Completed 2026 World Cup · Round of 32

Belgium 3–2 Senegal: match result

Match 81 · Round of 32July 1, 2026

Belgium3

Romelu Lukaku86'
Youri Tielemans89'
Youri Tielemans (pen)120'+5'

3–2

Belgium won after extra time

Senegal2

Habib Diarra24'
Ismaïla Sarr51'

52.3%Possession47.7%

19Shots19

5On target5

Seattle StadiumSeattleAET

Attendance66,925

RefereeMartínez, Héctor

BEL4-2-3-1

SEN4-3-3

Result statusAfter extra time

Match intelligence

What separated the teams

01 · Finishing

Belgium had the scoring edge

15.8%Goal conversion10.5%

02 · Territory

Belgium controlled more of the ball

52.3%Possession47.7%

03 · Defensive workload

Senegal made more recorded interventions

39Saves, interceptions, clearances45

Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.

Team comparison

Complete performance breakdown

BELSEN

Attacking output

Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.

19Attempts19

5On target5

5Blocked shots3

26.3%Shot accuracy26.3%

15.8%Goal conversion10.5%

Goals divided by attempts

Possession & passing

Control, circulation and progression of the ball.

52.3%Possession47.7%

602Passes completed536

90%Pass accuracy80%

7Crosses completed5

25Long balls completed34

Defensive work

Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.

3Saves3

5Tackles won4

40%Tackle success30%

8Interceptions11

28Clearances31

Discipline & pressure

Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.

22Fouls committed12

2Offsides2

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

4Corners2

Player leaders

Who led the recorded actions

Goals

Youri Tielemans

Assists

Leandro Trossard

Thomas Meunier

Moussa Niakhaté

Shots

Ismaïla Sarr

On target

Youri Tielemans

Fouls won

Ismaïla Sarr

Saves

Thibaut Courtois

Mory Diaw

Minute by minute

Everything that happened, in order

Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.

G Goal! CardP Penalty↕ Substitution

Belgium2 goals·1 cards·6 changes

Senegal2 goals·1 cards·6 changes

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

24'
Habib DiarraGoal
Right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal
51'
Ismaïla SarrGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Moussa Niakhaté · with a through ball
64'
Brandon MecheleYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
67'
Lamine CamaraYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
86'
Romelu LukakuGoal
Right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal
Assist Thomas Meunier · with a cross
89'
Youri TielemansGoal - Header
Header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
Assist Leandro Trossard ·
120'+5'
Youri TielemansPenalty - Scored
Converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner

Lineup & influence

Belgium

4-2-3-1Rudi Garcia

Confirmed XI

LowerHigher↑ Attacking

Thibaut Courtois

BEL · #1 · Goalkeeper

Starter

Involvement96%

3Saves

2Conceded

0Shots faced

0Fouls

0Yellow

Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.

Impact changes

6 used

Tournament path

How both teams reached this match

Belgium

2W · 2D · 0L · 9–4

M14 · GroupEGYD 1–1

M38 · GroupIRND 0–0

M66 · GroupNZLW 5–1

M81 · Round of 32SENW 3–2

Senegal

1W · 0D · 3L · 10–9

M17 · GroupFRAL 1–3

M43 · GroupNORL 2–3

M61 · GroupIRQW 5–0

M81 · Round of 32BELL 2–3

All-time World Cup meetings

Belgium vs Senegal, across editions

1BEL wins

0Draws

0SEN wins

1meetings

3–2goal balance

1knockout meetings

2026Belgium 3–2 SenegalRound of 32

Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Adjacent archive results

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Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.