FIFA 2026: France Thrash Senegal In Opening Match
France started their 2026 FIFA World Cup on a perfect note, with a 3-1 win against Senegal, and Kylian Mbappe scored a brace to bring his goal tally in the World Cup to 14. Ahead of the match, Senegal held the head-to-head lead over France in the FIFA World Cup, following their 1-0 win in the 2002 edition. At the same time, it was Senegal's FIFA World Cup debut, and it finished the group stage in second behind Denmark. In attendance during the match was Arsenal's former head coach, Arsene Wenger. After a goalless first half, Mbappe broke the deadlock, finishing off Michael Olise's assist by side-footing the ball past Edouard Mendy. The lead doubled when Rabiot's through pass set Bradley Barcola off on a counter. The striker held off a challenge from Koulibaly nd lobbed the ball over on-rushing Mendy in the 82nd minute. As the game advanced to injury time, both sides scored a goal apiece in a minute. Ndiaye played in Ibrahim Mbaye, who broke into the box and dril...
