Belgium reached the World Cup round of 16 after a 2-0 comeback against Senegal, and the answer to who will the USA play in the Round of 16 now depends on Bosnia & Herzegovina. The Red Devils needed late goals to turn a match that looked finished into a bracket-altering win.
Youri Tielemans scored twice in the comeback, including the penalty at 124:44, the latest goal in World Cup history. Romelu Lukaku also scored a header four minutes from time, after Leandro Trossard crossed for Tielemans to head home Belgium's equalizer.
Belgium and Senegal
Rudi Garcia changed the game 11 minutes after the interval by taking off Jérémy Doku and Kevin De Bruyne, then watched Belgium keep pushing through the end of the match. Saíd Martínez awarded the penalty after a VAR review, ruling on a foul by Lamine Camara on Tielemans.
That finish mattered because Belgium had been 2-0 down and looked dead and buried before the comeback sequence even started. Instead, the late pressure gave them a place in the World Cup round of 16 and left Senegal without the closing margin it had built.
United States in the Bay Area
Belgian supporters were told to watch the United States vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina match in the Bay Area, which kicks off at 2am Belgian time. If Bosnia are able to upset the co-hosts, Belgium would meet them for the first time in nine years.
That path runs through the Golden Lilies, a team Belgium had beaten in each of its last three meetings and by 11 goals across those games. Belgium most recently beat Bosnia & Herzegovina home and away during 2018 World Cup qualifying, so the bracket still has one moving piece before the next opponent is set.
