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Belgium vs Senegal Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Round of 32
FT (AET)3–2
Wednesday 1 July 2026  ·  20:00 UTC  ·  Lumen Field, Seattle
🌦️Light Drizzle16°C / 61°F

Match Report

Match Events ?
25'Habib Diarra Senegal
51'Ismaïla Sarr (Moussa Niakhaté)Senegal
64'🟨Brandon Mechele Belgium
67'🟨Lamine Camara Senegal
86'Romelu Lukaku (Thomas Meunier)Belgium
89'Youri Tielemans (Leandro Trossard)Belgium
120'⚽ (P)Youri Tielemans Belgium
Match Statistics ?
Belgium
Senegal
52%
Possession
48%
5
Shots on Target
5
19
Total Shots
19
4
Corners
2
22
Fouls
12
1.80
xG
3.54
Player Ratings ?
Belgium
8.3Youri TielemansM
7.7Romelu LukakuF
7.3Arthur TheateD
Senegal
8.3Ismaïla SarrF
7.3Habib DiarraM
7.0Sadio ManéF
Starting Lineups ?
Belgium · 4-2-3-1
1GThibaut Courtois
21DTimothy Castagne
4DBrandon Mechele
3DArthur Theate
5DMaxim De Cuyper
8MYouri Tielemans
20MHans Vanaken
10MLeandro Trossard
7MKevin De Bruyne
11MJérémy Doku
17FCharles De Ketelaere
Senegal · 4-3-3
23GMory Diaw
15DKrépin Diatta
6DPathé Ismaël Ciss
19DMoussa Niakhaté
14DIsmail Jakobs
21MHabib Diarra
5MIdrissa Gana Gueye
26MPape Gueye
13FIliman Ndiaye
18FIsmaïla Sarr
10FSadio Mané

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
Belgium 48%Draw 26%Senegal 25%
xG: 1.47Expected goalsxG: 0.98

Belgium vs Senegal looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Evenly Matched
Evenly Matched
Belgium: 1596 (#12)  ·  Senegal: 1597 (#11)
H2H Record ?
No data
Equal
First ever meeting
Belgium
Senegal
#1
Position ?
#3
5
Points ?
3
1W 2D 0L
Record ?
1W 0D 2L
6
Goals For ?
8
2
Goals Against ?
6
+4
Goal Diff
+2
#9
FIFA Rank ?
#14
1.5%
Win Prob ?
1.8%
L W W W D
Form ?
L W L L

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 0 Meetings (All Competitions)
No previous meetings found in our data.
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring tournament form — Belgium averaging 2.7 goals/game, Senegal averaging 4.7. Combined 3.7 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
Both teams scoring regularly — Belgium and Senegal both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.

Injuries & Absences

Belgium — Injuries
J. Doku
J. Doku
Injury
N. Ngoy
N. Ngoy
Injury
A. Onana
A. Onana
Injury
Z. Debast
Z. Debast
Injury
Senegal — Injuries
É. Mendy
É. Mendy
Injury
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