Iraq crash out of World Cup after Senegal rout

Iraq's World Cup campaign ended with a 5–0 defeat to Senegal, leaving your team bottom of Group I without a point (1). Rebin Sulaka's own goal set the tone before Habib Diarra, Ismaila Sarr, Pape Gueye, and Iliman Ndiaye all found the net. Graham Arnold refused to let the scoreline define the tournament. "Everyone in Iraq should be proud of the fact that we made it here and we performed very well in two out of the three games," he said (1). Three losses, yes, but the thunderstorm-delayed opener against France and the fight across two tighter matches showed a side that belonged on this stage.