Senegal suffered a dent in their bid for a plane in the 2022 FIFA World Cup as they fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat against Egypt in Friday's playoff first leg.

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah was at the heart of the action once again as his shot deflected in off Saliou Ciss in the opening four minutes which was enough to separate the sides.

This followed an unbeaten run in the qualifying group stages, where they claimed five wins and one draw to finish top of Group H with an eight-point cushion over Togo.

Prior to Friday's defeat, Aliou Cisse's men were also unbeaten in 13 straight games across all competitions, a run which saw them clinch their first ever Africa Cup of Nations title at the expense of Egypt back in January.

However, Senegal will feel confident of overturning their one-goal deficit on Tuesday as they return home where they last suffered defeat back in July 2019, claiming seven wins and one draw in eight games since then.



译文(自动翻译仅供参考):

在周五的决赛首回合比赛中，塞内加尔以0比1险胜埃及，在申办2022年世界杯的过程中遭遇挫折。

利物浦球星穆罕默德·萨拉赫再次成为比赛的核心，开场四分钟，他的射门偏离了西塞，足以将双方分开。

在此之前，他们在小组赛阶段保持了不败战绩，五胜一平，以8分的优势领先多哥，以H组第一名的成绩结束小组赛。

在周五的失利之前，阿利欧·西塞的球队在所有比赛中也保持了13场不败，这使得他们在今年1月击败埃及，首次夺得非洲国家杯冠军。

但是，塞内加尔队在2019年7月的8场比赛中取得了7胜1平的成绩，有望在9日的比赛中扭转一球落后的局面。