Belgium 3-2 Senegal AET - Tielemans wins it late

📊 Stats

Metric	Belgium	Senegal
Possession	53%	47%
Shots	21	19
Shots on target	5	5
Shots off target	10	11
Corners	4	2
Fouls	22	11
Yellow cards	1	1
Red cards	0	0
Offsides	2	2
Goalkeeper saves	3	2

⚡ Key Moments

• 23' - score change - Habib Diarra [0-1]
• 50' - score change - Ismaila Sarr, Moussa Niakhate [0-2]
• 85' - score change - Romelu Lukaku, Thomas Meunier [1-2]
• 88' - score change - Youri Tielemans, Leandro Trossard [2-2]
• 120' - penalty awarded - Lamine Camara

⭐ Key Players

• Youri Tielemans struck 2 - equaliser 88'10'' and winning penalty 120' in 3-2 AET.
• Romelu Lukaku scored at 85'36'' after his 45'00'' introduction to ignite the comeback.
• Habib Diarra put Senegal ahead with the opener at 23'56''.
• Ismaila Sarr made it 0-2 at 50'37'', assisted by Moussa Niakhate.

Senegal landed the first punch when Diarra finished at 23'56'' for 0-1, and Belgium went into the break chasing it. Belgium turned to Lukaku at half-time, replacing Charles De Ketelaere at 45'00'', but Senegal struck again early in the second half as Sarr doubled the lead at 50'37''.

Belgium responded with a flurry of changes - Dodi Lukebakio and Nicolas Raskin arrived on 55 minutes, and Brandon Mechele picked up a yellow at 63'06''. Senegal also rotated, with Lamine Camara coming on at 65'49'' and immediately seeing yellow at 66'48''.

The momentum swung late. Thomas Meunier came on at 77'38'' and delivered the assist for Lukaku's 85'36'' finish, before Tielemans levelled at 88'10'' from Leandro Trossard's pass to force extra time.

In the closing moments, a VAR decision awarded Belgium a penalty at 120'00'' following a Camara incident, and Tielemans converted to seal it. Belgium edged the match stats on possession (53-47) and shots (21-18), and the late surge proved decisive.

📅 What's Next

• USA vs Belgium, 07 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC. BET HERE