The Lions of Teranga suffered a devastating 1-0 loss to Colombia in Samara that allowed Japan to progress at their expense on yellow cards
Senegal could and possibly should have squeezed past Colombia to book at tie with England or Belgium in the last 16, but they fell to a Yerry Mina header form a corner to end Africa's involvement in the World Cup.
After Nigeria pushed Argentina all the way in their final group game, Senegal became the latest African outfit to suffer heartbreak at the hands of South American opposition and their exit was arguably even harder to take.