Pape Gueye Stars as Senegal Thrash 10-Man Iraq 5-0

Group Stage · Group I · BMO Field, Toronto · June 26, 2026

Senegal beat 10-man Iraq 5-0 in Toronto, with substitute Pape Gueye scoring twice and setting up another.

Habib Diarra opened the scoring in the fourth minute. Iraq’s Rebin Sulaka was sent off in the 13th minute for a last-man foul, after a video review upgraded his card. Senegal pulled away after halftime. Ismaïla Sarr scored in the 56th minute, and Gueye, on as a substitute a minute later, scored in the 59th and 71st minutes and set up Iliman Ndiaye in the 82nd. Gueye earned a 9.9 match rating.

Senegal had 28 shots and 12 corners. Iraq used two goalkeepers, who made seven saves between them.

Senegal finish third in Group I with three points and a goal difference of plus two. Iraq finish bottom without a point.

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