Senegal looks to repeat 2002 World Cup upset of France
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June 16, 2026
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — France’s last World Cup match against Senegal set off dancing in the streets of Dakar.
Les Bleus were the defending champions when the Lions of Teranga’s 1-0 upset win in the 2002 opener caused Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade to declare a national holiday.
“Not for revenge do we want to win, but we want to go as far as possible in this competition,” France midfielder N’Golo Kanté said through a translator on Monday, a day before Les Bleus and Senegal meet in Group I.
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