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