World Cup Head-to-Head focus: Senegal

Senegal players singing their national anthem

Tuesday Nov 08, 2022. 09:46

The World Cup kicks off in 13 days and we begin our countdown to the purest distillation of the ‘Beautiful Game’ by looking at Senegal’s head-to-head record against their Group A opponents at Qatar 2022.

Senegal’s Group A fixtures:

– v Netherlands, Monday 21 November, Al Thumama Stadium, 6pm CAT

– v Qatar, Friday 25 November, Al Thumama Stadium, 3pm CAT

– v Ecuador, Tuesday 29 November, Khalifa International Stadium, 5pm CAT

Senegal’s overall World Cup record: P8 W3 D3 L2

Netherlands’ overall World Cup record: P50 W27 D12 L11

Ecuador’s overall World Cup record: P10 W4 D1 L5

Qatar will be making their World Cup debut

Record v Netherlands: N/A – This will be the teams’ first official meeting.

Senegal’s record v European opposition at the World Cup: P5 W3 D1 L1

– France 0-1 Senegal – 31 May 2002, Seoul, group stage

– Denmark 1-1 Senegal – 6 June 2002, Daegu, group stage

– Sweden 1-2* Senegal – 16 June 2002, Oita, round of 16

– Senegal 0-1* Turkey – 22 June 2002, Osaka, quarterfinal

– Poland 1-2 Senegal – 19 June 2018, Moscow, group stage

*After extra time

Netherlands’ record v African opposition at the World Cup: P4 W3 D1 L0

– Netherlands 1-1 Egypt – 12 June 1990, Palermo, group stage

– Morocco 1-2 Netherlands – 29 June 1994, Orlando, group stage

– Netherlands 2-1 Ivory Coast – 16 June 2006, Stuttgart, group stage

– Cameroon 1-2 Netherlands – 24 June 2010, Cape Town, group stage

Record v Qatar: N/A – This will be the teams’ first official meeting.

Senegal’s record v Asian opposition at the World Cup: P1 W0 D1 L0

– Japan 2-2 Senegal – 24 June 2018, Yekaterinberg, group stage

Qatar’s record v African opposition at the World Cup: N/A – This will be Qatar’s first match against an African team at the tournament

Record v Ecuador: P1 W1 D0 L0

– Ecuador 0-1 Senegal – 23 May 2002, Tokyo, friendly

Senegal’s record v South American opposition at the World Cup: P2 W0 D1 L1

– Senegal 3-3 Uruguay – 11 June 2002, Suwon, group stage

– Senegal 0-1 Colombia – 28 June 2018, Samara group stage

Ecuador’s record v African opposition at the World Cup: N/A – This will be Ecuador’s first match against an African team at the tournament