Belgium’s leaders backed to disprove ‘has-beens’ tag in Senegal challenge

The Guardian · 3 months ago

Belgium 3

FIFA WC26 3-2 Finished

Senegal 2

Key moments

1. 24'
   Goal Habib DIARRA (Senegal) scores!!
2. 51'
   Goal Ismaila SARR (Senegal) scores!!
3. 64'
   Yellow card Brandon MECHELE (Belgium) is booked by
4. 67'
   Yellow card Lamine CAMARA (Senegal) is booked by
5. 86'
   Goal Romelu LUKAKU (Belgium) scores!!
6. 89'
   Goal Youri TIELEMANS (Belgium) scores!!
7. 90'
   Yellow card Rudi GARCIA (Belgium) is booked by

Squads

Belgium squad

• Selected
• 1 Thibaut COURTOIS Goalkeeper
• 3 Arthur THEATE Defender
• 4 Brandon MECHELE Defender
• 5 Maxim DE CUYPER Defender
• 7 Kevin DE BRUYNE Midfielder
• 8 Youri TIELEMANS C Midfielder
• 10 Leandro TROSSARD Forward
• 11 Jeremy DOKU Forward
• 17 Charles DE KETELAERE Forward
• 20 Hans VANAKEN Midfielder
• 21 Timothy CASTAGNE Defender
• 6 Axel WITSEL Midfielder
• 9 Romelu LUKAKU Forward
• 12 Senne LAMMENS Goalkeeper
• 13 Mike PENDERS Goalkeeper
• 14 Dodi LUKEBAKIO Forward
• 15 Thomas MEUNIER Defender
• 16 Koni DE WINTER Defender
• 18 Joaquin SEYS Defender
• 19 Diego MOREIRA Midfielder
• 22 Alexis SAELEMAEKERS Midfielder
• 23 Nicolas RASKIN Midfielder
• 24 Amadou ONANA Midfielder
• 25 Nathan NGOY Defender
• 26 Matias FERNANDEZ-PARDO Forward
• Full squad
• 2 Zeno DEBAST Defender

Senegal squad

• Selected
• 5 Idrissa Gana GUEYE C Midfielder
• 6 Pathe CISS Midfielder
• 10 Sadio MANE Forward
• 13 Iliman NDIAYE Forward
• 14 Ismail JAKOBS Defender
• 15 Krepin DIATTA Defender
• 18 Ismaila SARR Forward
• 19 Moussa Niakhate Defender
• 21 Habib DIARRA Midfielder
• 23 Mory DIAW Goalkeeper
• 26 Pape GUEYE Midfielder
• 1 Yehvann DIOUF Goalkeeper
• 2 Mamadou SARR Defender
• 3 Kalidou KOULIBALY Defender
• 4 Abdoulaye Seck Defender
• 7 Assane DIAO Forward
• 8 Lamine CAMARA Midfielder
• 9 Bamba DIENG Forward
• 11 Nicolas JACKSON Forward
• 12 Cherif NDIAYE Forward
• 17 Pape Matar SARR Midfielder
• 20 Ibrahim MBAYE Forward
• 22 Bara Sapoko NDIAYE Midfielder
• 24 Antoine MENDY Defender
• 25 El Hadji Malick DIOUF Defender
• Full squad
• 16 Edouard MENDY Goalkeeper

Rudi Garcia railed against criticism of his side, who face Senegal in the last 32 with a spring in their step after the 5-1 hammering of New ZealandBelgium had just beaten New Zealand 5-1 to secure top spot in Group G and, at least in theory, an easier last-32 draw, but Rudi Garcia was evidently…

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