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France vs Senegal – Lineups & Match Details

France beat Senegal 3-1. Goals: Kylian Mbappé (66'), B. Barcola (82'), Kylian Mbappé (90'), I. Mbaye (90'). France had 54% possession against Senegal's 46%. Shots on target: 8-2.

World Cup · Group Stage - 1

Tuesday, 16 June 2026

FranceFrance

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

SenegalSenegal

Referee: Alireza Faghani, Australia

Lineups

FranceFrance4-2-3-1
Mike Maignan16Mike MaignanG
Jules Koundé5Jules KoundéD
Dayot Upamecano4Dayot UpamecanoD
William Saliba17William SalibaD
Theo Hernández19Theo HernándezD
Aurélien Tchouaméni8Aurélien TchouaméniM
Adrien Rabiot14Adrien RabiotM
Michael Olise11Michael OliseM
Ousmane Dembélé7Ousmane DembéléM
Désiré Doué20Désiré DouéM
Kylian Mbappé10Kylian MbappéF

Substitutes

12Bradley BarcolaF
24Rayan CherkiM
1Brice SambaG
23Robin RisserG
26Maxence LacroixD
21Lucas HernándezD
3Lucas DigneD
15Ibrahima KonatéD
2Malo GustoD
6Manu KonéM
13N'Golo KantéM
18Warren ZaĂŻre-EmeryM
25Maghnes AklioucheM
9Marcus ThuramF
22Jean-Philippe MatetaF
SenegalSenegal4-2-3-1
Edouard Mendy16Edouard MendyG
Krépin Diatta15Krépin DiattaD
Kalidou Koulibaly3Kalidou KoulibalyD
Moussa Niakhaté19Moussa NiakhatéD
El Hadji Malick Diouf25El Hadji Malick DioufD
Idrissa Gana Gueye5Idrissa Gana GueyeM
Pape Gueye26Pape GueyeM
IsmaĂŻla Sarr18IsmaĂŻla SarrM
Lamine Camara8Lamine CamaraM
Sadio Mané10Sadio ManéM
Nicolas Jackson11Nicolas JacksonF

Substitutes

20Ibrahim MbayeF
21Habib DiarraM
13Iliman NdiayeF
9Ahmadou Bamba DiengF
6Pathé Ismaël CissM
1Yehvann DioufG
23Mory DiawG
14Ismail JakobsD
24Antoine MendyD
2Mamadou SarrD
4Abdoulaye SeckD
17Pape Matar SarrM
22Bara Sapoko NdiayeM
12Cherif NdiayeF
7Assane DiaoF

Match Events

66'G

Kylian Mbappé

Assist: M. Olise

75'S

I. Sarr

Substitution 1

76'S

L. Camara

Substitution 2

80'S

O. Dembélé

Substitution 1

82'G

B. Barcola

Assist: A. Rabiot

83'S

N. Jackson

Substitution 3

83'S

P. Gueye

Substitution 4

87'S

D. Doué

Substitution 2

88'S

I. Gueye

Substitution 5

90'+6G

Kylian Mbappé

90'+5G

I. Mbaye

Assist: I. Ndiaye

Statistics

France
54%46%
Senegal
1.89Expected Goals (xG)0.5
11Total Shots6
8Shots on Target2
6Corners4
5Fouls9
1Offsides3
88Pass Accuracy (%)86
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

France host Senegal on Tuesday, 16 June 2026. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. France go into the match 1st in the table; Senegal sit 8th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

France have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Senegal have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Match recap

France beat Senegal 3-1. France scored through Kylian Mbappé 66', B. Barcola 82', Kylian Mbappé 90'. Senegal replied with I. Mbaye 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

France held 54% of the ball against 46% for Senegal. Shots on target finished 8-2. Expected goals read 1.89 for France, 0.50 for Senegal.

Verdict

The win nudges France forward and leaves Senegal with work to do. France sat 1st and Senegal 8th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.