I really can't find the right words to truly express how sorry I am for Senegal! YES - I like Colombia & I'm very glad they go on (and HOPE THEY'LL BEAT ENGLAND, especially because it underestimates them), but I'm soooooo sorry for Senegal! I liked them even b4 the start of the WC, thus seeing them saying Goodbye in THIS WAY, it makes me feel awful! I'm not saying Japan didn't deserve to go into the 1/8 finals either (they surely played 3 awesome games & were ven better in the lost against Poland), it's just that I had a soft spot for Senegal. Plus, they were the last African team left on the WC, so it's sad not having even one amongst the 16 remained (best) teams!
However, they have all the reasons to walk away proud, stand up tall & hope for the good things in the future!
Greetings!

African teams are straight garbage this WC, very disappointed. Modern players are divas, they play with no passion or national pride. Absolute disgrace to the fans who traveled to a place that hates black ppl, from nice weather, probably had to pull strings to afford the tickets and yall put up miserable performances. I think Africa should lose a team for the next world cup until they decide they actually want to compete.

I hope James Rodriguez will be able to play against England.

Senegal downfall wass their goalkeeper. He threw away the Japan game and today this. Come on!

The only reason why Colombia suffered in this match was because they were physically exhausted from the last 2 matches. Playing with 10 men vs Japan and + the great effort made against Poland, especially by James and Cuadrado, that's why James had to be subbed out in the 1st half and Cuadrado didn't make many runs.

Senegal actually played really well, especially in the first half. The way they cut the passing lanes, had tremendous strength to win the ball back with fair tackles (and yes I know there were a lot of fouls on both ends but there were also a lot of good fair tackles), great moving forward and awesome spirit/fans. I was heart broken when they were going to be eliminated :( This team is probably the one that most deserved to go through out of all that were eliminated in the group stage.

From a Japanese soccer lover.
Japan went through, but Senegal deserved to go through.
Just gonna leave this here.

Seems like Mina has earned his spot in Barcelona's 2018/2019 starting 11 when the season starts in La Liga

Senegal deserved better

So sad for Senegal

Wish Senegal went through. Solid defence. But Mane was so bad today. And the crossing from the Senegal team was horrible. They looked decent on the counter though with their pace but couldn't do much in the final third. Realistically Columbia has a better chance of taking on England or Belgium then Senegal.

Faffin fair play points......should go to a replay match between senegal and japan

suppose it makes things easier and quicker tho

Morocco, South Korea, Senegal are teams I feel sorry for. Playing well but did not get the results in their favor. I would have not complained if they were in the playoffs.

Can someone explain to me how Senegal is eliminated? Weren't they equal to Japan in terms of points, head to head, goals for, goals against and goal difference?

Colombia won with less soccer today. And Japan has not played well, getting outplayed by a 10-man Colombia. But you have to score goals to succeed, so another victim of poor offensive. I thought Sadio Mane was trash in this WC, stumbling over himself, turning the ball over constantly, and failing to score. Put any competent forward on the early opportunity and he shields the ball better with his left foot, forcing the defender to foul to get a touch on the ball. Still, I thought that was a penalty, as you can't play through the player even if you get the ball.

WOW. Wish Sénégal were through, not Japan.... No African teams in knockouts....

That is unfair...

welcome to the easier bracket without france argentina brazil uruguay portugal.