Comeback Win
Belgium
Belgium went behind and turned the match around.
- Final score
- 3–2
World Cup · Round of 32Belgium
R. Lukaku 86'
Y. Tielemans 89', 120'
3 – 2
FT
HT 0–1
Senegal
H. Diarra 24'
I. Sarr 51'
World Cup
Round of 32Belgium3–2Senegal
1.80
Expected goals
3.54
24′51′86′89′120′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: BEL 1.80, SEN 3.54.
Match report
Belgium 3-2 Senegal
Belgium edged out Senegal 3-2 at Lumen Field in World Cup. Diarra opened the scoring for Senegal on 24', Sarr made it 2-0 to Senegal on 51', Lukaku pulled one back for Belgium on 86', Tielemans levelled for Belgium on 89' and Tielemans added his second on 120' from the penalty spot.
Expected goals finished Belgium 1.80, Senegal 3.54. On the balance of chances Senegal had enough to take something from it, which makes this a result Belgium will take more happily than the performance deserved.
It was settled late — Tielemans struck on 120' to swing it Belgium's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Belgium graded out for clinical edge — 3 goals and 1.80 expected goals. Senegal graded out for wasteful finishing — 3.54 expected goals and 2 goals.
Youri Tielemans came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.3 for Belgium from 2 goals, 1 key pass and 3 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 34 fouls between them and 2 yellow cards, with Belgium conceding the most free-kicks (22).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
52%Possession48%
19Shots19
1.80xG3.54
What the numbers say
5 readsClinical Edge
Belgium
Belgium finished well above what their chances were worth — 3 goals from 1.80 xG.
- Goals
- 3
- Expected goals
- 1.80
- Overperformance
- +1.20
Wasteful Finishing
Senegal
Senegal created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 3.54 xG for 2 goals.
- Expected goals
- 3.54
- Goals
- 2
- Shortfall
- −1.54
Better Chances
Senegal
Senegal did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.19 xG per attempt against 0.09.
- xG per shot
- 0.19
- Opponent
- 0.09
- Shots
- 19 v 19
Timeline
⚽24'
H. Diarra
Half-time
R. Lukaku ↑ C. De Ketelaere ↓
🔄46'
⚽51'
I. Sarr — assist: M. Niakhate
N. Raskin ↑ K. De Bruyne ↓
🔄56'
D. Lukebakio ↑ J. Doku ↓
🔄56'
D. Moreira ↑ H. Vanaken ↓
🔄63'
Brandon Mechele
Foul
🟨64'
🔄66'
L. Camara ↑ P. Gueye ↓
🟨67'
Lamine Camara
Foul
🔄73'
P. M. Sarr ↑ H. Diarra ↓
🔄73'
I. Mbaye ↑ I. Ndiaye ↓
T. Meunier ↑ M. De Cuyper ↓
🔄78'
R. Lukaku — assist: T. Meunier
⚽86'
Y. Tielemans — assist: L. Trossard
⚽89'
Full-time
🔄94'
N. Jackson ↑ S. Mane ↓
🔄94'
M. Diouf ↑ I. Jakobs ↓
🔄96'
B. Sapoko Ndiaye ↑ I. Gueye ↓
Extra time — half-time
A. Onana ↑ L. Trossard ↓
🔄109'
Youri Tielemans · Penalty confirmed
📺120'
Y. Tielemans (Pen)
⚽120'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueLumen Field, Seattle
RefereeSaid Martinez, Honduras
CompetitionWorld Cup
Season2026
RoundRound of 32
StatusMatch Finished