Senegal will find out right away just how much it’s going to miss Sadio Mané at the 2022 World Cup.
The African champions face off against the Netherlands on Monday in a marquee Group A showdown in Qatar. Senegal got the news last week that Mané, who was hurt while playing for Bayern Munich, would be missing the competition, which is devastating news for a team that still has hopes of matching—or surpassing—its feat of 20 years ago, when it reached the quarterfinals.
The Dutch, meanwhile, have a point to prove at well after missing the 2018 World Cup altogether.