FIFA World Cup 2018: Senegal's elimination sees no African team reach Rd of 16 for first time since 1982Senegal bowed out of the FIFA World Cup 2018 after a 1-0 loss to Colombia in their final Group H clash as Japan squeezed into the knockouts stage due to a better fair play record. Senegal's elimination ended African campaign at the World Cup with all five teams from the continent out of the group stage. It's the first time in the history of the tournament that there is no representative from Africa at the World Cup. Senegal were the last African team to bow out of the FIFA World Cup 2018 |Photo Credit: AP Senegal were looking the most likely qualifiers from the Group H of the FIFA World Cup 2018 after getting off to a winning start in the opener. But their journey was cut short after a 1-0 loss to Colombia in their final group stage clash as Japan squeezed into the last 16. Senegal were carrying African hopes, as the only remaining team from the continent w