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Senegal

Group I Pot 2 4-3-3 Africa
#14
FIFA Rank
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€406M squad value
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Long-serving Cissé has built team continuity and tactical identity around physical pressing.

Tactical Identity

Expected Formation
4-3-3
Edo
Edouard Mendy
Sec
Seck
Men
Mendy
Dio
Diouf
Cam
Camara
Ndi
Ndiaye
Dia
Diarra
Gue
Gueye
Dia
Diao 
Die
Dieng
Ndi
Ndiaye
↑
Press Height

High

⚡
Press Intensity

High

→
Build-up Pattern

physical + pace on transition

Key Players

Edouard Mendy
Edouard Mendy
Goalkeeper
Kalidou Koulibaly
Kalidou Koulibaly
Defender
Captain
Sadio Mané
Sadio Mané
Attacker

Strengths & Weaknesses

+ Strengths

● Physical dominance in midfield battles
● Pace in attacking transitions
● Team continuity under Cissé

− Vulnerabilities

● Technical quality under sustained pressure
● Set piece defending
● Tactical flexibility limited

Recent Form (last 4 years)

72% Win Rate
43 matches
31
Wins
9
Draws
3
Losses

World Cup History

3
Participations
#35
All-Time Rank

Tournament Record

All-Time Record

Played 12
Won 5
Drawn 3
Lost 4
Goals For 16
Goals Ag. 17
Goal Difference -1

Manager

AC
Aliou Cissé
Senegalese

Physical pressing with pace on the break

Full Squad (28)

Goalkeepers

Edouard Mendy Goalkeeper Goalkeeper Mory Diaw Goalkeeper Goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf Goalkeeper Goalkeeper

Defenders

Abdoulaye Seck Defender Antoine Mendy Defender El Hadji Malick Diouf Defender Ilay Camara Defender Ismail Jakobs Defender Kalidou Koulibaly Defender Captain Mamadou Sarr Defender Moussa Niakhaté Defender Moustapha Mbow Defender

Midfielders

Bara Sapoko Ndiaye Midfielder Habib Diarra Midfielder Idrissa Gueye Midfielder Krépin Diatta Midfielder Lamine Camara Midfielder Pape Gueye Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr Midfielder Pathé Ciss Midfielder

Forwards

Assane Diao  Attacker Bamba Dieng Attacker Cherif Ndiaye Attacker Ibrahim Mbaye Attacker Iliman Ndiaye Attacker Ismaïla Sarr Attacker Nicolas Jackson Attacker Sadio Mané Attacker

Match Schedule

Jun 16 A 🇫🇷 France #1 Matchday 1 East Rutherford Jun 23 A 🇳🇴 Norway #31 Matchday 2 East Rutherford Jun 26 H 🇮🇶 Iraq #57 Matchday 3 Toronto
Squad depth: moderate Archetype: direct physical Africa

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