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07/01 18:17 CDT Belgium converts late penalty to beat Senegal 3-2 in extra time
in the round of 32 at the World Cup
Belgium converts late penalty to beat Senegal 3-2 in extra time in the round of
32 at the World Cup
By ANDREW DESTIN
AP Sports Writer
SEATTLE (AP) --- Youri Tielemans scored from the penalty spot in stoppage time
of extra time, and Belgium came back from two goals down to beat Senegal 3-2
Wednesday in the round of 32 at the World Cup.
Tielemans was fouled just before the end of the 30 minutes of extra time were
finished and the referee awarded the penalty after a video review.
Habib Diarra and Ismala Sarr gave the Senegalese a 2-0 lead, but Belgium
substitute Romelu Lukaku got one back in the 86th minute and Tielemans
equalized in the 89th.
Tielemans was fouled by Lamine Camara in the area in the final seconds of extra
time. The referee took several minutes to go over the video before awarding the
penalty.
Belgium is back in the round of 16 for the third time in four tournaments. The
team reached the quarterfinals in 2014 and the semifinals in 2018 but failed to
get out of the group stage four years ago in Qatar.
The Belgians will next face either the United States or Bosnia-Herzegovina on
Thursday in Santa Clara, California.
Sarr scored his fourth goal of the World Cup, and one of the most beautiful of
the tournament, to give Senegal a 2-0 lead in the 51st minute. He made a
perfect first touch off his chest on a long ball from Moussa Niakhat and then
sent his shot past Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
Senegal, which was without goalkeeper douard Mendy because of a knee injury,
took the lead on Diarra's goal in the 25th minute. But Lukaku started the
comeback by scoring with time running down and Tielemans forced extra time less
than three minutes later.
Senegal had advanced to the knockout round as one of the best third-place
finishers, ending up in that spot after playing in a tough group with two-time
champion France and the Erling Haaland-led Norway.
Belgium players Kevin De Bruyne and Jrmy Doku both surprisingly came off in
the 56th minute.
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