Buenos Aires, December 9 (NA) -- In Group I of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, the only precedent in the history of head-to-head matches is the humiliating defeat of France by Senegal at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. According to a survey by the Argentine News Agency, on that occasion, the 'Gallic roosters' arrived as world champions and faced the African debutants in the opening match. On that day, in Group A, Senegal caused an upset by defeating France 1-0, with a goal by Papa Bouba Diop. The Europeans were eliminated in the group stage, one of the worst performances in their history, while the Africans reached the quarter-finals, which was their best ever performance. Norway and the winner of the playoff match between the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jamaica, and New Caledonia are also in Group I.
