The Senegal national football team started its 2026 World Cup with a defeat against France, with a score of 3-1. The match took place at the MetLife Stadium in New York, and the Senegalese showed good resistance in the first half. But then, France took the lead in the second half, with goals from Mbappé. The coach of Senegal, Aliou Cissé, said that his team had made mistakes on all the French team's occasions. The goalkeeper Edouard Mendy also reacted, saying that his team had not managed to implement the game plan. The Senegal national football team will now have to recover for its next match against Norway. So, the road to the World Cup will be long for the Senegalese. At 18 years old, Ibrahim Mbaye became the youngest African scorer in the World Cup. The French team, led by Deschamps, showed a good performance, with Mbappé scoring two goals. The French team will now face its next match with confidence.