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Who will spring the biggest shock in this year's contest?

By David Owen

Published: June 6 2006 03:00 | Last updated: June 6 2006 03:00

Who will be this year's Senegal? The hard-tackling west Africans sparked the 2002 competition into life by steamrollering washed-out world champions France in the opening fixture, their very first match in the final stages of a World Cup.

Stalwarts almost to a man of the French first division, but far from superstars, they also beat Sweden (with two goals from Henri Camara, now of Wigan Athletic - and who would have predicted that four years ago?) before being outmuscled by Turkey.

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