India, June 23 -- The Senegal National Football team finds themselves in a highly vulnerable spot following consecutive defeats at the FIFA World Cup 2026. Highly tipped to be strong challengers during this tournament in North America, Senegal fell 3-1 to France in their opener before dropping a close 3-2 result against Norway on Monday. Despite the historical stumble, head coach Pape Bouna Thiaw maintains that his team's prospects of advancing are not dead.

"I think it's a little bit too early to say that we failed. We're not dead. We're not in a good position, and it is true that it's the first time that Senegal has started a World Cup campaign with two defeats."

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