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Senegal vs Iraq Prediction: Picks, Lineups & Best Bets Today for World Cup 2026 Match

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Senegal vs Iraq Prediction: Picks, Lineups & Best Bets Today for World Cup 2026 Match
Senegal vs Iraq: Updated Prediction, Picks, Lineups & Best Bets — World Cup 2026 | FanDuel
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🔄 UPDATED · TODAY 3PM ET · BMO FIELD · TORONTO CANADA · FOX · GROUP I MD3
FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group I · Matchday 3 · Updated Prediction, Picks, Lineups & Best Bets

Senegal vs Iraq: Updated Prediction, Picks & Best Bets

Senegal -376 · FOX primary: Senegal -2.5 +165 · Mané +135 (FOX) · Sarr anytime · ❌ Mendy OUT (Diaw GK) · ❌ Hussein OUT (Al-Hamadi)

All odds FanDuel Sportsbook · Friday June 26, 2026 · Must be 21+
Senegal ML
-376
Draw ~+350 · Iraq ~+900
FOX: Senegal -2.5 +165 · Mané +135
Iraq ML
~+900
🚨 CONFIRMED — ❌ MENDY OUT (knee/ligament confirmed ESPN + World Soccer Talk) → MORY DIAW GK · ❌ HUSSEIN OUT (near-certain · muscle injury) → ALI AL-HAMADI ST · FOX PRIMARY: SENEGAL -2.5 +165 · MANÉ +135 ANYTIME (FOX)
FOX Sports: "Iraq is the side you want to face when you need a big win. Take Senegal -2.5 (+165)." Covers: "The Lions of Teranga enter as prohibitive -376 favorites — my predictions are signaling one-way traffic in Toronto." Both teams eliminated — Senegal playing for best third-place spot and WC history.
Group I Standings · MD3 · TODAY 3PM ET · Simultaneous: Norway vs France Foxborough 3PM ET
🇫🇷 France · 6pts · THROUGH ✅ · 🇳🇴 Norway · 6pts · THROUGH ✅ (both at Foxborough simultaneously)
🇸🇳 Senegal · 0pts · -2 GD · ELIMINATED · chasing best 3rd-place spot · lost FRA 1-3 · NOR 2-3 · Sarr 2 goals · ❌ Mendy OUT
3rd
🇮🇶 Iraq · 0pts · -6 GD · ELIMINATED · lost NOR 1-4 · FRA 0-3 · ❌ Hussein OUT · First WC since 1986
4th

🎯 Prediction & Overview

Senegal 3-1 Iraq · Sarr scores · Mané delivers · Iraq consolation 🇸🇳 3–1 🇮🇶

Both teams are eliminated but Senegal have everything to play for — a big enough win keeps their best third-place hopes alive. FOX: "Iraq is the side you want to face when you need a big win." Covers: "There's no Kylian Mbappe or Erling Haaland to torment Senegal — that should pave the way for Pape Thiaw to shift into a more dangerous 4-3-3 setup."

Iraq have conceded 7 goals in 2 games. Hussein — their only WC scorer — is out. Zidane Iqbal (Man Utd) is their only creative outlet. Scores24: "Senegal have scored in 16 consecutive matches. Iraq have conceded in 8 of their last 9." The attacking talent mismatch is enormous.

Mané is on a personal mission — 34 years old, this is his final World Cup, and he hasn't scored yet. Sarr is on fire (2 goals vs Norway). Jackson at Chelsea is clinical. Prediction: Senegal 3-1 Iraq.

📋 Updated Team News
❌ Mendy OUT (Senegal) · Knee/ligament vs Norway · ESPN + World Soccer Talk confirmed · Mory Diaw (Le Havre) starts in goal
❌ Hussein OUT (Iraq) · Muscle injury vs France · Racing Post: near-certain miss · Ali Al-Hamadi (Ipswich) leads line · Hussein scored Iraq's only WC goal
⚡ FOX explicit picks · Senegal -2.5 +165 (primary) · Mané +135 anytime · "One-way traffic in Toronto" (Covers)
🏟️ BMO Field Toronto · 3PM ET · FOX · Low 70s partly cloudy · Iraq need a historic turnaround (+5 GD swing) just to match Senegal — mathematically near-impossible

📋 Projected Lineups

⚠️ Projected XIs — Official lineups drop ~2:15PM ET. Sources: Yahoo Sports, SI, RotoWire, Racing Post, ESPN, World Soccer Talk consensus.
Senegal 4-3-3 Pape Thiaw · need big win for best 3rd-place ❌ Mendy OUT → Diaw GK
4-3-3 · ATTACK FOR GOALS
MANÉ ⭐
LW · Al Nassr · +135 (FOX)
JACKSON ⭐
ST · Chelsea
SARR ⭐
RW · Palace · 2 goals vs NOR
I. GUEYE
CM · Everton
CAMARA
CM
P. GUEYE
CM · Marseille
DIATTA
RB
KOULIBALY
RCB · Al Hilal
NIAKHATÉ
LCB
M. DIOUF
LB
MORY DIAW
GK · Le Havre · ❌ Mendy OUT
⚠️ Projected · Bench: I.Mbaye (PSG 18yo · scored vs FRA) · Ndiaye (Everton) · Dieng
Iraq 4-3-3 / 4-1-4-1 Graham Arnold · 0pts · -6 GD · ELIMINATED ❌ Hussein OUT → Al-Hamadi ST
GK: Ahmed Basil · DEF: Hussein Ali, Zaid Tahseen, Akam Hashem, Merchas Doski · DM: Amir Al-Ammari · MF: Ahmed Qasem, Zaid Ismael, Zidane Iqbal (Man Utd · creative hub), Ibrahim Bayesh · ST: Ali Al-Hamadi (Ipswich) · Iraq conceded 7 goals in 2 games. Never won a WC game. Arnold: "We want Iraq's first-ever WC point."

💰 Best Bets — All FanDuel Sportsbook

🦊 FOX SPORTS PRIMARY BET · FD +165 · "IRAQ IS THE SIDE YOU WANT FOR A BIG WIN" · WIN BY 3+ · HUSSEIN OUT · $10→$26.50
Senegal -2.5 Handicap · +165
+165
$10→$26.50

FOX Sports explicitly: "Iraq is the side you want to face when you need a big win. Take Senegal -2.5 (+165)." This is FOX's primary pick — a 3+ goal margin for Senegal. Iraq conceded 7 goals in 2 games. Hussein is out. Senegal need a big GD swing for any R16 chance — they'll attack aggressively from the first whistle. At +165 (winning $16.50 per $10), this captures the big Senegal win at plus money. $10→$26.50.

Senegal -2.5 +165 — FOX primary. Win by 3+. Iraq conceded 7 in 2 games. Hussein out. $10→$26.50.
⭐ CONSENSUS PRIMARY · -376 · COVERS/RACING POST/ROTOWIRE · MANE + SARR + JACKSON · "ONE-WAY TRAFFIC" · $10→$12.66
Senegal Moneyline · -376
-376
$10→$12.66

Covers: "Prohibitive -376 favorites — signaling one-way traffic in Toronto." RotoWire: "Senegal have far too much quality for Iraq. They have a reason to chase this and should win." Racing Post: "Senegal can take advantage of a substantial drop in class." Safer than the handicap — stack both for aggressive bettors targeting a big Senegal win. $10→$12.66.

Senegal ML -376 — consensus primary. Mane + Sarr + Jackson. Iraq outclassed. $10→$12.66.
🦊 FOX SPORTS EXPLICIT +135 · MANÉ · ALL-TIME SEN SCORER · FINAL WC · SET PIECES + PENS · HASN'T SCORED YET · $10→$23.50
Sadio Mané Anytime Scorer · +135
+135
$10→$23.50
FOX Sports explicitly: "Sadio Mané is +135 to score against Iraq." This is his final World Cup at age 34 — Senegal's all-time top scorer has not scored yet this tournament. He takes set pieces and penalties. Scores24: "Mane to score at +135 is absolutely worth considering — in a match where Senegal need goals desperately, the leader steps up." Against Iraq's porous defence, this is the tournament moment he's been waiting for. $10→$23.50.
Further Props — Sarr Anytime · BTTS Yes +115

Sarr Anytime (check FD ~-102 to +110): Sportsgambler/Racing Post primary scorer. Scored twice vs Norway from 1.47 xG. Oddschecker: "Sarr has already scored three WC goals and is the most clinical Senegal finisher." Check FD for live price.

BTTS Yes +115 (Lineups primary): Senegal allowed 3 goals in 3 of last 4 matches. No WC clean sheet since 2002. Iraq will attack — Arnold confirmed they want Iraq's first-ever WC point. Captures Senegal win + Iraq consolation. $10→$21.50.

📋 Best Bets Ranked · All FanDuel
🦊 #1 — Senegal -2.5 +165 (FOX primary · win by 3+ · Iraq 7 goals conceded · Hussein out · $10→$26.50)
+165
⭐ #2 — Senegal ML -376 (consensus · Covers/RotoWire/Racing Post · "one-way traffic" · $10→$12.66)
-376
🦊 #3 — Mané Anytime +135 (FOX explicit · all-time SEN scorer · final WC · set pieces · $10→$23.50)
+135
💎 #4 — Sarr Anytime (Sportsgambler · 2 goals vs NOR · check FD ~-102)
check FD
⭐ #5 — BTTS Yes +115 (SEN allowed 3 in 3/4 · Iraq will attack · $10→$21.50)
+115
FanDuel Sportsbook · Group I · Senegal vs Iraq · 3PM ET TODAY · BMO Field Toronto · FOX
Bet Senegal vs Iraq on FanDuel
Senegal -2.5 +165 · ML -376 · Mané +135 · Sarr check FD · BTTS Yes +115
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All odds FanDuel Sportsbook · Senegal -376 / Senegal -2.5 +165 FOX Sports FD Jun 26 · Mané +135 FOX Sports FD Jun 26 · Sarr anytime check FD (Sportsgambler ~-102) · BTTS Yes +115 Lineups · ❌ Mendy OUT ESPN/World Soccer Talk confirmed · ❌ Hussein near-certain OUT Racing Post/Scores24 · Prediction: Senegal 3-1 Iraq · Must be 21+ · Gambling Problem? 1-800-GAMBLER


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