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Senegal qualified for only their third ever World Cup thanks to a penalty shootout win over Egypt in the third round of qualifying after drawing 1-1 on aggregate. In their first ever appearance at the tournament, Senegal stunned defending champions France on the opening day, and made it through to the quarter finals where they were eventually knocked out by Turkey in extra time. Four years ago, Senegal failed to make it out of the group stages and became the first side ever to not progress through the ‘Fair Play Points’ rule, due to the fact they received more yellow cards than Japan. Senegal are fresh from winning the African Cup of Nations earlier this year when they defeated Egypt on penalties following a goalless draw.