Toronto, June 26 (IANS) Senegal and Iraq will clash with each other in the final match of Group I in the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the BMO Field on Saturday.
Both sides are coming to the contest after suffering back-to-back defeats and are yet to open their account in the ongoing tournament. Their only hope of getting through is by finishing third, and in all likelihood, they will need a win to stand a chance of making it.
Senegal came pretty close to securing their first point against Norway, where they scored the late equalizer, but Norway’s prime striker Haaland came back from behind and scored his second goal to help the team beat Senegal by 3-2.
Iraq’s situation is worse. Graham Arnold’s side were beaten 3-0 by France in Philadelphia, a result that followed their 4-1 opening-day loss to Norway, and they would look to improve their result in the upcoming match and give themselves a chance at securing the third position.
France have already secured top spot in Group I with six points, while Norway sits second. Eight of the twelve third-placed teams will advance to the Round of 32, meaning a win here could still be enough for one of these sides to progress, though goal difference will matter significantly.
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Key details
Date and kick-off time: Saturday, June 27, 12:30 AM IST
Venue: BMO Field, Toronto
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Senegal:
Goalkeepers: Mory Diaw, Yehvann Diouf, Édouard Mendy
Defenders: Ilay Camara, Krépin Diatta, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Ismail Jakobs, Kalidou Koulibaly, Moustapha Mbow, Antoine Mendy, Moussa Niakhaté, Mamadou Sarr, Abdoulaye Seck
Midfielders: Lamine Camara, Pathé Ciss, Habib Diarra, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Pape Gueye, Pape Matar Sarr, Bara Sapoko Ndiaye
Attackers: Assane Diao, Bamba Dieng, Nicolas Jackson, Sadio Mané, Ibrahim Mbaye, Cherif Ndiaye, Iliman Ndiaye, Ismaïla Sarr
Iraq-
Goalkeepers: Ahmed Basil, Jalal Hassan, Fahad Talib
Defenders: Hussein Ali, Merchas Doski, Akam Hashem, Frans Putros, Mustafa Saadoon, Rebin Sulaka, Zaid Tahseen, Ahmed Maknazi, Manaf Younis
Midfielders: Amir Al-Ammari, Youssef Amyn, Ibrahim Bayesh, Marko Farji, Zidane Iqbal, Zaid Ismail, Ali Jassim, Ahmed Qasim, Aimar Sher, Kevin Yakob
Forwards: Mohanad Ali, Aymen Hussein, Ali Al-Hamadi, Ali Yousef
–IANS
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