16es de finale : L'Angleterre écartée, un nouvel adversaire se profile pour le Sénégal
Senegal will indeed be in the round of 32 of the World Cup. After days of calculations, the Lions qualified as one of the best third-placed teams, thanks to their 5-0 victory against Iraq, but also to Egypt's last-gasp draw against Iran, after an Iranian goal was disallowed for a toe during added time.
While most projections predict a Senegal-England clash in the round of 32, it seems highly unlikely the two teams will meet. Indeed, this encounter between the Lions of Teranga and the Three Lions is only possible if DR Congo fails to qualify. However, the Leopards have a strong chance of being among the best third-placed teams. This Saturday evening, they face one of the weakest teams in the competition: Uzbekistan. If DR Congo wins, everything will change for Senegal.
Indeed, if DR Congo qualifies, all possibilities point to a clash between Sébastien Desabre's men and Thomas Tuchel's. On the other hand, Senegal has a 3 in 4 chance of facing the winner of Group K, whose final match will be played tonight between Colombia (6 points) and Portugal (4 points), and a 1 in 4 chance of facing Belgium, the winner of Group G.
Everything will depend on the scenarios established by FIFA to determine the Round of 32 matchups with the best third-placed teams. There are initially 495 scenarios, corresponding to the order of the teams that qualified as third-placed. For example, if the teams that qualify come from Groups A, C, D, F, H, I, J, and L, FIFA selects the row corresponding to this configuration in the scenarios and then automatically places each team in the final bracket.
Currently, only 8 possible scenarios remain out of 495, of which only 4 involve DR Congo qualifying (along with the other third-placed teams already officially qualified, including Senegal, Bosnia, Sweden, etc.). In these 4 combinations, Senegal faces the winner of Group K (Colombia - Portugal) three times and the winner of Group G (Belgium) once.
Here is the link to the combinations established by FIFA .
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