Belgium 3:2 Senegal: World Cup Match Result

World Cup

Belgium DDWWWL

3:2

Finished

Kick-off was 1 Jul, 21:00 BST

Senegal LDLLWL

Venue: King Baudouin Stadium City: Brussels

In the World Cup game on 1 July 2026, Belgium beat Senegal 3:2. Match numbers: corners 4:2, fouls 22:12.

Key numbers

Possession, % 52 – 48

Shots on target 5 – 5

Shots off target 9 – 11

Expected goals 1.74 – 3.58

⚽ 25' H. Diarra — Goal ⇄ 46' C. De Ketelaere — Substitution ⚽ 51' I. Sarr — Goal ⇄ 56' K. De Bruyne — Substitution ⇄ 56' J. Doku — Substitution ⇄ 63' H. Vanaken — Substitution 🟨 64' B. Mechele — Yellow card ⇄ 66' P. Gueye — Substitution 🟨 67' L. Camara — Yellow card ⇄ 73' I. Ndiaye — Substitution ⇄ 73' H. Diarra — Substitution ⇄ 78' M. De Cuyper — Substitution ⚽ 86' R. Lukaku — Goal ⚽ 89' Y. Tielemans — Goal 🟨 90' R. Garcia — Yellow card ⇄ 93' S. Mane — Substitution ⇄ 93' I. Jakobs — Substitution ⇄ 96' I. Gueye — Substitution ⇄ 109' L. Trossard — Substitution ⚽ 120+5' Y. Tielemans — Penalty

Match events

25' 0:1 Senegal Goal H. Diarra
46' 0:1 Belgium Substitution C. De Ketelaere off: R. Lukaku
51' 0:2 Senegal Goal I. Sarr assist: M. Niakhate
56' 0:2 Belgium Substitution K. De Bruyne off: N. Raskin
56' 0:2 Belgium Substitution J. Doku off: D. Lukebakio
63' 0:2 Belgium Substitution H. Vanaken off: D. Moreira
64' 0:2 Belgium Yellow card B. Mechele
66' 0:2 Senegal Substitution P. Gueye off: L. Camara
67' 0:2 Senegal Yellow card L. Camara
73' 0:2 Senegal Substitution I. Ndiaye off: I. Mbaye
73' 0:2 Senegal Substitution H. Diarra off: P. M. Sarr
78' 0:2 Belgium Substitution M. De Cuyper off: T. Meunier
86' 1:2 Belgium Goal R. Lukaku assist: T. Meunier
89' 2:2 Belgium Goal Y. Tielemans assist: L. Trossard
90' 2:2 Belgium Yellow card R. Garcia
93' 2:2 Senegal Substitution S. Mane off: N. Jackson
93' 2:2 Senegal Substitution I. Jakobs off: M. Diouf
96' 2:2 Senegal Substitution I. Gueye off: B. Sapoko Ndiaye
109' 2:2 Belgium Substitution L. Trossard off: A. Onana
120+5' 3:2 Belgium Penalty Y. Tielemans

Statistics

52 Possession, % 48

5 Shots on target 5

9 Shots off target 11

1.74 Expected goals 3.58

3 Big chances 6

4 Corners 2

22 Fouls 12

12 Free kicks 20

2 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

10 Goal kicks 12

16 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

28/4365% Aerial duels 15/4335%

82 Backward passes 122

5 Blocked shots 3

28 Clearances 31

7/2627% Crosses 5/2223%

11/1861% Dribbles 9/1560%

1.52 Expected assists 1.28

99 Failed passes 103

3 Goalkeeper saves 3

8 Interceptions 11

15 Key passes 13

25/5050% Long passes 34/8440%

130 Passes into the final third 152

393 Passes in the opposition half 400

334 Passes in own half 261

0.26 Shot accuracy 0.26

8 Shots from outside the box 9

11 Shots inside the box 10

5/1242% Tackles 4/1233%

701 Total passes 639

Line-ups

Belgium

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois	1
3	Arthur Nicolas Theate	3
4	Brandon Mechele	4
5	Maxim De Cuyper	5
21	Timothy Castagne	21
7	Kevin De Bruyne	7
8	Youri Marion A. Tielemans	8
10	Leandro Trossard	10
11	Jérémy Baffour Doku	11
20	Hans Vanaken	20
17	Charles Marc De Ketelaere	17

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Senne Lammens	12
13	Mike Penders	13
15	Thomas André A. Meunier	15
16	Koni De Winter	16
18	J. Saez	18
25	Nathan Ngoy	25
6	Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel	6
23	Nicolas Thierry Raskin	23
24	Amadou Ba Zeund Georges Mvom Onana	24
9	Romelu Lukaku	9
14	Dodi Lukebakio	14
19	Diego Manuel Jadon da Silva Moreira	19
22	Alexis Saelemaekers	22
26	Matias Fernandez-Pardo	26

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Senegal

Starting XI
#	Player	number
23	Mory Diaw	23
6	Pathé Ismaël Ciss	6
14	Ismail Joshua Jakobs	14
15	Krépin Diatta	15
19	Moussa Niakhaté	19
5	Idrissa Gana Gueye	5
21	Mouhamadou Habib Diarra	21
26	Pape Alassane Gueye	26
10	Sadio Mané	10
13	Iliman Ndiaye	13
18	Ismaïla Sarr	18

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Yehvann Diouf	1
2	M. Sarr	2
3	Kalidou Koulibaly	3
4	Abdoulaye Seck	4
24	Antoine Mendy	24
25	El-Hadji Malik Diouf	25
8	L. Camara	8
17	Pape Matar Sarr	17
22	B. Sapoko N'Diaye	22
7	A. Dio	7
9	Ahmadou Bamba Dieng	9
11	Nicolas Jackson	11
12	Pape Cherif Ndiaye	12
20	I. Mbaye	20