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France and Senegal share Group I at the 2026 World Cup and meet in the group stage. Both sides are fighting to reach the knockouts. On the FIFA ranking, France are the favourite — a 17-place gap.
France - Senegal will be played on Friday 19th June 2026 at 15:00 ET in MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford (New York/New Jersey). ⏳ Date subject to confirmation.
| France 🇫🇷 | Metric | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | FIFA Ranking | #19 |
| Group I | Group | Group I |
| UEFA | Confederation | CAF |
| Didier Deschamps | Head coach | Pape Thiaw |
| 16 | WC appearances | 4 |
| World champion (1998, 2018) | Best WC | Quarter-final (2002) |
France do what France do: reach the last four or better every two years. Since 2018: runners-up, champions, runners-up, semi-finalist at the Euros — a tournament machine that rarely fails. Mbappé is in top form, Dembélé won the 2025 Ballon d'Or, Tchouaméni and Camavinga form the best box-to-box duo in the world. Deschamps' last World Cup as head coach — he wants to leave with gold. The danger zone is Group I: Senegal have Mané and Koulibaly, Norway have Haaland and Ødegaard. No formality. But in the knockouts: a second World Cup title in eight years is realistic.
With Mané, Koulibaly, Mendy and Sarr, one of Africa's strongest squads. Africa Cup winners 2021. In Group I with France, group top is tough, but second place is reachable. A quarter-final like in 2002 is realistic.
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Start predicting →Yes — France and Senegal meet in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup (Group I).
On the FIFA world ranking, France (#2) are favoured over Senegal (#19). The gap is 17 ranking places.
France: World champion (1998, 2018) (16 World Cup appearances). Senegal: Quarter-final (2002) (4 World Cup appearances).
France are coached by Didier Deschamps. Senegal are coached by Pape Thiaw.
France play in Group I. Senegal play in Group I.
Last updated: 2026-06-07