Opening Match Goal Against France
Scores the only goal as World Cup debutants Senegal defeat defending champions France.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Papa Bouba Diop Biography and Timeline
Follow Papa Bouba Diop through 2 dated historical records for Senegal.
Papa Bouba Diop, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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2002–2008Years on this page
2002
2008
FA Cup Winner
Papa Bouba Diop brought physical presence to the central areas in the Wembley contest as Portsmouth defeated Cardiff City 1-0 in the 2008 FA Cup final at Wembley.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.