Senegal's World Cup group drawn: France, South Korea, and a qualifier

World Cup group set: France, South Korea, and a qualifier await

Senegal's Group I is locked in. You face France on June 11 – the opening fixture and the one every fan already has circled (1). South Korea and a final opponent from the intercontinental playoff complete the group. France is the heavyweight, but South Korea is no pushover. The schedule gives you no warm-up games before the big one. Win that and the group opens wide.

Bamba Dieng on Betis radar

The Senegal forward is a free agent after leaving Lorient and Real Betis have him on their shortlist for next season (2). Dieng scored 6 goals in Ligue 1 this past campaign. Still only 26, a move to La Liga would give him a fresh platform heading into the World Cup. Nothing agreed yet, but interest is real.

Fan-reaktioner

The World Cup chatter has already started. On r/worldcup, one fan pegged Brazil as the traditional power most likely to go out early. Senegal's name kept surfacing as the team nobody wants to draw – there's quiet confidence that this group can make noise beyond the group stage. Join the discussion