New Jersey, June 23 -- Following their loss to Norway, Senegal's head coach, Pape Bouna Thiaw, admitted that while the team is not in a great position, "they are not dead" and can progress into the round of 32 if they win their last fixture against Iraq and other results go in their favour.

Haaland's brace sank Senegal to a 3-2 defeat against Norway, making it two defeats in two games. Senegal's last match is against Iraq.

France and Norway, having won both of their matches, enjoy the position of comfort with six points each. Senegal's best bet now is to take one of the eight slots for the best third-placed finishing teams, and they need to beat Iraq in their last league stage game for that.

Speaking about their prospects in the tourna...