France will face Senegal in the opening match of Group I.
France entered the tournament as the leading candidate for the championship. This is also the last World Cup for coach Didier Deschamps before handing over the position to Zinedine Zidane.
The coach who has won the World Cup both as a player and as a coach is currently in 14 wins at World Cups. If he wins all matches in the group stage, he will surpass Helmut Schon's milestone of 16 wins.
On the other side, Senegal continues to show stability when passing the qualifiers without losing any match to participate in the 3rd consecutive World Cup. This team also owns the AFCON 2021 championship in the inter-World Cup period.
Notably, coach Pape Thiaw once appeared in the Senegal squad that defeated France in 2002, even though he did not play at that time.
The match between France and Senegal at the 2026 World Cup takes place at 2:00 a.m. on June 17, live on VTV3, VTV6, VTV9, VTV10, VTVgo.
Live stream link:
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