5/31/2002. Thousands of people poured out onto the streets of Senegal capital Dakar after the historic win achieved by their national team over France on Friday afternoon.
The celebrations concentrated around the city's Independence square, where a mega-screen was set up for the public to watch the match live.
The Senegalese government had allowed all the students to take a day off from school so they could watch the match. This sounds a lot Like what the Haitian Government would do if Haiti qualified for the World Cup.