In the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup, Belgium beat Senegal 3-2. Senegal took the lead through Habib Diarra in the 25th minute and went into halftime ahead 1-0; in the 51st minute, Ismaïla Sarr finished after an assist from M. Niakhate to make it 2-0.
In the closing stages, Belgium pulled one back in the 86th minute when R. Lukaku scored from a T. Meunier assist. Two minutes later, in the 89th minute, Y. Tielemans struck again after being set up by L. Trossard to make it 2-2, sending the match into extra time.
In stoppage time during extra time, Y. Tielemans converted a penalty in the 120+5th minute, scoring his second goal of the match and sealing a 3-2 result. That penalty completed Belgium’s comeback from 0-2 to 3-2.
On the numbers, Belgium had 52% possession to Senegal’s 48%. Expected goals were 1.80 for Belgium and 3.54 for Senegal. Both teams attempted 19 shots and put 5 on target. Belgium completed 86% of its passes, Senegal 84%; Belgium won 4 corners to Senegal’s 2; both sides were offside twice; both goalkeepers made 3 saves; and Belgium committed 22 fouls compared with Senegal’s 12.
Earlier in the tournament, Belgium beat New Zealand 5-1 in round 3 of the group stage, while Senegal beat Iraq 5-0 in round 3 of the group stage.
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