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1 July 2026 75 comments
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A close-looking Round of 32 contest pits Group G winners Belgium against Group I’s third-placed Senegal.

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Both sides thrashed their most recent opponents and, unsurprisingly, Belgium are unchanged from the XI that beat New Zealand 5-1.

Starts for the likes of Kevin De Bruyne ($7.5m), Maxim De Cuyper ($4.7m), Charles De Ketelaere ($5.6m), Jeremy Doku ($7.5m) and Leandro Trossard ($6.6m).

As for Senegal, there are three alterations. Abdoulaye Seck ($3.8m), Lamine Camara ($6.2m) and Ibrahim Mbaye ($4.4m) began the 5-0 versus Iraq, but this time it’ll be Iliman Ndiaye ($6.5m), Pape Gueye ($5.9m) and Pathe Ciss ($5.6m).


LINE-UPS

Belgium XI: Courtois; Castagne, Mechele, Theate, De Cuyper; Tielemans, Vanaken; Doku, De Bruyne, Trossard; De Ketelaere

Subs: Lammens, Penders, Meunier, De Winter, Seys, Ngoy, Witsel, Moreira, Saelemaekers, Raskin, Onana, Lukaku, Lukebakio, Fernandez-Pardo

Senegal XI: Diaw; Diatta, Ciss, Niakhate, Jakobs; I Gueye, H Diarra, P Gueye; I Sarr, I Ndiaye, Mane

Subs: Y Diouf, A Mendy, Koulibaly, E Diouf, M Sarr, L Camara, Seck, P Sarr, Ciss, Diao, Dieng, C Ndiaye, B Ndiaye, Jackson, Mbaye


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  1. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    6 hours, 16 mins ago

    How has Kane gone from being basically near end or career at last World Cup, to world class in run up to and during this World Cup - pretty impressive turnaround…It was Spurs wasn’t it?

    1. AAAFootball
      • 1 Year
      5 hours, 5 mins ago

      Probably that he finally now has teammates who can play football lol

  2. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    5 hours, 33 mins ago

    Belgium.v Senegal 2-1

  3. Meta12345
    • 1 Year
    5 hours, 19 mins ago

    can someone give me some insight on connor gallager and jack hinshelwood? are they good or nah?

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 hours, 13 mins ago

      I heard they both love their mother

    2. AAAFootball
      • 1 Year
      5 hours, 4 mins ago

      They are both people... Neither outstanding as an FPL asset but I hear that Connor speaks Spanish reasonably well.

  4. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    5 hours, 16 mins ago

    Senegal 1-0

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 hours, 13 mins ago

      Bells better wake up or die

      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 hours, 27 mins ago

        This could be the BeIIend!

        1. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 hours, 25 mins ago

          😀

  5. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    4 hours, 27 mins ago

    Senegal 2-0

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      4 hours, 26 mins ago

      So long Belgium, i guess.

    2. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      4 hours, 25 mins ago

      Sarr goal, Niakhate assist.

  6. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 hours, 26 mins ago

    Bye bye Belgium

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      4 hours, 14 mins ago

      Germany, ned and belgium all out. England survive thanks to kane.

  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 hours, 21 mins ago

    Fabulous goal, great pass and control/finish. Doubt they’d have managed it v Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen though.

  8. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    4 hours, 13 mins ago

    How do we rate chances of bosnia vs usa? Putting wager on bosnia to qualify at high odds.

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 hours, 10 mins ago

      I wouldn't.

    2. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      4 hours, 7 mins ago

      Low.

    3. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 hours, 6 mins ago

      Be surprised if Bosnia win that one, Anerica looked a much better team in the group stage.

      1. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        3 hours, 56 mins ago

        Hmm true. Just hoping they can get 0-0 or 1-1 draw and win on penalties like against wales and Italy in playoffs. No one gave them a chance then either.

  9. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    4 hours, 8 mins ago

    Belgium looks powerless.

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 hours, 55 mins ago

      They can join their neighbours netherlands and Germany on the flight back home.

      1. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        3 hours, 48 mins ago

        Well maybe not yet!

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 hours, 49 mins ago

      😆

    3. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      3 hours, 48 mins ago

      This aged well.

  10. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    3 hours, 59 mins ago

    Taking Doku off when you need goals is peak Belgian.

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      3 hours, 39 mins ago

      It worked.

  11. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 hours, 52 mins ago

    Lukaku gives belgium a lifeline

  12. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 hours, 51 mins ago

    Lukaku makes it 2-1.

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      3 hours, 50 mins ago

      Meunier assist

  13. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 hours, 49 mins ago

    Oh my god.. belgium 2-2!

  14. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 hours, 49 mins ago

    All even.

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      3 hours, 49 mins ago

      Trossard.

      1. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        3 hours, 45 mins ago

        Sorry, Tielemans goal, Trossard assist.

        1. jacob1989
          • 4 Years
          3 hours, 23 mins ago

          Took punt on kdb. Should have gone trossard

  15. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 hours, 48 mins ago

    This is why you needed to score twice, DR Congo and Wissa!

    Comebacks happen.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 hours, 47 mins ago

      But Senegal scored twice?

  16. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 hours, 47 mins ago

    2018 belgium also came back from 0-2 vs japan to progress

  17. The Florentine assassin
    • 3 Years
    3 hours, 47 mins ago

    Litle Trossard assist thankyou very much.

  18. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 hours, 46 mins ago

    Senegal rattled.

  19. DeSelby
    • 3 Years
    3 hours, 45 mins ago

    Sure looked like Tielemans got away with a cheeky push in the defender's back there but for some reason they didn't show a good replay...

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 hours, 44 mins ago

      Agreed

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 hours, 24 mins ago

      U want more goals ruled out for tiny things? Like Germany winner ruled out for no reason?

  20. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    3 hours, 41 mins ago

    Scenes in Seattle!

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 hours, 21 mins ago

      Senegal look like they have had the hope sucked out of them.

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        3 hours, 11 mins ago

        Livened up in extra time

  21. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 hours, 6 mins ago

    Pulisic back for USA.

  22. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 hours, 3 mins ago

    Oh no. Please not. Thats not a penalty

  23. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 hours, 1 min ago

    Penalty for Belgium.

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      3 hours, 1 min ago

      De ja vu for Senegal.

  24. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 hours, 1 min ago

    Not having that. Cruel

  25. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 hours, 1 min ago

    Bloody hell. Afcon all over again! Senegal robbed again!

  26. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 hours, 1 min ago

    Pen for Belgium.

    Kaku to book R16 ticket

  27. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 hours ago

    Senegal should protest and go off the pitch.. again

    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      2 hours, 59 mins ago

      😆

  28. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    2 hours, 58 mins ago

    Tielmans x2

    Belgium in R16!!!

  29. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    2 hours, 58 mins ago

    Belgium 3-2

    Belgium are through to R16.

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 57 mins ago

      Tielemans scores the penalty.

  30. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    2 hours, 57 mins ago

    2nd major major var howler! Germany robbed. Now senegal too