Senegal manager Aliou Cissé defended his side following their World Cup group stage exit, as their 1-0 loss to Colombia saw them eliminated - with their fair play record proving the decisive separating factor between the West African nation and Japan.
Speaking in the wake of his side's premature exit, via Goal, the former Birmingham City midfielder said: "This is the law of football. We don't qualify because of fair play, we have a fewer number of points in the fair play but today I'm proud of my team, their work and today Senegal does not qualify because we don't deserve it.