how many times has senegal been in the world cup
Senegal at the FIFA World Cup Senegal have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on two occasions, in 2002 where they reached the quarter finals [2], and in 2018. They were the first team in World Cup history to be eliminated using the fair play rule after being tied with Japan on the first six tiebreakers.[3]
FIFA World Cup To date, the final of the World Cup has only been contested by teams from the UEFA (Europe) and CONMEBOL (South America) confederations. European nations have won eleven titles, while South American have won nine. Only two teams from outside these two continents have ever reached the semi-finals of the competition: USA (North, Central America and Caribbean) in 1930 and South Korea (Asia) in 2002. The best result of an African team is reaching the quarter-finals: Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002 and Ghana in 2010. Only one Oceanian qualifier, Australia in 2006, has advanced to the second round.[80]
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) The following five teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
Ghana at the FIFA World Cup Ghana have qualified for three FIFA World Cup tournaments; 2006, 2010, and 2014.