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title: "Belgium Survives Senegal on the Latest Goal in World Cup History"
description: "Belgium climbed off the floor against Senegal, erasing a two-goal deficit and then winning it from the penalty spot deep into extra time — a strike clocked at 124 minutes and 44 seconds that broadcasters called the latest goal ever scored at a World Cup."
category: "Sports"
category_url: https://herald.la/category/sports
author: "Elias Rosen"
published: 2026-07-02T05:39:30.000Z
updated: 2026-07-02T05:39:30.000Z
canonical: https://herald.la/article/belgium-survives-senegal-on-the-latest-goal-in-world-cup-history
tags: ["World Cup 2026", "Belgium", "Senegal", "Youri Tielemans", "soccer", "sports"]
---
# Belgium Survives Senegal on the Latest Goal in World Cup History

Belgium climbed off the floor against Senegal, erasing a two-goal deficit and then winning it from the penalty spot deep into extra time — a strike clocked at 124 minutes and 44 seconds that broadcasters called the latest goal ever scored at a World Cup.

Belgium's World Cup nearly ended in the Seattle afternoon. Instead, it stretched into the record books.

## A comeback, then a record

Trailing Senegal 2-0, Belgium hauled itself level late — Romelu Lukaku pulling one back and Youri Tielemans leveling minutes later to force extra time, [Sky Sports reported](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/29908/13558804/world-cup-2026-belgium-3-2-senegal-aet-youri-tielemans-extra-time-penalty-winner-wins-last-32-clash). Senegal had led through Habib Diarra and Ismaila Sarr and looked to be on their way through.

The decisive moment came at the very end of extra time. After a foul on Tielemans and a lengthy video review, the referee pointed to the spot, and Tielemans converted — a goal timed at 124 minutes and 44 seconds, which Sky Sports and other broadcasters described as the latest goal ever scored in a World Cup match. Belgium won 3-2.

## Controversy and a familiar next step

The penalty was not without argument; analysts differed over whether the contact warranted a spot-kick, and the video review that produced it was among the longest of the tournament. For Senegal, a promising run ended in the cruelest fashion. For Belgium — a veteran side that has often flattered to deceive at major tournaments — it was survival, and a place in the next round.

That next round carries an American subplot: Belgium advances to face the United States, [as Al Jazeera noted](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/2/belgium-fans-erupt-after-latest-ever-goal-seals-place-in-last-16), setting up a knockout meeting that will draw a large audience in Los Angeles and across the country after the U.S. team's own progress through the group stage. The full result and match data were carried by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/760493/senegal-belgium).

However the record is formally logged, the essential fact is simple enough: with seconds left before a likely exit, Belgium found one more goal — and it came later than any before it.

## Sources

- [Belgium fans erupt after latest-ever goal seals place in last 16](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/2/belgium-fans-erupt-after-latest-ever-goal-seals-place-in-last-16)
- [Belgium 3-2 Senegal (AET): Youri Tielemans' extra-time penalty wins knockout clash](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/29908/13558804/world-cup-2026-belgium-3-2-senegal-aet-youri-tielemans-extra-time-penalty-winner-wins-last-32-clash)
- [Belgium vs Senegal — World Cup 2026 result](https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/760493/senegal-belgium)