France’s previous meeting with Senegal is one of the World Cup’s most famous games—though if you’re a supporter of Les Bleus, it’s for all the wrong reasons. In 2002, France were expected to breeze past the then-debutants, but ended up losing 1–0 to the eventual quarterfinalists.
Senegal then failed to qualify for the next three World Cups, before returning in 2018 in Russia. It has not missed a beat since and comes into the tournament ranked number 15 in FIFA’s rankings.
