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Senegal World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position

Senegal carry a 26-man squad into World Cup 2026, drawn from Group I with their opening fixture against France on 16 Jun 2026. Below: the full roster sorted by position, face wall, and squad breakdown.

Verified squad·ESPN, single source·as of 2026-06-15 04:10 UTC

Baseline facts

FIFA rank
No. 14
Group
Group I
Fixtures
16 Jun 2026 v France, 23 Jun 2026 v Norway, 26 Jun 2026 v Iraq
Squad
Full squad list →

Senegal squad: face by face

Yehvann Diouf, press photo Yehvann Diouf GK
Édouard Mendy, press photo Édouard Mendy GK
Mory Diaw, press photo Mory Diaw GK
Mamadou Sarr, press photo Mamadou Sarr DEF
Kalidou Koulibaly, press photo Kalidou Koulibaly DEF
Abdoulaye Seck, press photo Abdoulaye Seck DEF
Ismail Jakobs, press photo Ismail Jakobs DEF
Moussa Niakhaté, press photo Moussa Niakhaté DEF
Antoine Mendy, press photo Antoine Mendy DEF
El Hadji Malick Diouf, press photo El Hadji Malick Diouf DEF
Idrissa Gueye, press photo Idrissa Gueye MID
Pathé Ciss MID
Lamine Camara, press photo Lamine Camara MID
Krépin Diatta, press photo Krépin Diatta MID
Pape Matar Sarr, press photo Pape Matar Sarr MID
Mouhamadou Diarra, press photo Mouhamadou Diarra MID
Bara Sapoko Ndiaye MID
Pape Gueye, press photo Pape Gueye MID
Assane Diao FWD
Bamba Dieng, press photo Bamba Dieng FWD
Sadio Mané, press photo Sadio Mané FWD
Nicolas Jackson, press photo Nicolas Jackson FWD
Cherif Ndiaye, press photo Cherif Ndiaye FWD
Iliman Ndiaye, press photo Iliman Ndiaye FWD
Ismaïla Sarr, press photo Ismaïla Sarr FWD
Ibrahim Mbaye, press photo Ibrahim Mbaye FWD

23 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.

Squad profile

Position counts from the provisional ESPN roster. Ages at the data verification date.

Can Senegal qualify from Group I?

The top two teams in each group advance directly to the round of 32. The eight best third-placed finishers also go through, giving Senegal a meaningful safety net. Group I standings and Senegal's specific qualification scenarios are tracked live on the group page.

Senegal qualification scenarios in Group I →

Latest Senegal news

Full squad list

Senegal provisional 26-man squad, teamsheet order (source: ESPN)
# Player Position Age
1 Yehvann Diouf Goalkeeper 26
16 Édouard Mendy Goalkeeper 34
23 Mory Diaw Goalkeeper 32
2 Mamadou Sarr Defender 20
3 Kalidou Koulibaly Defender 34
4 Abdoulaye Seck Defender 34
14 Ismail Jakobs Defender 26
19 Moussa Niakhaté Defender 30
24 Antoine Mendy Defender 22
25 El Hadji Malick Diouf Defender 21
5 Idrissa Gueye Midfielder 36
6 Pathé Ciss Midfielder 32
8 Lamine Camara Midfielder 22
15 Krépin Diatta Midfielder 27
17 Pape Matar Sarr Midfielder 23
21 Mouhamadou Diarra Midfielder 22
22 Bara Sapoko Ndiaye Midfielder 18
26 Pape Gueye Midfielder 27
7 Assane Diao Forward 20
9 Bamba Dieng Forward 26
10 Sadio Mané Forward 34
11 Nicolas Jackson Forward 24
12 Cherif Ndiaye Forward 30
13 Iliman Ndiaye Forward 26
18 Ismaïla Sarr Forward 28
20 Ibrahim Mbaye Forward 18

Source: ESPN roster. Provisional until the FIFA registration deadline. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.

Group I fixtures

Opponent Date Match page
France 16 Jun 2026 Senegal vs France
Norway 23 Jun 2026 Senegal vs Norway
Iraq 26 Jun 2026 Senegal vs Iraq

FIFA World Ranking

Senegal are ranked 14 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 13th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.

Senegal's Group I rivals