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Squawka on X: "ON THIS DAY: In 2002, Senegal beat defending champions France 1-0 in the opening game of the World Cup. http://t.co/MC0Y9dcTWd" / X
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FIFA World Cup - Aliou Cisse (Senegal) Senegal's captain at their only prior appearance at the World Cup in 2002, when the Lions of Teranga made it to the quarter-finals, Cisse began
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