Published On 2/7/2026
The Belgium national team achieved a dramatic victory over its Senegalese counterpart by three goals to two in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup, in a match that brought them together at Seattle Stadium, in which the club was present for the last seconds of the match.
Belgium trailed 2-0 until the 85th minute, the furthest point in regular time from a World Cup match in which a team trails by two or more goals and then manages to avoid defeat, according to Opta.
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The most late goal in World Cup history
Youri Tielemans scored the decisive penalty kick for Belgium at 124:44, the longest goal in World Cup history.
The Belgian team became the first team to win a World Cup match after falling behind by two or more goals since the Belgian team itself achieved that against Japan in 2018, becoming only the second team to achieve this achievement in two matches in the tournament after Germany (against Hungary in 1954 and against England in 1970).
The Belgium national team scored with both shots on goal in the second half of this match (regular time), with the two goals coming only 159 seconds apart.
Belgium’s Leandro Trossard created more chances than any other player at the 2026 World Cup (16), and also provided the assist for Youri Tielemans’ equalizer in this match.
Kevin De Bruyne has been substituted in all four of his matches in the 2026 World Cup, having played the full match in each of his first 13 matches in the tournament, and today’s match was the quickest he has been substituted in the tournament (minute 56).
Great goal record, “worthless”
Senegal’s Ismaila Sarr scored 4 goals in the 2026 World Cup, equaling the record for the most goals scored by an African player in a single edition of the tournament, which had been held by Roger Milla since 1990.
After scoring the opening goal, Habib Diarra became the first player in the history of the Senegal national team to score in the first two matches he started in a World Cup.
Senegal became the first African team to score 10 goals in one edition of the World Cup.
