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OITA, Japan (Ticker) -- Henri Camara scored his second goal of the match 14 minutes into extra time as Senegal continued its surprising run in the 2002 World Cup with a 2-1 triumph over Sweden in the round of 16.

Camara slipped his shot past the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Magnus Hedman, off the left post and into the net as Senegal joined Cameroon as the only African nations ever to reach the last eight at a World Cup. Cameroon accomplished the feat in 1990.

On Saturday in Osaka, Senegal will face the winner of the round-of-16 matchup between Japan and Turkey.

"(I'm) very happy to have beaten this strong Sweden team," Senegal coach Bruno Metsu said. "Sweden had gone (17) matches without a loss and Senegal is happy to have beaten Sweden in the (18th) match."

A World Cup finalist in 1958, Sweden had posted an 11-0-6 mark in its previous 17 competitive matches. Prior to going unbeaten in Group F, the Swedes went 8-0-2 to win their World Cup qualifying group and 2-0-2 to capture the 2001 King's Cup in Thailand.

"In the second half and after 90 minutes, I thought we played well and we had some good goal-scoring chances," Sweden co-coach Lars Lagerback said. "It was tough to lose in this way rather than to get beaten 2-0 after 90 minutes."

Both teams scored in the first half of regulation. Sweden's Henrik Larsson netted his third goal of the tournament 11 minutes into the contest. But Camara tallied the equalizer eight minutes before the interval, recording his first goal of the World Cup.

In a tournament full of surprising results, Senegal recorded the first, as well as the latest. On May 31, Senegal shocked defending champion France in the opening match of the competition.

African football history has repeated itself. Senegal's triumph over France marked the biggest upset in an opening match since 1990, when Cameroon stunned then-defending champion Argentina en route to the quarterfinals in Italy.

A finalist at the African Nations Cup, Senegal is unbeaten against three traditionally strong European opponents in Korea/Japan. Metsu's men worked out a 1-1 draw against Group A winner Denmark, which fell to England in the round of 16 on Saturday.

An entertaining contest in which Senegal and Sweden combined to take 34 shots, the teams continued going for goal in extra time.

Off a cross two minutes into the extra session, Larsson headed the ball down, but his teammates were unable to get to it in the six-yard box. Three minutes later, Anders Svensson, who assisted on the opener and registered three shots on goal in place of the injured Fredrik Ljungberg, turned away from a defender in the area and fired a shot which hit the upright.

"The World Cup is only every four years. So we really feel empty after a match like this," Lagerback said. "After halftime, we came into it more and more and it is difficult when you put in so much effort."

Sweden once again took the field without injured captain and star defender Patrik Andersson.

Senegal also had a pair of chances to end the game before Camara did the honors. Andy Faye unleashed a 30-yard blast which barely sailed over the crossbar. El Hadji Diouf, who once again troubled an opponent throughout a match with his wonderful dribbling skills, weaved around two Swedes in the top left corner of the box in the 98th minute, but rocketed the ensuing shot wide of the far post.

"It was a tough and difficult match and both teams were desperate to win," Metsu said. "Sweden didn't want to lose the match. They showed they wanted to go further, as well."

Much was expected of Camara entering Sunday, when Khalilou Fadiga served a one-match ban after picking up his second yellow card of the tournament on Tuesday against Uruguay. The forward delivered, converting two of his five shots.

At the top of the box in the 37th minute, Camara deked Swedish defender Johan Mjallby, cutting to the right, and directed a low drive into the net to make it 1-1.

Larsson moved into a second-place tie with six other Swedes on the country's all-time World Cup goal-scoring list. The 30-year-old striker trails Kennet Andersson by one. In addition to his three tallies in Korea/Japan, Larsson scored en route to Sweden's victory in the third-fourth place playoff at USA '94.