Toronto, June 27 -- Senegal produced a devastating second-half display to thrash 10-man Iraq 5-0 in their final FIFA World Cup Group I match at BMO Field here, keeping their hopes of reaching the knockout stage as one of the best third-placed teams alive.
Habib Diarra gave Senegal a dream start by heading home from a corner in the fourth minute, registering the African side's earliest-ever World Cup goal.
Iraq's task became even tougher in the 13th minute when defender Rebin Sulaka was sent off after a VAR review upgraded his initial yellow card to a red for bringing down Sadio Mane in a promising attacking position.
Despite enjoying numerical superiority, Senegal had to wait until the second half to turn their dominance into goals.
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