Senegal vs – Senegal head into their final Group I match against Iraq at 20:00 BST with five changes to their starting XI, while Iraq make four changes after a 3-0 defeat by France. The build-up is defined by who sits out and who comes in as both teams seek answers in thei
At 20:00 BST, Senegal’s group finale against Iraq begins with a clear message: this is not the same team that started the first two matches.
For their third and final fixture in Group I. Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw makes five changes after naming the same starting XI in their opening games. Mory Diaw. Ismail Jakobs. Habib Diarra. Abdoulaye Seck and Ibrahim Mbaye come in. while Kalidou Koulibaly. Nicolas Jackson. El Hadji Malick Diouf. Pape Gueye and injured goalkeeper Edouard Mendy miss out.
Senegal’s XI is: Diaw, Jakobs, Niakhate, Seck, Diatta, Diarra, Idrissa Gueye, Mane, Camara, Mbaye, Ismaila Sarr.
The substitutes are listed as Yehvann Diouf, Mamadou Sarr, Koulibaly, Ciss, Diao, Dieng, Jackson, Cherif Ndiaye, Iliman Ndiaye, Pape Matar Sarr, Bara Sapoko Ndiaye, Antoine Mendy, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Pape Gueye.
On the other side, Iraq arrive under fresh adjustments too. Their head coach, Graham Arnold, makes four changes after the 3-0 defeat by France. Frans Putros, Rebin Sulaka, Ali Jasim, and Ali Al-Hamadi come into the starting lineup ahead of Zaid Tahseen, Aymen Hussein, Hussein Ali, and Zaid Ismael.
Iraq’s XI is: Basil, Doski, Sulaka, Hashim, Putros, Al-Ammari, Qasem, Iqbal, Bayesh, Jasim, Al-Hamadi.
Their substitutes are: Talib, Hussein Ali, Tahseen, Younus, Amyn, Mohanad Ali, Hassan, Yousif, Maknzi, Hussein, Yakob.
The pattern is hard to miss: both teams have already shown they can stick with the same faces. but now they’ve decided the final group game demands something different. Senegal’s changes are built around who misses out—most notably the injury to goalkeeper Edouard Mendy—and who is ready to replace them. Iraq’s reshuffle comes straight off a heavy 3-0 scoreline against France. with Arnold changing four starters to freshen the XI.
By kickoff, the message is simple: the next 90 minutes won’t be measured by who played before. It will be measured by who can make these lineups work when the group stage is on the line.
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