Belgium vs Senegal — World Cup
3-2 AET
Lumen Field, Seattle
Going into the match, Belgium had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.4 goals a game; Senegal had won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.7.
Match report
Home form going in: Belgium
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (W D D D L). 1.4 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 1-5 at New Zealand · 27 Jun 2026
- D 0-0 vs Iran · 21 Jun 2026
- D 1-1 vs Egypt · 15 Jun 2026
- D 0-0 at Croatia · 1 Dec 2022
- L 0-2 vs Morocco · 27 Nov 2022
- W 1-0 vs Canada · 23 Nov 2022
Away form going in: Senegal
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 (W L L L W). 1.7 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- W 5-0 vs Iraq · 26 Jun 2026
- L 3-2 at Norway · 23 Jun 2026
- L 3-1 at France · 16 Jun 2026
- L 3-0 at England · 4 Dec 2022
- W 1-2 at Ecuador · 29 Nov 2022
- W 1-3 at Qatar · 25 Nov 2022
How it unfolded
- 25' Normal Goal — H. Diarra (Senegal)
- 25' Normal Goal — Habib Diarra (Senegal)
- 51' Normal Goal — I. Sarr (Senegal)
- 51' Normal Goal — Ismaila Sarr (Senegal)
- 86' Normal Goal — R. Lukaku (Belgium)
- 86' Normal Goal — Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
- 89' Normal Goal — Y. Tielemans (Belgium)
- 89' Normal Goal — Youri Tielemans (Belgium)
Match statistics
| Belgium | Metric | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 4 |
| 52 | Ball possession | 48 |
| 1.8 | Expected goals (xG) | 3.54 |
| 19 | Total shots | 19 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 9 | Shots off target | 11 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 10 |
| 8 | Attempts outside box | 9 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 699 | Total passes | 639 |
| 602 | Accurate passes | 536 |
| 86 | Pass accuracy | 84 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| -0.61 | Goals prevented | -0.61 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |