World Cup 2026: Senegal vs Iraq — pre-match preview

2026 FIFA World Cup pre-match briefing: Senegal vs Iraq (Grup I). Kick-off is scheduled for 19:00 UTC. Referee: Adam Nunn. At Toronto Stadium with light rain weather expected (~19.6°C). Full squads and pre-match details inside.

Jun 26, 2026 - 13:00
Jun 26, 2026 - 13:00
World Cup 2026: Senegal vs Iraq — pre-match preview

2026 FIFA World Cup: pre-match update for SenegalIraq in Grup I.

Kick-off is scheduled for 19:00 UTC.

Referee for this match: Adam Nunn.

At Toronto Stadium, light rain weather is expected (~19.6°C).

Senegal squad and formation

Under Pape Bouna Thiaw, Senegal are set to line up in a 4-3-3 formation.

Senegal goalkeeper: 3 Kalidou Koulibaly.

Probable starting XI for Senegal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

3 Kalidou Koulibaly
5 Idrissa Gueye
8 Lamine Camara
10 Sadio Mané
11 Nicolas Jackson
15 Krépin Diatta
18 Ismaïla Sarr
19 Moussa Niakhaté
23 Mory Diaw
25 El Hadji Malick Diouf
26 Pape Gueye

Iraq squad and formation

Under Graham Arnold, Iraq are set to line up in a 4-1-4-1 formation.

Iraq goalkeeper: 3 Hussein Ali.

Probable starting XI for Iraq at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

3 Hussein Ali
4 Zaid Tahseen
5 Akam Hashem
9 Ali Al-Hamadi
14 Zidane Iqbal
16 Amir Al-Ammari
17 Ali Jasim
18 Aymen Hussein
21 Marko Farji
22 Ahmed Basil Fadhil
23 Merchas Doski

Senegal - Iraq live commentary and scoreboard: match centre.

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