Picture : Youri Tielemans’ penalty goal at 124 minutes 43 seconds became the latest goal in the history of the World Cup.
World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 21 (July 1) – Round of 32
Belgium vs Senegal 3-2
*Belgium have won a World Cup knockout-stage match after overcoming a deficit of 2 or more goals for the 2nd time, after 3-2 vs Japan in 2018.
They are one of only two teams who made this feat multiple times in the competition history, along with Germany (3 times: vs Hungary in the 1954 final, 0-2 to 3-2, vs England in the 1970 quarter-final, 0-2 to 3-2, and vs France in the 1982 semi-final, 1-3 to 3-3 and win on shootouts).
*Senegal became the first team in history to be eliminated from the World Cup knockout stage after leading by two goals in the 85th minute.
*Senegal have lost its last five World Cup matches against European nations, conceding three goals in each of the last four encounters.
*Senegal have scored goals in a World Cup knockout stage match for the first time since their Round of 16 tie vs Sweden in 2002.
*Senegal have now scored 10 goals at the 2026 World Cup, more than any African nation in a single edition of the tournament.
Moreover, more than any team from outside Europe or South America in the history of the competition.
Canada is the 2nd with 9 goals in the current edition.
*Habib Diarra became the youngest player (22 years and 179 days old) to score for an African nation in a World Cup knockout stage match.
*Ismaila Sarr became the second player to score four goals in a single World Cup tournament for an African nation, following Roger Milla (Cameroon, 1990).
Among Senegal players, the best was Papa Bouba Diop (3 goals in 2002).
*Belgium are the first team in World Cup history to avoid defeat in regulation time after trailing by two goals in the 85th minute.
*Belgium erased a 2-goal deficit (0-2 to 2-2) in space of just 2 minutes 38 seconds.
There are only 2 World Cup games in last 60 years when the similar feat happened faster:
France vs Argentina (2022, final) – from 0-2 to 2-2, in 1 minute 35 seconds.
Cameroon vs Serbia (2022) – from 1-3 to 3-3, in 2 minutes 32 seconds.
In earlier times, there were four other similar instances where a two-goal deficit was erased within a span of around two minutes; however, the exact time-frame is unknown due to a lack of data.
Hungary vs Sweden (1938, semi-final)
USA vs Chile (1950)
Austria vs Switzerland (1954, quarter-final) – twice in same game!
*Youri Tielemans’ penalty goal at 124 minutes 43 seconds became the latest goal in the history of the World Cup.
Other two goals scored after 120 minutes:
Abdelmoumene Djabou (Algeria) vs Germany (2014) – at 120 minutes 49 seconds
Alessandro Del Piero (Italy) vs Germany (2006) – at 120 minutes 13 seconds
*Tielemans became the second player in history to score a brace for Belgium in a World Cup knockout stage match, following Bernard Voorhoof against Germany on 27 May 1934.
*Ismaila Sarr has played his 11th game in World Cups and Idrissa Gueye his 10th. They are players with the most World Cup appearances for Senegal, ahead of Kalidou Coulibaly (9).
*Ibrahim Mbaye became the youngest (18 years and 158 days old) African in history to play a World Cup knockout stage match.
*Thibaut Courtois has played his 19th game for Belgium in World Cups. Manuel Neuer (23) and Hugo Lloris (20) are the only goalkeepers with more World Cup appearances.
*Two goalkeepers from the same club (Le Havre) played on the same day for different teams: Mory Diaw (Senegal) and Lionel M’Pasi (DR Congo).
There are two precedent in World Cup history:
22 June 2006, Dida (Brazil) and Zeljko Kalac (Australia) – both from Milan
23 June 2010, Richard Kingson (Ghana) and Vladimir Stojkovic (Serbia) – both from Wigan Athletic