Senegal secured third place in FIFA World Cup Group I with an emphatic 5-0 victory over the 10 men of Iraq — the biggest ever win for an African team at a World Cup.Two sensational goals from second-half substitute Pape Gueye were the pick of the bunch, but it took the African side almost an hour properly to take control of the game, despite their opponents going down to 10 men after just 13 minutes with Rebin Sulaka dismissed for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity.The Athletic’s Amy Lawrence, Lukas Weese and Cerys Jones assess the action…Will 5-0 be enough for Senegal to make the last 32?Having entered the tournament tipped as dark horses by some, Senegal’s shortcomings against France and Norway meant that, to stand a strong chance of progressing, they not only needed to beat Iraq but to win emphatically.Only three points would give Senegal a chance of progressing as one of the best third-placed teams. But even then, with the third-place rankings so tight, goal difference is highly likely to play a part in who progresses.For almost an hour after Habib Diarra’s opener, Senegal laboured in attack and could not bolster their goal difference past -2. That would have left them vulnerable, with Cape Verde and Belgium only needing to draw their matches to overtake them and push them out of the top eight.After Ismaila Sarr’s tap-in doubled Senegal’s lead, Pape Thiaw’s substitutions lit a fire under their attack. Gueye’s two thunderbolts and Iliman Ndiaye’s solo effort left them with a goal difference of +2 and sitting fifth in the third-place rankings. They face a wait to see if that is definitely enough, with Croatia, Algeria, Cape Verde, Belgium, and DR Congo yet to play and still able to leapfrog them — but beefing up that scoreline in the second half may turn out to be crucial.