Pakistan, June 24 -- Senegal are in a precarious position after two World Cup defeats, but coach Pape Bouna Thiaw said his side's hopes of progress at the tournament are not dead. Senegal were expected to be strong contenders at the World Cup in North America but lost their opening Group I fixture 3-1 to France and went down 3-2 to Norway on Monday. "I think that it was a difficult game for us against a very strong Norwegian side that put us into very difficult situations as they were very efficient," said Thiaw. "We conceded goals at probably the worst time that we could have, just before half-time and then just after we came out for the second half. "But we need to congratulate Norway, and I'm encouraging my players not to be despondent...