Ibrahim Mbaye becomes youngest African World Cup scorer after late strike in Senegal’s 1-3 loss to France

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·18 giugno 2026

Ibrahim Mbaye becomes youngest African World Cup scorer after late strike in Senegal’s 1-3 loss to France

Ibrahim Mbaye became the youngest African World Cup goalscorer, netting late as Senegal were beaten 1-3 by France.

According to L'Équipe, the PSG winger did so at 18 years and 143 days.

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Introduced in the 75th minute, he drove inside, beat Théo Hernandez one-on-one and powered past Mike Maignan in the fifth minute of added time to register his first World Cup goal.

The goal also makes him the fourth youngest scorer in tournament history, with Pelé holding the record at 17 years and 239 days, ahead of Manuel Rosas at 18 years and 93 days in 1930 and Gavi at 18 years and 110 days in 2022.

Born in Trappes, Mbaye has settled quickly with the Lions de la Teranga, largely used from the bench since his international debut, he has four goals in 12 caps.

Source: L'Équipe