Ismaila Sarr is having himself a World Cup. The Senegalese forward pounced on a defensive blunder by Iraq on June 26 to score his team’s second goal of the match. It was his third goal in two games at the 2026 tournament.
Polymarket had assigned Senegal an approximate 75.5% win probability heading into the match against Iraq. Coinbase Predictions and Crypto.com ran similar lines, estimating Senegal’s chances between 69% and 79%.
What happened on the pitch
The goal itself was the kind of sequence that makes defenders lose sleep. Iraq attempted to play out from the back, a risky proposition against Senegal’s press. A misplaced pass during the defensive buildup was intercepted, and Camara threaded the ball to Sarr, who finished clinically.
Sarr had already announced himself as a player to watch with two goals against Norway in Senegal’s previous fixture. Three goals in two group matches puts him firmly in the Golden Boot conversation.
