New Delhi, June 26 -- Senegal and Iraq will look to keep their slim hopes of qualifying alive when they face off in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match in Toronto on Friday.

Both teams have lost their first two group stage games, and as a result, Norway and France, the other two teams in the group, have automatically qualified for the round of 32.

Both Senegal and Iraq, however, need to win Friday's match by a large margin, as both teams have negative goal differences.

A win for either side will take them to third place with three points, though they will have to wait and see whether they are among the eight third-placed teams qualifying for the knockout stages. A loss or even a draw for either team will eliminate them from the tou...