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Senegal manager says there's improvement to come even after 5-0 win

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Senegal coach Pape Bouna Thiaw said ⁠he still saw room for improvement after his team thrashed a hapless Iraq 5-0 ‌on Friday to keep their hopes of advancing to ‌the World Cup knockout stage alive.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/senegal/hOIsJLJr/"]Senegal[/a] were ‌at their dominant best in Toronto Stadium ‌as they swatted aside 10-man [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/iraq/K8aAGt6r/"]Iraq[/a] with style ‌to secure the biggest victory by an African side at the World Cup finals.[/p][p]Thiaw congratulated his ‌team for getting the job done ⁠but struck a ‌measured tone on their performance.[/p][p]"[b]Even though we scored ​five goals, there are still improvements to be made,[/b]" he told reporters.[/p][p]The West ​Africans now face an anxious wait to see if they qualify for the round of ⁠32 as ​one of the eight best third-placed teams. They will know their fate after the end of group stage games.[/p][p]"[b]Now we have to wait. ‌We have three points secured. There are other matches, so we hope Senegal can qualify[/b]," he said.[/p][embed guid="0afcf10a-055a-47b5-aed7-424c20d3daf2" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_2sJbJSDvY" social-type="youtube" /][p]Senegal are placed third in Group I behind [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a].[/p][p]The coach reserved special praise for midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gueye-pape/p6rsDQvN/"]Pape Gueye[/a]'s hunger and winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mane-sadio/xxskxOU0/"]Sadio Mane[/a]'s impact on the team. The former found the back of the ‌net twice.[/p][p]"[b]He has this team spirit... he ​does great things on the pitch, he ‌is very helpful defence-wise,[/b]" Thiaw said of Mane.[/p][p]Thiaw said he now had peace of mind after the win.[/p][p]"[b]This country behind us brings a lot, and we give our ⁠all to make ⁠them happy,[/b]" he ‌said.[/p]

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