Overview
- Senegal took a 2-0 lead through Habib Diarra and Ismaïla Sarr after controlling much of the match.
- Romelu Lukaku came off the bench to score at 86 minutes and Youri Tielemans headed an 89th-minute equaliser to force extra time.
- A VAR team prompted a review of contact between Lamine Camara and Tielemans late in extra time and referee Saíd Martínez awarded a penalty that Tielemans converted for the 3-2 winner.
- The penalty call drew immediate protests from Senegal’s players, widespread debate online, and scrutiny of how VAR interventions are interpreted in tight contact incidents.
- The game at Lumen Field in Seattle included a brief pitch invasion that halted play and now leaves Belgium to face the United States or Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 16 on Monday, July 6.