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Senegal France vs Senegal: time, TV channel and stadium Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 · Tuesday, June 16, 2026 · 15:00 ET · MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.
Match preview France, champions in 2018 and finalists in 2022, are among the leading contenders to lift the trophy in 2026, and they open against Senegal at MetLife Stadium. Les Bleus combine squad depth and big-game experience like few others, and start as favourites in a Group I completed by Iraq and Norway. France's challenge is to sustain their candidacy from day one.
Senegal, one of Africa's powerhouses, arrive as an awkward opponent for anyone. Champions of Africa and regulars at recent World Cups, the Lions of Teranga have the tools to trouble France, in a tie loaded with symbolism given the historical and footballing ties between the two countries. A strong start against a European giant would set the tone for their tournament.
Goals and cards France (3) Kylian Mbappé 66' Bradley Barcola 82' Kylian Mbappé 90'+6 Senegal (1) Ibrahim Mbaye 90'+5 Goals Match center
Lineups, changes and statistics ESPN 22 starters France 4-2-3-1 Starting XI 16 Mike Maignan G 17 William Saliba CD-L 4 Dayot Upamecano CD-R 19 Theo Hernández LB 5 Jules Koundé RB 7 Ousmane Dembélé AM ↓ 14 Adrien Rabiot LM 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni RM 10 Kylian Mbappé F 20 Désiré Doué AM-L ↓ 11 Michael Olise AM-R Substitutes 13 N'Golo Kanté SUB 1 Brice Samba SUB 3 Lucas Digne SUB 18 Warren Zaïre-Emery SUB 22 Jean-Philippe Mateta SUB 23 Robin Risser SUB 6 Manu Koné SUB 21 Lucas Hernández SUB 25 Maghnes Akliouche SUB 24 Rayan Cherki SUB ↑ 26 Maxence Lacroix SUB 12 Bradley Barcola SUB ↑ 15 Ibrahima Konaté SUB 9 Marcus Thuram SUB 2 Malo Gusto SUB Senegal 4-2-3-1 Starting XI 16 Édouard Mendy G 19 Moussa Niakhaté CD-L 3 Kalidou Koulibaly CD-R 25 El Hadji Malick Diouf LB 15 Krépin Diatta RB 8 Lamine Camara AM ↓ 26 Pape Gueye LM ↓ 5 Idrissa Gueye RM ↓ 11 Nicolas Jackson F ↓ 10 Sadio Mané AM-L 18 Ismaïla Sarr AM-R ↓ Substitutes 12 Cherif Ndiaye SUB 2 Mamadou Sarr SUB 21 Habib Diarra SUB ↑ 14 Ismail Jakobs SUB 6 Pathé Ciss SUB ↑ 24 Antoine Mendy SUB 1 Yehvann Diouf SUB 22 Bara Sapoko Ndiaye SUB 9 Bamba Dieng SUB ↑ 4 Abdoulaye Seck SUB 20 Ibrahim Mbaye SUB ↑ 17 Pape Matar Sarr SUB 23 Mory Diaw SUB 7 Assane Diao SUB 13 Iliman Ndiaye SUB ↑ 7 75' 76' 80' 83' 83' 87' 88' 28 France Senegal
5 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 5
53.4 Possession 46.6
11 SHOTS 6
8 ON GOAL 2
0.7 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
505 Accurate Passes 430
575 Passes 502
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 1
9 Crosses 9
0.0 Cross % 0.1
44 Long Balls 49
20 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 8
14 Effective Clearances 17
14 Clearances 17
ET (US East) 15:00
Colombia / Peru 14:00
Mexico City 13:00
Argentina / Chile 16:00
Spain 21:00
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey · Capacity 78,576
TV channels and streaming vary by country (Telemundo and Fox in the US, RTVC in Colombia, TVA/Azteca in Mexico, RTVE in Spain, and more).
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