Round of 32 · M82

Belgium 3 - 2 Senegal

1 Jul 2026 · Seattle Stadium

Belgium

3:2

xG 1,74 – 2,09

4-2-3-1 vs 4-3-3

Senegal

Staff briefing

xG was relatively balanced (1.74–2.09).
Very high combined distance (~313 km) — dense transition game / physical cost.
Shapes: 4-2-3-1 vs 4-3-3.

1,74 – 2,09

from FIFA match report

Match distance

313,4 km

Belgium TD

160,5 km

Z4/Z5 8,5 / 3,0

Top speed

34,7 km/h

Sprints: 1 247

Match report

Key statistics and phases of play from the official FIFA PMSR

Belgium: 4-2-3-1Senegal: 4-3-3

BelgiumPossessionSenegal

48,3%

contested 8,8%

42,9%

BelgiumMetricSenegal

3Goals2

1,7xG2,1

19 (5)Attempts (on target)19 (5)

695 (607)Passes (completed)638 (555)

87Pass completion %87

109Completed line breaks137

12Defensive line breaks16

161Receptions in final third181

27Crosses27

26Ball progressions33

351 (44)Defensive pressures352 (62)

45Forced turnovers52

93Second balls70

160,5 kmDistance152,9 km

8,5 kmZone 4 (20–25 km/h)7,3 km

In possession

45%Build-up unopposed37%

12%Build-up opposed16%

17%Progression16%

14%Final third19%

3%Long ball6%

11%Attacking transition11%

1%Counter-attack2%

4%Set piece6%

Out of possession

4%High press2%

3%Mid press4%

1%Low press0%

4%High block4%

20%Mid block27%

28%Low block25%

7%Recovery5%

11%Defensive transition11%

8%Counter-press7%

Tactical boards

Pitch diagrams from the official FIFA post-match report

Lineups & formationsPDF p.2

Belgium

Distance: 160,49 km
HSR: 1 880
Sprints: 648
Top speed: 32,8
Zone 4: 8,48 km
Zone 5: 3,03 km

Senegal

Distance: 152,94 km
HSR: 1 625
Sprints: 599
Top speed: 34,7
Zone 4: 7,35 km
Zone 5: 2,69 km

Individual physical data

Official FIFA PDF →

34 rows

Player	Pos
#21Timothy CASTAGNE	DF	125	16,29	0,88	0,41	195	72	31,9	11 729
#8Youri TIELEMANS	MF	125	16,21	0,88	0,07	235	61	27,9	11 670
#18Ismaila SARR	FW	125	15,92	0,87	0,39	188	67	32,9	11 464
#4Brandon MECHELE	DF	125	14,81	0,63	0,27	163	54	30,5	10 661
#15Krepin DIATTA	DF	125	14,13	0,52	0,13	135	41	31,4	10 175
#3Arthur THEATE	DF	125	14,09	0,54	0,26	133	44	31,6	10 142
#10Leandro TROSSARD	FW	109	13,78	0,69	0,29	184	56	30,4	11 374
#19Moussa NIAKHATE	DF	125	13,11	0,39	0,09	114	31	29,1	9 438
#6Pathe CISS	MF	125	12,71	0,40	0,10	93	34	30,1	9 152
#14Ismail JAKOBS	DF	93	12,18	0,60	0,38	152	49	34,7	11 786
#10Sadio MANE	FW	94	10,93	0,66	0,22	106	53	31,8	10 463
#5Idrissa Gana GUEYE	MF	96	10,87	0,56	0,12	116	46	27,8	10 192
#23Nicolas RASKIN	MF	69	9,30	0,48	0,11	101	28	29,4	12 133
#5Maxim DE CUYPER	DF	78	9,03	0,68	0,24	112	47	30,4	10 422
#21Habib DIARRA	MF	73	8,60	0,56	0,17	111	44	30,3	10 605
#26Pape GUEYE	MF	66	8,15	0,48	0,02	93	31	27,4	11 116
#14Dodi LUKEBAKIO	FW	69	8,10	0,40	0,28	85	36	32,8	10 564
#13Iliman NDIAYE	FW	73	8,07	0,42	0,20	101	42	30,1	9 944
#19Diego MOREIRA	MF	62	8,03	0,71	0,36	109	55	32,5	11 659
#20Hans VANAKEN	MF	63	7,93	0,42	0,07	113	25	27,0	11 333
#9Romelu LUKAKU	FW	80	7,82	0,44	0,02	95	32	26,3	8 796
#8Lamine CAMARA	MF	59	7,29	0,44	0,21	102	37	32,6	11 115
#15Thomas MEUNIER	DF	47	7,24	0,58	0,21	98	44	30,6	13 857
#7Kevin DE BRUYNE	MF	56	7,12	0,36	0,14	89	28	30,9	11 443
#17Pape Matar SARR	MF	52	7,11	0,48	0,05	114	30	28,9	12 312
#1Thibaut COURTOIS	GK	125	6,72	0,05	0,02	13	3	26,6	4 836
#11Jeremy DOKU	FW	56	6,63	0,40	0,14	90	35	31,8	10 650
#23Mory DIAW	GK	125	6,23	0,01	0,00	4	2	22,5	4 489
#20Ibrahim MBAYE	FW	52	6,16	0,41	0,36	63	40	33,3	10 663
#17Charles DE KETELAERE	FW	45	5,42	0,26	0,10	51	23	30,4	10 840
#22Bara Sapoko NDIAYE	MF	29	3,98	0,15	0,03	56	15	27,0	12 367
#11Nicolas JACKSON	FW	31	3,78	0,21	0,12	38	22	31,9	10 988
#25El Hadji Malick DIOUF	DF	32	3,70	0,17	0,10	39	15	30,5	10 407
#24Amadou ONANA	MF	16	1,99	0,09	0,03	14	5	26,2	11 173