2026 World Cup: With Assane Diao, without Malang Sarr, the Senegal Lions for the competition known

Pape Thiaw revealed the list of twenty-eight players selected for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday in Dakar. The Lions of Teranga, who will face France, Iraq, and Norway in Group I, are largely composed of players who participated in the 2025 AFCON. Sadio Mané, who will play his last official competition, is also included, along with Pape Gueye and Ibrahim Mbaye, who will make his World Cup debut.