Senegal part ways with their head coach after the national side’s elimination from the tournament at the round of 32 stage.Senegal ‌fired coach Pape Thiaw on ⁠Saturday, ⁠saying their results at the World Cup necessitated a change at the ⁠helm of the team.Senegal had hoped to be contenders at the World ⁠Cup, after beating Morocco in January’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final, but had a disappointing tournament in which they lost their ‌opening two group games to France and Norway and let slip a 2-0 lead with five minutes remaining against Belgium in the last 32 before going down 3-2 in extra time.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4FIFA World Cup 2026: Biggest takeaways from the quarterfinalslist 2 of 4Texas shootout: All to know before France-Spain clash in World Cup semilist 3 of 4What’s the ‘mistaken identity’ red card shown to Switzerland’s Embolo?list 4 of 4Which teams are in the World Cup semifinals, and what’s the match schedule?end of listThiaw, 45, ⁠was due to begin ⁠a five-match ban in September at the start of the 2027 Cup of Nations qualifiers because he ⁠led a walk-off of players in protest at the ⁠penalty that Morocco were awarded ⁠in the 2025 final in Rabat.French daily L’Equipe reported that Patrick Vieira, the French World Cup winner who ‌was born in Dakar, was among the favourites to take over.