Senegal out of World Cup, players stranded as flight cancelled

Round of 16 exit, and then chaos

Senegal are out of the 2026 World Cup. Belgium knocked the Lions of Teranga out in the round of 16 (1). The score is not yet confirmed from the source, but the exit is final. What followed made it worse, the team's flight home was cancelled, leaving players stranded after the elimination (1). RMC Sport called the end of Senegal's tournament a "nightmare" (1).

Villarreal table €50m for Pape Gueye

A big number. Villarreal have put €50 million on the table for Pape Gueye (2). The Senegal international is the target of a serious bid from the Spanish side, and that kind of fee would make it one of the biggest moves involving a Senegalese player this window. No word yet on whether Gueye wants the move or if his club will accept (2).

Fan reactions

The mood among Senegal supporters online is one of defiance, not despair. As the team exited, Moroccan fans celebrated their own historic achievement, a second consecutive World Cup quarterfinal, the first African nation to do so link. Senegal fans know their team reached that stage in 2002 and remain one of only four African nations to have done it. Another thread highlighting squad market values across the round of 32 served as a reminder of the talent Africa consistently produces link.