RemontadaIt's not over until the final whistle

Remontada Belgium vs Senegal in FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Wed 1/7·23:00
Belgium
3-2 FT
Senegal
  • Lukaku86'
  • Tielemans89', 120+5' (pen)
  • Diarra25'
  • I. Sarr51'
Lumen Field (Seattle)66,925 spectatorsReferee: Said Martinez
Historic remontada
Difficulty
98

Belgium trailed by 2 goals, then came back to win

  1. 51'Trailed by 2 goals
  2. 89'Equaliser
  3. 120+5'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 51 to the final whistle: Belgium had 15 shots (3 on target), Senegal only 10.

Changes by coach Garcia

Lukaku came on for De Ketelaere (46') and scored, Meunier came on for de Cuyper (78') and assisted, Lukébakio came on for Doku (56').

The last 15 minutes

3 goals by Belgium came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 52% of fans backed Belgium to win, but they fell behind by 2 goals first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT25'51'86'120+5'Substitution 46'Substitution 56'Substitution 56'Substitution 63'Substitution 78'Substitution 109'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadBelgium goal Senegal goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Belgium chances, below: Senegal. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
BelgiumSenegal04590

Match story

  1. 25'

    Diarra opened the scoring for Senegal, putting Senegal ahead 1-0.

  2. 51'

    I. Sarr extended the lead for Senegal, assisted by Niakhate, putting Senegal ahead 2-0.

  3. 86'

    Lukaku pulled one back for Belgium, assisted by Meunier, Senegal still lead 2-1.

  4. 89'

    Tielemans equalised for Belgium, assisted by Trossard, to make it 2-2.

  5. 120+5'

    Tielemans completed the turnaround for Belgium from the penalty spot, putting Belgium ahead 3-2.

The match in numbers

BelgiumSenegal
52%Possession48%
1.74Chance quality (xG)3.58
19Shots19
5On target5
3Big chances6
4Corners2
701Passes639

Top players

1
TielemansBelgium · Central Midfield
9.0
2
I. SarrSenegal · Right Forward
8.2
3
TrossardBelgium · Left Forward
8.1
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Belgium 52%Draw 10%Senegal 38%
from 129,969 votes

Line-ups

Senegal4-3-3
6.3 Courtois 6.3 de Cuyper 6.9 Theate 6.8 Mechele 6.4 Castagne 6.7 Vanaken 9.02 Tielemans 6.7 Doku 6.9 De Bruyne 8.1 Trossard 6.3 De Ketelaere 4.5 Diaw 6.1 Jakobs 7.6 Niakhate 7.0 Ciss 6.3 Diatta 5.8 P. Gueye 6.6 Gueye 7.4 Diarra 7.3 Mané 8.2 I. Sarr 6.8 I. Ndiaye
Belgium4-2-3-1
Belgium coach: Garcia Senegal coach: Thiaw

Match events

BelgiumSenegal
  1. DiarraGoal
    25'
  2. LukakuSubstitution · for De Ketelaere
    46'
  3. I. SarrGoal · assist: Niakhate
    51'
  4. LukébakioSubstitution · for Doku
    56'
  5. RaskinSubstitution · for De Bruyne
    56'
  6. MoreiraSubstitution · for Vanaken
    63'
  7. MecheleYellow card
    64'
  8. CamaraSubstitution · for P. Gueye
    66'
  9. CamaraYellow card
    67'
  10. P. SarrSubstitution · for Diarra
    73'
  11. MbayeSubstitution · for I. Ndiaye
    73'
  12. MeunierSubstitution · for de Cuyper
    78'
  13. LukakuGoal · assist: Meunier
    86'
  14. TielemansGoal · assist: Trossard
    89'
  15. GarciaYellow card
    90+1'
  16. JacksonSubstitution · for Mané
    94'
  17. DioufSubstitution · for Jakobs
    94'
  18. B. NdiayeSubstitution · for Gueye
    96'
  19. OnanaSubstitution · for Trossard
    109'
  20. TielemansPenalty goal
    120+5'