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Senegal coach Pape Thiaw calmly assessed his team's 3-1 loss to France in a 2026 World Cup finals match.
"We genuinely wanted to win this game, and it showed. Unfortunately, we lacked efficiency, and at a World Cup, everything comes down to the fine details. We had chances to score, but we also lost possession at crucial moments. We simply can't afford that," Thiaw stated.
"In the second half, we made a few collective errors that ultimately proved decisive. Defensively, we looked solid for large periods of the match, but there were moments where we lost control of the ball and were punished for it," the coach explained.
"I believe we rose to the challenge. In a tournament like this, it's normal to face adversity. When we fell behind, we tried to react and equalize, but we couldn't. In our next match against Norway, we need to be more aggressive," Pape Thiaw concluded.
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