. Although he did not score a goal or an assist in this game, he created several scoring chances - the best performance among all football players on the field.
The turning point was the 13th Khvilina Zustricha. Mane decided to foul the Iraqi leader Rebin Sulak, for which he took away the red card. Having lost its minority, Iraq was unable to withstand the onslaught of Africans.
This perekonliva victory secured three points for Senegal with a final goal difference of +2. Later results in other groups were due to the West Africans:
Iran was in third place in its group, and Uruguay beat Spain, the teams in third place in groups G and H.
Guaranteed that both Korea and Scotland also have a greater difference in goals scored and goals conceded, Pape Tiaw's team officially reserved their place in the playoffs.
" It was important for us to win, and we agreed. To score five goals is just like a miracle, like those we played against the Iraqi team, which caused us problems in the first half,” the head coach concluded.