World Cup 2026: Ismaïla Sarr was hungry for more against Iraq

26.06.26 FT World Cup

Senegal

5

:

Iraq

0

Against Iraq, Ismaïla Sarr netted the second goal in a commanding 5-0 victory. After bagging a brace against Norway despite a 2-3 loss, he continues to shine on the world stage.

The Crystal Palace forward had opened his World Cup scoring account at the 2022 World Cup. With this latest strike, he has now become Senegal’s all-time top scorer at the World Cup with 4 goals, moving one ahead of Papa Bouba Diop, who scored 3.

It was a must-win match. We won and scored goals. We wanted to get even more because you never know what could happen. But congratulations to the team—we did a great job today.

A 5-0 rout isn’t enough for Sarr. Mathematically, Senegal, who finished third in Group I, do not control their own destiny. The Teranga Lions now await other results to see if they will progress to the round of 16.

Nafongo TRAORE |

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Nafongon Moussa TRAORE, Burkinabè de 25 ans, est passionné de football, est rédacteur pour Foot Africa et commentateur pour BurkiFoot.

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