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Senegal slapped with fine ahead of World Cup last 16 clash against England for breaching FIFA rules in the group stages

Senegal will play England in the World Cup last 16, but have been hit with a fine just before they take on the Three Lions in Qatar.

Aliou Cisse’s side booked their place in the second round – for only the second time in their history – by winning two group games against Qatar and Ecuador.

They reached the quarter-final in 2002, losing to Turkey, however, before they take to the pitch in this year’s edition, they find themselves filling FIFA’s coffers for the fact manager Aliou Cisse attended his pre-match press conference before his side’s clash against Ecuador on his own.

The football governing body’s rules say that a prior to a match, two figures from a team must take part in press conference duties – one player alongside the head coach.

For not doing this, Senegal’s FA are being forced to hand over £8,700.

A statement from FIFA read: “The Fifa Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Senegalese Football Federation with a fine in the amount of CHF 10,000 and a warning for breaches of article 44 of the Regulations for the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 article 2.7.2 of the Media and Marketing Regulations and article 8.5.3 of the Team Handbook.”

This isn’t the first time FIFA has fined a nation for failing to follow media rules: Germany got the same treatment prior to their clash against Spain last week when Hansi Flick attended a press conference without a player from his squad.

Although it will come as a blow, Senegal will be fully focused on their clash against England, hoping to make history by causing a huge upset against one of the tournament favourites.