Belgium beat Senegal in extra time at the World Cup
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- The Belgium team defeated the Senegal team in the 1/16 finals of the FIFA World Cup in extra time.
- Ismaila Sarr scored his fourth goal of the tournament, equaling the record for African players.
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The Belgian team beat Senegal in extra time in the 1/16 finals of the FIFA World Cup, which takes place in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
The main time of the meeting in Seattle ended with the score 2:2. The Senegalese scored goals from Habib Diarra (24th minute) and Ismaila Sarr (51). Romelu Lukaku (86) and Youri Tielemans (89) scored for the Belgian national team. The victory for the “red devils” was brought by a precise shot from Tielemans, who converted a penalty in the fifth minute of stoppage time for the second extra period. Moreover, the foul, after which a penalty kick was awarded, was committed in the 117th minute.
Sarr scored his fourth goal in the current championship, repeating the record for African national team players, which was set by Cameroonian Roger Milla at the 1990 tournament.
The Belgians are bronze medalists at the 2018 world championship in Russia. The Senegal team's best result at the World Championships was reaching the quarterfinals in 2002. In 2018, the Belgian team also started the playoffs with a strong-willed victory. Then she played two goals in the 1/8 finals of the tournament with the Japanese (3:2). That match took place in Rostov-on-Don and also ended on July 2.
In the 1/8 finals, the Belgian team will play with the winner of the USA - Bosnia and Herzegovina match, which will be held in San Francisco and will begin at 3:00 Moscow time.
