Senegal has been eliminated on fair play tiebreaker

Senegal

Omotayo Edubi

Africa’s hope of winning the world cup has being crushed as the Senegal has being eliminated from the world cup.

Senegal and Japan were tied on goal difference, goals scored and drew in their head to head. But they are out because they had two more yellow cards than Japan.

For the first time in the history of the World Cup, a team has advanced on the fair play tiebreaker, and for the first time since 1982, No African team would be in the last 16.

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