WC ’26: ‘Battle Of African Teams’ Sees Mbappe’s France Edge Senegal 3-1
It was dubbed the 'Battle of African Teams' because of the sheer number of blacks in both the French and Senegal squads. However, that's where the similarities end as the final scoreline of France 3 Senegal 1 saw a second African team, after South Africa, lose its opening match in World Cup 2026. The development means only Cote d'Ivoire has won from Africa so far, beating Ecuador 1-0 even as Morocco, Cape Verde and Egypt all drew. Kylian Mbappe became France's all-time leading goalscorer with a superb double as Les Bleus beat Senegal in their Tuesday World Cup opener in…












