Pape Guye expresses confidence ahead of Senegal's match against France at the 2026 World Cup

Senegal and France will meet at the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. With the tournament kicking off on 11 June, Pape Guye is confident and has sent a strong message to France, one of Senegal's opponents in Group I.

Senegal's hero at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco has no doubt that his team can win this match, even though France is brimming with talent. For the 27-year-old defender, the Lions of Teranga can compete with the big footballing nations. He made this statement on Téléfoot.

"It's going to be a good match, they have a lot of talent, but so do we. We're going to fight with what we've got, I think we can compete with the biggest nations in the world. We can win this kind of match and I hope we will."

Senegal beat France 1-0 in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan.