Toronto, June 27 -- Senegal coach Pape Bouna Thiaw said that despite his team's dominant 5-0 win over Iraq in their FIFA World Cup clash, there is still room for improvement, stressing that the performance was not yet perfect even after the big victory.

Senegal boosted their chances of reaching the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup with a dominant 5-0 victory over 10-man Iraq in Toronto on Friday and ended their opponents' hopes of reaching the later stage of the tournament.

"Even though we scored five goals, there are still improvements to be made," he told reporters as per Reuters.

The West Africans now face an anxious wait to discover whether they will progress to the round of 32 as one of the eight best third-placed teams. Their...