IraqvsSenegal
IRQ 0/SEN 5
Things to say
Senegal hammered Iraq 5-0 at BMO Field to close out the group stage.
01
opener
Senegal absolutely battered Iraq, five-nil. It was men against boys out there. Iraq couldn't get out of their own half.
02
key player
Pape Gueye was everywhere, six shots and just bossed the middle of the park. Senegal's engine all night.
03
hot take
Honestly five flatters Iraq. Without Jalal Hassan pulling off six saves in goal that's seven or eight, easy.
04
deep cut
Idrissa Gueye quietly knocked 81 passes accurate from deep, basically conducting the whole thing. Clean sheet too, Diaw barely had a touch.
05
exit
Iraq go home with three draws and no wins, brutal group. Real question is whether Senegal can keep that going in the knockouts.
The recap
Senegal absolutely battered Iraq, running out 5-0 winners and never once looking troubled. Pape Gueye led the charge up top with six shots while Idrissa Gueye pulled the strings in midfield, and Iraq simply had no answer.
Their keeper Jalal Hassan made six saves and still picked the ball out of his net five times, which tells you exactly how lopsided this was. A comfortable clean sheet and an absolute paddling that keeps Senegal's hopes alive while Iraq head home pointless.