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World Cup: France face Senegal looking to avoid repeat of 2002 shock

World Cup: France face Senegal looking to avoid repeat of 2002 shock
France 24 Tuesday 16 June 2026, 11:16 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. World Cup: France face Senegal looking to avoid repeat of 2002 shock Issued on: Share France get their 2026 World Cup campaign underway Tuesday when they take on Senegal in New York. Les Bleus will be looking to avoid a repeat of their 2002 World Cup match against her same opponents which saw them suffer a 1-0 shock defeat.
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