Senegal Goalkeeper: Against Such Teams, You Can't Leave Anything to Chance

Senegal's goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, reflected on his team's 3-1 defeat to France in their opening World Cup match.

"We couldn't execute our game plan," Mendy stated. "We knew we had to step up our performance in the second half and be more effective in attack."

"We only managed to do that in flashes, and against teams of this caliber, you need to be fully focused and leave nothing to chance, because you're up against genuine talent," the goalkeeper added.

"The first match is behind us now. We need to learn from it and concentrate on our game against Norway," the shot-stopper concluded.