Belgium defeated Senegal 3-2 to qualify for the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup, after the two teams went to extra time in a marathon match held at Seattle Stadium as part of the round of 32.<\/p>\n
The Senegalese team started the match strongly and succeeded in imposing their control during the first half, translating their superiority into a goal in the 24th minute, when Ismaila Sarr\u2019s header hit the left post, before Habib Diarra followed it into the net, ending the first half with the \u201cLions of Teranga\u201d leading by one goal to nil.<\/p>\n
In the second half, the Senegalese team quickly strengthened their lead, after Moussa Niakhat\u00e9 sent a perfect long pass that reached Ismaila Sarr, who went one-on-one with the goalkeeper and fired a rocket shot that found the net in the 52nd minute, announcing the second goal.<\/p>\n
Belgium's coach made several attacking changes, bringing on Romelu Lukaku, Dodi Lukebakio, Nicolas Raskin, and then Thomas Meunier, which completely changed the shape of the game in the final minutes.<\/p>\n
In the 88th minute, Romelu Lukaku ignited the match after he capitalized on a perfect low cross from Thomas Meunier and put the ball in the net, before Youri Tielemans equalized just one minute later, bringing Belgium back into the game and forcing extra time.<\/p>\n
During the first extra period, the two teams exchanged attempts, and Senegal made several substitutions by bringing on Nicholas Jackson, El Hadji Malick Diouf, and Bara Ndiaye, while the Belgian team continued to press in search of a decisive goal.<\/p>\n
In the second period of extra time, Dodi Lukebakio came close to scoring the go-ahead goal after a powerful shot hit the crossbar in the 117th minute, before the Belgian team was awarded a penalty kick in the 118th minute following a foul by Lamine Camara on Youri Tielemans.<\/p>\n
Youri Tielemans converted the penalty into a killer goal in the 120+2 minute, giving Belgium the lead for the first time in the match and securing qualification amidst a great shock for the Senegalese players.<\/p>\n
Senegal tried to come back during the final minutes of stoppage time, but Pape Matar Sarr's shot went just wide of the post, and the match ended with Belgium winning 3-2 after one of the most exciting matches of the round of 32.<\/p>\n
With this victory, the Belgian national team completes one of the strongest comebacks in the current edition of the World Cup, after turning a two-goal deficit into a historic victory, securing its place in the round of 16 and continuing its dream of competing for the title.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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