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Belgium

3 — 2 Jul 02, 2026 · 01:30 AM IST

Senegal

World Cup · Round 1/16

Venue Seattle Stadium, Seattle, Washington

Referee Héctor Saíd Martínez Sorto

Attendance 66,925

Player of the Match Youri Tielemans 9.1 120' played

Match Events

24' Away ⚽ Habib Diarra — 0-1

HT

46' Home ↔ Romelu Lukaku → Charles De Ketelaere

51' Away ⚽ Ismaïla Sarr — 0-2

56' Home ↔ Nicolas Raskin → Kevin De Bruyne

56' Home ↔ Dodi Lukébakio → Jérémy Doku

63' Home ↔ Diego Moreira → Hans Vanaken

64' Home Brandon Mechele

66' Away ↔ Lamine Camara → Pape Gueye

67' Away Lamine Camara

73' Away ↔ Ibrahim Mbaye → Iliman Ndiaye

73' Away ↔ Pape Sarr → Habib Diarra

78' Home ↔ Thomas Meunier → Maxim De Cuyper

86' Home ⚽ Romelu Lukaku — 1-2

89' Home ⚽ Youri Tielemans — 2-2

90' Home Rudi Garcia ↗

FT

93' Away ↔ Nicolas Jackson → Sadio Mané

93' Away ↔ Malick Diouf → Ismail Jakobs

95' Away ↔ Bara Ndiaye → Idrissa Gana Gueye

109' Home ↔ Amadou Onana → Leandro Trossard

120 + 5' Home ⚽ Youri Tielemans — 3-2

AET

Match Stats

52 48

Ball possession

1.74 3.58

Expected goals (xG)

19 19

Total shots

5 5

Shots on target

37 30

Touches in opposition box

3 6

Big chances

0 4

Big chances missed

602 (86%) 536 (84%)

Accurate passes

1 1

Yellow cards

4 2

Corners

Lineups

Belgium (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Rudi Garcia

Starting XI

1 Thibaut Courtois 6.8

21 Timothy Castagne 7.4

4 Brandon Mechele 7.4

3 Arthur Theate 7.1

5 Maxim De Cuyper 6.4

20 Hans Vanaken 6.2

8 Youri Tielemans 9.1

10 Leandro Trossard 8.4

7 Kevin De Bruyne 7

11 Jérémy Doku 6.8

17 Charles De Ketelaere 5.8

Substitutes

9 Romelu Lukaku 8

23 Nicolas Raskin 6.3

14 Dodi Lukébakio 7.2

19 Diego Moreira 6.6

15 Thomas Meunier 7.2

24 Amadou Onana 6.3

13 Mike Penders

12 Senne Lammens

18 Joaquin Seys

16 Koni De Winter

25 Nathan Ngoy

22 Alexis Saelemaekers

6 Axel Witsel

26 Matias Fernandez-Pardo

Senegal (4-3-3)

Coach: Pape Thiaw

Starting XI

23 Mory Diaw 4.8

15 Krépin Diatta 7

6 Pathé Ciss 6.8

19 Moussa Niakhaté 7.1

14 Ismail Jakobs 6.2

21 Habib Diarra 8

5 Idrissa Gana Gueye 7

26 Pape Gueye 6.4

13 Iliman Ndiaye 6.8

18 Ismaïla Sarr 8.6

10 Sadio Mané 7.3

Substitutes

8 Lamine Camara 5.7

17 Pape Sarr 6.5

20 Ibrahim Mbaye 6.8

25 Malick Diouf 6.5

11 Nicolas Jackson 5.9

22 Bara Ndiaye 6.4

1 Yehvann Diouf

4 Abdoulaye Seck

24 Antoine Mendy

3 Kalidou Koulibaly

2 Mamadou Sarr

7 Assane Diao

9 Bamba Dieng

12 Cherif Ndiaye