France followed this with a goalless draw against Uruguay, in a match in which their star striker Thierry Henry was sent off, before rounding out the group with another defeat to Denmark.
Senegal's other two matches finished as draws, including a well-earned point against Denmark and a bad-tempered game against Uruguay, in which 12 players were booked.
Denmark started the group well, beating Uruguay in Ulsan, before a late Senegalese equaliser in Daegu prevented them from qualifying for the round of 16 with a match to spare.
They did manage to put three goals past Senegal in a high-scoring draw, but their loss to Denmark in their opening match had dashed any hopes they may have had of reaching the next round.
All times are local (UTC+9) Man of the Match: El Hadji Diouf (Senegal) Assistant referees: Ali Al-Traifi (Saudi Arabia) Jorge Rattalino (Argentina) Fourth official: Felipe Ramos (Mexico) Man of the Match: Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark) Assistant referees: Awni Hassouneh (Jordan) Dramane Dante (Mali) Fourth official: Byron Moreno (Ecuador) Man of the Match: Khalilou Fadiga (Senegal) Assistant referees: Ferenc Szekely (Hungary) Visva Krishnan (Singapore) Fourth official: Kim Young-Soo (South Korea) Man of the Match: Fabien Barthez (France) Assistant referees: Vladimir Fernández (El Salvador) Curtis Charles (Antigua and Barbuda) Fourth official: Urs Meier (Switzerland) Man of the Match: Zinedine Zidane (France) Assistant referees: Carlos Matos (Portugal) Elise Doriri (Vanuatu) Fourth official: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) Man of the Match: Papa Bouba Diop (Senegal) Assistant referees: Jaap Pool (Netherlands) Ferenc Szekely (Hungary) Fourth official: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)