{"id":16289,"date":"2026-06-28T04:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=16289"},"modified":"2026-06-28T05:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:33:56","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-senegal-5-0-iraq-lions-unleashed-senegal-demolish-10-man-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-senegal-5-0-iraq-lions-unleashed-senegal-demolish-10-man-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 | Senegal 5-0 Iraq | Lions Unleashed: Senegal Demolish 10-Man Iraq\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Watch every match live on ZEE 5 \u2014 India&#8217;s home of world football. Stream it all today.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-senegal-5-0-iraq-lions-unleashed-senegal-demolish-10-man-iraq\/#The_Early_Strike_That_Started_It_All_4%E2%80%B2\" >The Early Strike That Started It All (4&#8242;)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-senegal-5-0-iraq-lions-unleashed-senegal-demolish-10-man-iraq\/#Red_Card_Changes_the_Equation_13%E2%80%B2\" >Red Card Changes the Equation (13&#8242;)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-senegal-5-0-iraq-lions-unleashed-senegal-demolish-10-man-iraq\/#Iraqs_First_Half_Resistance\" >Iraq&#8217;s First Half Resistance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-senegal-5-0-iraq-lions-unleashed-senegal-demolish-10-man-iraq\/#Second_Half_Four_Goals_Twenty-Six_Minutes\" >Second Half: Four Goals, Twenty-Six Minutes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-senegal-5-0-iraq-lions-unleashed-senegal-demolish-10-man-iraq\/#What_Comes_Next\" >What Comes Next<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been comeback victories at this FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122, and there have been comfortable wins. What unfolded at BMO Field in Toronto on June 27 was something else entirely. Senegal needed a massive win to have any hope of advancing as one of the tournament&#8217;s best third-placed sides. They delivered a 5-0 demolition of Iraq, the biggest winning margin ever recorded by an African nation at a World Cup. The Lions of Teranga had lost their first two group games. In game three, they were extraordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Early_Strike_That_Started_It_All_4%E2%80%B2\"><\/span><strong>The Early Strike That Started It All (4&#8242;)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senegal needed a fast start, and they got one. A deflected effort from Idrissa Gueye earned a corner in the fourth minute. Lamine Camara whipped it in, Abdoulaye Seck nodded it across the six-yard box, and Habib Diarra was on hand to bundle the ball over the line. One-nil inside four minutes. The crowd inside BMO Field \u2014 thousands of them rooting for the underdogs \u2014 sensed something special might be building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Red_Card_Changes_the_Equation_13%E2%80%B2\"><\/span><strong>Red Card Changes the Equation (13&#8242;)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The match shifted decisively nine minutes later. Rebin Sulaka pulled back Sadio Man\u00e9 as he bore down on goal just outside the penalty area. Referee Anthony Taylor initially produced a yellow card, but after a VAR review, upgraded it to a straight red \u2014 Sulaka had denied a clear goalscoring opportunity. Iraq, already chasing the game, were down to ten men before the quarter-hour mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Iraqs_First_Half_Resistance\"><\/span><strong>Iraq&#8217;s First Half Resistance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To their considerable credit, Iraq did not simply capitulate. Manager Jalal Hassan sent on Manaf Younis to shore up the backline, and goalkeeper Ahmed Basil produced two excellent saves \u2014 including pushing a fierce Sadio Man\u00e9 free-kick away at full stretch \u2014 to keep the deficit at a single goal at the interval. It felt unsustainable, but Iraq had made Senegal work. The second half would tell a very different story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Witness history at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\">FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/a> \u2014 watch Senegal and all your favourite teams live on ZEE 5, starting from Rs. 799 for three months.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Second_Half_Four_Goals_Twenty-Six_Minutes\"><\/span><strong>Second Half: Four Goals, Twenty-Six Minutes<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraq&#8217;s situation worsened immediately after the when Basil was forced off due to injury and replaced by backup goalkeeper Jalal Hassan. It proved to be the moment the dam broke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">56&#8242; \u2014 Isma\u00efla Sarr made it 2-0. Former Manchester United midfielder Zidane Iqbal gave the ball away cheaply in his own half. Lamine Camara intercepted and slid a pass through to Sarr, who tapped in from close range \u2014 his third goal of the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">59&#8242; \u2014 Pape Gueye had been on the pitch for just 89 seconds when he made it 3-0. The Villarreal midfielder picked up the ball on the edge of the area, shifted inside on his left foot, and curled a stunning long-range strike into the top corner. Barely two minutes as a substitute. One moment of brilliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">71&#8242; \u2014 Gueye struck again for his brace. The ball dropped invitingly outside the area, and he hammered a vicious half-volley into the top corner. No goalkeeper was stopping it. 4-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">82&#8242; \u2014 Iliman Ndiaye put the final touch on a historic evening. He picked up a pass from Sarr and smashed a fierce strike from 20 yards out into the net. Final score: Senegal 5-0 Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/sen-vs-irq-extended-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5993478\">Senegal vs Iraq Match Highlight<\/a> Free, Only On ZEE5.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Comes_Next\"><\/span><strong>What Comes Next<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraq bow out of the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 having lost all three group games, but they leave having shown real resilience in the first half of this match, playing nearly an hour with ten men. That counts for something. For Senegal, three points and a final goal difference of +2 puts them fifth in the third-place team rankings as things stand. The remaining Group G through L matches must conclude before their fate is officially confirmed \u2014 but the signs are very promising. A potential Round of 32 clash against England in Atlanta is one of the more tantalising possibilities on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Don&#8217;t miss the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Round of 32. Watch every match live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\">ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription<\/a> \u2014 subscribe from Rs. 799 for three months.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. Please visit the subscription page for the most up-to-date pricing information.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch every match live on ZEE 5 \u2014 India&#8217;s home of world football. 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