In Senegal, the 2002 World Cup team remains a source of national pride. This year's squad is eager to create some new memories. The run to the quarterfinals in Senegal's World Cup debut in Japan and ...

Editor's note: Each day between now and the kickoff of the first match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Nov. 20, we'll unveil a different memory from World Cup history. The countdown from 101 continues ...

El-Hadji Diouf shares his recollections of 31 May 2002, when the Lions of Teranga stunned the sport in the opening match of Korea/Japan 2002. Twenty years ago today, on 31 May, France went into their ...

Senegal were one of the stories of the 2002 World Cup. The Lions of Teranga were just the second African nation to reach the quarter-finals of a World Cup, following in the footsteps of Cameroon from ...

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LILLE, France – Bruno Metsu, a Frenchman who coached Senegal in a remarkable run to the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals, has died. He was 59. His death was announced by the French club Lille, for whom ...

France’s loss to Mexico on Thursday evening means they will struggle to exit their group, bringing back memories of 2002 when they were beaten by Senegal, who went on to reach the quarters. We look ...