After successive defeats to France and Norway, Senegal face a must-win clash against Iraq in Group I.
The Lions of Teranga remain capable of progressing, but only victory will keep their hopes alive, with qualification also likely to depend on results elsewhere and the final ranking of third-placed teams.
Having reached the knockout stages in Qatar four years ago, Senegal will be determined to keep Africa’s challenge alive.
Although Africa’s second highest-ranked side had to contend with one of the pre-tournament favourites in France and a Norway team boasting arguably the competition’s best centre-forward, the Lions of Teranga were still backed to emerge from those encounters with something.
However, the Lions have floundered spectacularly, with Pape Thiaw‘s side effectively finding themselves on the brink of elimination due to self-inflicted wounds.
