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Remontada Belgium vs Senegal

Historic remontadaFIFA World Cup · Wed 1/7

Belgium trailed by 2 goals, then came back to win

Belgium3-2Senegal
Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT25'51'86'120+5'Lowest pointTurnaround
Behind by 2 goals in minute 51Winner in minute 120+5

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
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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

Belgium's record after falling behind

1times came back from behind
1ended in a win
3points won from behind
2 goalsbiggest deficit overturned
1times led and lost it

Turned against Belgium

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France trailed by one goal, then came back to win

France4-1Belgium
Behind by one goal in minute 35Winner in minute 81

Upcoming Belgium matches

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