The Belgian national team reserved its place in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup, after overturning a two-goal deficit to a dramatic victory over its Senegalese counterpart, 3-2, after extra time, in the match that was held at Seattle Stadium in the round of 32 competitions.
The Senegalese national team imposed its advantage for most of the match, and opened the scoring in the 25th minute through Habib Diarra, before Ismaila Sarr increased the score by scoring the second goal in the match. The 51st minute, putting his country in a comfortable position.
The Belgian national team refused to give up, and began the return journey in the last minutes, after Romelu Lukaku scored the goal to reduce the difference in the 86th minute following a decisive pass from Thomas Meunier.
The Belgian pressure continued until Youri Tielemans succeeded in equalizing with a perfect header in the 89th minute, after a cross from Leandro Trossard, extending the match into two halves. And while the match was heading to penalty kicks, the match referee awarded a penalty kick in favor of Belgium in the 120th minute after returning to the video assistant referee technique, and Youri Tielemans executed it successfully, scoring the fatal winning goal, giving his country a pass to the final 16.
With this victory, the Belgian team awaits the winner of the match against the United States of America and Bosnia and Herzegovina, to meet them in the round of 16 of the tournament. Championship.