Senegal hammered Iraq 5-0 in a Group Stage match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 26, giving the Lions of Teranga one strong push toward the knockout round.
Forward Pape Gueye contributed two of the five goals, netting that third and fifth strikes as Iraq played with ten men following a red card, and his performance helped cement Senegal’s record-setting win; the result additionally marked the team’s biggest margin of victory in a World Cup finals match in that tournament.