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NICKNAME: Lions of Teranga
MANAGER: Aliou Cisse
MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Henri Camara- 99 caps from 1999 to 2008
TOP SCORER: Sadio Mane- 34 goals from 2012
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WORLD CUP RECORD: 3rd world cup for Senegal. First one was in 2002.
BEST RESULT: Senegal's first WC was in 2002 where they achieved their best result. Lions of Teranga were in group A with title defender France, Denmark and Uruguay. They started with a shocking 1-0 win against France. Draws in next two matches were enough for second group place. 1-1 vs Denmark and 3-3 against Uruguay where they had 3-0 lead. Senegal faced Sweden in the knock-out stage first match. Match finished 1-1 and then Henri Camara scored a golden goal in the extra time. The quarter-final match was against Turkey. After a goalless draw in 90 minutes Ilham Mansiz scored the winning goal for Turkey.
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