Senegal land in Group I at the 2026 World Cup under coach Pape Thiaw, one of Africa's CAF entrants. This projected squad, ranked by recent national-team minutes, runs through Sadio Mané up front, Idrissa Gueye in midfield, and Édouard Mendy in goal, with Nicolas Jackson and Krépin Diatta among the names to follow until the call-up is confirmed.
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Projected 26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idrissa Gueye | Midfielder | Everton | 930 | Locked |
| 2 | Krépin Diatta | Midfielder | Monaco | 877 | Locked |
| 3 | Moussa Niakhaté | Defender | Lyon | 863 | Locked |
| 4 | Édouard Mendy | Goalkeeper | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 840 | Locked |
| 5 | Sadio Mané | Forward | Al-Nassr | 781 | Locked |
| 6 | Iliman Baroy | Forward | Everton | 776 | Locked |
| 7 | Pape Gueye | Midfielder | Villarreal | 719 | Locked |
| 8 | Nicolas Jackson | Forward | Bayern München | 635 | Locked |
| 9 | El Diouf | Defender | West Ham | 574 | Locked |
| 10 | Ismail Jakobs | Defender | Galatasaray | 544 | Locked |
| 11 | Kalidou Koulibaly | Defender | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 544 | Locked |
| 12 | Ismaïla Sarr | Forward | Crystal Palace | 538 | Locked |
| 13 | Lamine Camara | Midfielder | Monaco | 488 | Locked |
| 14 | Mouhamadou Diarra | Midfielder | Sunderland | 484 | Locked |
| 15 | Mamadou Sarr | Defender | Chelsea | 362 | Locked |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Seck | Defender | Maccabi Haifa | 362 | Locked |
| 17 | Antoine Mendy | Defender | Nice | 261 | Likely |
| 18 | Ibrahim Mbaye | Forward | Paris Saint Germain | 250 | Likely |
| 19 | Mory Diaw | Goalkeeper | Le Havre | 184 | Likely |
| 20 | Pape Sarr | Midfielder | Tottenham | 163 | Likely |
| 21 | Mouhamadou Diallo | Forward | Metz | 160 | Likely |
| 22 | Pape Ndiaye | Forward | Samsunspor | 150 | Likely |
| 23 | Boulaye Dia | Forward | Lazio | 145 | Bubble |
| 24 | Yehvann Diouf | Goalkeeper | Nice | 94 | Bubble |
| 25 | Mamadou Camara | Midfielder | Renaissance Berkane | 77 | Bubble |
| 26 | Pathé Ciss | Midfielder | Rayo Vallecano | 74 | Bubble |
| 27 | Assane Diao | Forward | Como | 57 | Bubble |
| 28 | Cheikh Sabaly | Forward | Vancouver Whitecaps | 56 | Bubble |
| 29 | Cheikh Mbacké | Forward | Lorient | 24 | Bubble |
| 30 | Nobel Mendy | Defender | Rayo Vallecano | 0 | Bubble |
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Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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