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Wednesday, Jun 11, 2025
The FIFA World Cup has witnessed some stunning upsets.
The defenders need to be on top of their game for any team to make an impression in a competition as intense as the FIFA World Cup.
The 30-year-old underlined his full commitment to Liverpool for the final, which is a rematch of the 2018 title decider won 3-1 by Real Madrid in Kyiv.
Senegal edged Egypt 3-1 on penalties in the second leg of the playoffs.
Mane had missed an early penalty in the game but stepped up to make history for the west African nation, and banish the memories of their 2019 failure when they lost the final to Algeria.
Egypt will be aiming to win a record-extending eighth Cup of Nations title when they face Senegal in Sunday's final.
Senegal, who were runners-up at the last edition in 2019, will meet hosts Cameroon or Egypt in the final.
Cisse was also given the onerous task of ensuring his team reach the final of next year's Africa Nations Cup tournament.
Diop's close-range goal after 30 minutes against France in the opening game of the 2002 finals sealed a 1-0 win for the World Cup debutants in one of the upsets of the tournament.
Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time on Friday when a freak second-minute goal by Baghdad Bounedjah gave them a 1-0 win over gallant Senegal in the final.
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