TORONTO (AP) 鈥� Senegal racked up the goals on 10-man Iraq in a 5-0 victory Friday that boosted its hopes of reaching the knockout stages.
Pape Gueye scored two second-half goals as the Senegalese 鈥� vying to advance as from third place in Group I 鈥� took advantage of a first-half red card on Iraq defender Rebin Sulaka for preventing Sadio Mane from going in on goal alone.
Habib Diarra scored in the fourth minute and even though Sulaka was sent off in the 13th, Senegal didn鈥檛 find the net again until Ismaila Sarr鈥檚 goal in the 56th minute.
Gueye then added his two goals and fellow substitute Iliman Ndiaye netted Senegal鈥檚 fifth.
Senegal now has three points and a plus-two goal differential.
The eight best third-place teams advance to the Round of 32, with ties broken by goals scored and goal differential if necessary.
Iraq was eliminated without a point in its first World Cup appearance since 1986.
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Alexandria Smith is a student in the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State.
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