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Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Round of 16 - England v Senegal - Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar - December 4, 2022 England's Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring their third goal with Harry Kane and Phil Foden REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

"Ruthless" England Surge Past Senegal 3-0 to Set Up France Quarter-Final

Clinical England overcame a pedestrian start to surge to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Senegal on Sunday as high-quality goals by Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka swept them into a mouth…

04 December 2022

Senegal's Kalidou Koulibaly, right, celebrates with teammates scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup group A soccer match between Ecuador and Senegal, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Senegal Advances To Last 16 At World Cup, Beats Ecuador 2-1

Senegal can now put the disappointment of 2018 to rest. Kalidou Koulibaly led his team into the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday by volleying home the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Ecuador…

AP 29 November 2022

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group A - Qatar v Senegal - Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar - November 25, 2022 Senegal's Bamba Dieng celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Hosts Qatar On Verge of Elimination After 3-1 Loss To Senegal

Host nation Qatar are perilously close to crashing out of the World Cup after they slumped to a 3-1 defeat by Senegal at the Al Thumama Stadium on Friday, despite Mohammed Muntari netting a first…

25 November 2022

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group A - Senegal v Netherlands - Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar - November 21, 2022 Netherlands' Davy Klaassen celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Dutch Strike Late To Grab 2-0 Win Over Senegal

Netherlands scored twice in the final minutes through Cody Gakpo and substitute Davy Klaassen to beat Senegal 2-0 in their World Cup Group A match at Al Thumama Stadium on Monday. The Dutch, who…

21 November 2022

Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations - Semi Final - Burkina Faso v Senegal - Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde, Cameroon - February 2, 2022 Senegal's Sadio Mane reacts REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

Senegal's Mane Ruled Out of World Cup

Senegal forward Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the World Cup in Qatar in a crushing blow to his team’s chances after officials confirmed on Thursday he would need surgery on a leg injury sustained…

17 November 2022

Edouard Mendy: From a Zero to the Best Goalkeeper in the World

Edouard Mendy’s winning the FIFA Best Goalkeeper award for 2021 was not an accident, but rather it was the culmination of years of struggle and diligence. The career of the first goalkeeper of the…

Majalla 28 January 2022

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