Senegal

Kudos to Senegal for making World Cup history as the first team to be eliminated by the fair play rule! With eight tiebreakers, including the yellow card count, determining who advances is a tough game of numbers. Quite unfortunate events in 2018 in Russia, indeed!

Japan’s fewer yellow cards helped them clinch the spot, but many felt the Lions of Teranga were hard done by. Did this graceful girl keep her cool when the decision was made? We’ll never know, but one thing’s certain: the West African nation played their hearts out and left a mark on the tournament.