Belgium v Senegal, 01 July 2026

Score3-2 to Belgium
RefereeSaid Martínez
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 32
VenueLumen Field, Seattle WA
Attendance66,925

View Belgium v Senegal head to head

Kick-off: 1.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: Belgium 9th, Senegal 15th . This was the first-ever meeting at ‘A’ international level.

3 Belgium

Manager: Rudi Garcia

2 Senegal

Manager: Pape Bouna Thiaw

Goals:

Romelu Lukaku 86 G
Youri Tielemans 89 G
Youri Tielemans penalty 120+5 P

Goals:

Habib Diarra 25 G
Ismaïla Sarr 51 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Brandon Mechele
Defender Arthur Theate
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielder Charles De Ketelaere
Midfielder Youri Tielemans (captain)
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder Hans Vanaken
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku

Starting lineup:

Mory Diaw Goalkeeper
Ismail Jakobs Defender
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Habib Diarra Defender/Midfielder
Krépin Diatta Defender/Midfielder
Pathé Ciss Midfielder
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder (captain)
Pape Gueye Midfielder
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Iliman N'Diaye Midfielder/Forward
Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Romelu Lukaku for Charles De Ketelaere 46
Dodi Lukebakio for Jérémy Doku 56
Nicolas Raskin for Kevin De Bruyne 56
Diego Moreira for Hans Vanaken 63
Thomas Meunier for Maxim De Cuyper 78
Amadou Onana for Leandro Trossard 109

Substitutions:

Lamine Camara for Pape Gueye 66
Ibrahim Mbaye for Iliman N'Diaye 73
Pape Matar Sarr for Habib Diarra 73
El Hadji Malick Diouf for Ismail Jakobs 93
Nicolas Jackson for Sadio Mané 93
Bara Sapoko N'Diaye for Idrissa Gueye 95

Cards:

Brandon Mechele 64 Y

Cards:

Lamine Camara 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Goalkeeper Mike Penders
Defender Koni De Winter
Defender Nathan Ngoy
Defender Joaquin Seys
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Meunier
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Dodi Lukebakio
Midfielder Nicolas Raskin
Midfielder Alexis Saelemaekers
Midfielder Axel Witsel
Forward Diego Moreira
Forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Forward Romelu Lukaku

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf
Defender El Hadji Malick Diouf
Defender Kalidou Koulibaly
Defender Antoine Mendy
Defender Mamadou Sarr
Defender Abdoulaye Seck
Midfielder Lamine Camara
Midfielder Bara Sapoko N'Diaye
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder/Forward Assane Diao
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Cherif N'Diaye
Forward Bamba Dieng
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

Comments:

Belgium had now failed to progress to the Round of 16 in two of their last nine participations at FIFA World Cup tournaments (1998 in France and 2022 in Qatar). . This was the first-ever time that a team had been trailing by two goals after 85 minutes in a game at a FIFA World Cup finals but avoided defeat in normal time or took the game into extra-time. . This was the second time that the Red Devils had won a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament after trailing by two or more goals: previously 3-2 versus Japan in the Round of 16 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia in 2018. . Belgium named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Zeno Debast was sidelined due to a thigh injury. . Belgium were awarded a penalty in the second minute of added time at the end of extra time following a VAR review for a foul.

Comments:

Senegal had reached the Round of 16 in two of their three previous participations at FIFA World Cup tournaments. . The Lions of Teranga had now lost their last five games at FIFA World Cup finals against UEFA nations. Their most recent win was a 2-1 victory in a group game against Poland in Moscow, Russia in 2018. . Their only win in the knockout phase of a FIFA World Cup tournament was via a golden goal by Henri Camara against Sweden in the Round of 16 in 2002 in Ōita, Japan. . Senegal named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Edouard Mendy was unavailable due to a knee injury.

3 Belgium

Manager: Rudi Garcia

Goals:

Romelu Lukaku 86 G
Youri Tielemans 89 G
Youri Tielemans penalty 120+5 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Brandon Mechele
Defender Arthur Theate
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielder Charles De Ketelaere
Midfielder Youri Tielemans (captain)
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder Hans Vanaken
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku

Substitutions:

Romelu Lukaku for Charles De Ketelaere 46
Dodi Lukebakio for Jérémy Doku 56
Nicolas Raskin for Kevin De Bruyne 56
Diego Moreira for Hans Vanaken 63
Thomas Meunier for Maxim De Cuyper 78
Amadou Onana for Leandro Trossard 109

Cards:

Brandon Mechele 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Goalkeeper Mike Penders
Defender Koni De Winter
Defender Nathan Ngoy
Defender Joaquin Seys
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Meunier
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Dodi Lukebakio
Midfielder Nicolas Raskin
Midfielder Alexis Saelemaekers
Midfielder Axel Witsel
Forward Diego Moreira
Forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Comments:

Belgium had now failed to progress to the Round of 16 in two of their last nine participations at FIFA World Cup tournaments (1998 in France and 2022 in Qatar). . This was the first-ever time that a team had been trailing by two goals after 85 minutes in a game at a FIFA World Cup finals but avoided defeat in normal time or took the game into extra-time. . This was the second time that the Red Devils had won a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament after trailing by two or more goals: previously 3-2 versus Japan in the Round of 16 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia in 2018. . Belgium named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Zeno Debast was sidelined due to a thigh injury. . Belgium were awarded a penalty in the second minute of added time at the end of extra time following a VAR review for a foul.

2 Senegal

Manager: Pape Bouna Thiaw

Goals:

Habib Diarra 25 G
Ismaïla Sarr 51 G

Starting lineup:

Mory Diaw Goalkeeper
Ismail Jakobs Defender
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Habib Diarra Defender/Midfielder
Krépin Diatta Defender/Midfielder
Pathé Ciss Midfielder
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder (captain)
Pape Gueye Midfielder
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Iliman N'Diaye Midfielder/Forward
Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Lamine Camara for Pape Gueye 66
Ibrahim Mbaye for Iliman N'Diaye 73
Pape Matar Sarr for Habib Diarra 73
El Hadji Malick Diouf for Ismail Jakobs 93
Nicolas Jackson for Sadio Mané 93
Bara Sapoko N'Diaye for Idrissa Gueye 95

Cards:

Lamine Camara 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf
Defender El Hadji Malick Diouf
Defender Kalidou Koulibaly
Defender Antoine Mendy
Defender Mamadou Sarr
Defender Abdoulaye Seck
Midfielder Lamine Camara
Midfielder Bara Sapoko N'Diaye
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder/Forward Assane Diao
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Cherif N'Diaye
Forward Bamba Dieng
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

Comments:

Senegal had reached the Round of 16 in two of their three previous participations at FIFA World Cup tournaments. . The Lions of Teranga had now lost their last five games at FIFA World Cup finals against UEFA nations. Their most recent win was a 2-1 victory in a group game against Poland in Moscow, Russia in 2018. . Their only win in the knockout phase of a FIFA World Cup tournament was via a golden goal by Henri Camara against Sweden in the Round of 16 in 2002 in Ōita, Japan. . Senegal named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Edouard Mendy was unavailable due to a knee injury.