Abdoulaye Seck scored in the minute 4 for Senegal — the earliest goal they have ever scored at a World Cup.
On his World Cup debut, Abdoulaye Seck became the oldest player ever to score for Senegal at a World Cup, aged 34 years, 22 days.
Ismaïla Sarr is now Senegal's all-time leading World Cup scorer with 4 goals, overtaking Papa Bouba Diop (3).
Senegal became the first African team in history to score five goals in a World Cup match.
Pape Gueye is the second African player to score twice in a World Cup match as a substitute (after Cameroon’s Roger Milla in 1990).
Senegal recorded their first clean sheet at the World Cup since their first ever game vs France in 2002 (1-0) – ending a 13-match streak without a clean sheet.
Iraq have conceded four or more in a World Cup match for the 2nd time (5 today).
Senegal's 69% possession is their most in a match in the last three World Cups (previous best 58%).
Idrissa Gana Gueye completed 82 passes — the most by a Senegal player in a match in the last three World Cups.
Senegal completed 505 passes (their most in a match in the last three World Cups) to Iraq's 183.
Ismaïla Sarr, Pape Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye all scored and assisted in this match – it is the first time a team had three players do so in a WC match since Germany in their 7-1 win over Brazil in 2014.
Iraq conceded after just 4 minutes — the earliest goal they have ever conceded at a World Cup.