MOSCOW — Senegal became the first African team to win at this year’s World Cup, defeating Poland 2-1 Tuesday on a first-half own-goal and a controversial second-half strike by Mbaye Niang. Senegal, back in the tournament for the first time since 2002, went ahead in the 37th minute when Thiago Cionek’s attempted block of Idrissa Gueye’s shot wrong-footed goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who was picked to start over fellow Arsenal castoff Lukasz Fabianski. Niang, who had returned to the field from treatment, later beat Szczesny to a backpass and had an open net when he doubled the lead in the 60th. Related Articles Japan tops Colombia in latest 2018 FIFA World Cup surprise England defeats Tunisia on late header in World Cup 2018 Group G opener Belgium blanks Panama in World Cup 2018 Group G opener Sweden benefits from video review, beats South Korea in World Cup 2018 PHOTOS: 2018 FIFA World Cup action Grzegorz Krychowiak, whose backpass led to Senegal’s second goal, headed in a free kick in the 86th minute to end Poland’s streak of five straight scoreless World Cup openers. Both teams’ stars, Senegal’s Sadio Mane and Poland’s Robert Lewandowski, rarely threatened in quiet World Cup debuts. Senegal is tied for the group lead with Japan, which upset Colombia 2-1 earlier.
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