Belgium complete EPIC comeback to reach World Cup last 16 | OneFootball

Belgium pulled off an epic qualification this Wednesday (1st) to reach the World Cup round of 16.

The team was trailing Senegal 2-0 until the 40th minute of the second half, and fought back to equalize and send the match to extra time.

Late in extra time, Youri Tielemans scored the decisive goal of the match from the penalty spot.

See the match highlights below:

Habib Diarra and Ismaila Sarr put Senegal ahead, and the African side controlled the match until the closing stages of the 90 minutes.

The Europeans' poor display turned into a comeback, with Romelu Lukaku and Youri Tielemans scoring the goals that leveled the score in the final minutes.

This was the first time in World Cup history that a team came back to equalize after trailing by at least two goals in the 40th minute of the second half.

Belgium will face the winner of the match between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 16.

The hero and the spat

Match hero Tielemans was also involved in a tense moment during the second-half cooling break.

He had a heated argument with Leandro Trossard, and the pair had to be separated by teammates and coach Rudi García.

Belgium's equalizer, near stoppage time in the second half, came from a cross by Trossard to Tielemans.

Of course, they hugged in the celebration to "make peace."

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