Senegal vs Belgium Result: Heartbreak for Teranga Lions

Senegal threw it all away. A 2-0 lead against Belgium was enough for any sane team, but the Teranga Lions decided to play with fire and got burned. They collapsed in the most embarrassing fashion, gifting the Belgians a lifeline through rash decisions and defending that looked like a Sunday league side.

Romelu Lukaku and Leandro Trossard punished the lapse, dragging the game into 30 minutes of extra time. Then came the final blow. A 120th-minute penalty gave Belgium the win, and Youri Tielemans stepped up to slot it home with ease. Wamma! To lead by two and exit the World Cup is a pill that will be hard to swallow in Dakar.

How did Senegal collapse against Belgium?

It was a total meltdown. After dominating the early stages, Senegal simply stopped defending. The composure vanished, and they let the Europeans back into the fight.

Belgium were patient, clinical, and ruthless. Lukaku and Trossard didn't even have to work that hard; they just waited for the errors to happen. That 120th-minute penalty was the final nail in the coffin for a Senegal side that forgot how to protect a lead.

England edge DR Congo in Kane's heroics

Across the bracket, England survived a scare against DR Congo. The Three Lions trailed 1-0 for the majority of the match, looking completely lost against the Congolese resilience. It looked like another early exit for the English until Harry Kane decided to turn it on.

Kane bagged a late brace to seal a 2-1 win and a spot in the last 16. The DR Congo side fought bravely, but Kane's clinical finishing finally broke their hearts. It was a tough test, but England's quality eventually told.

Red card drama for Folarin Balogun

In the USA vs Bosnia & Herzegovina clash in San Francisco, former Arsenal man Folarin Balogun had a night of extreme highs and lows. NBA legend LeBron James was in the stands and clearly impressed by the striker's movement, giving him a public stamp of approval.

But the celebration didn't last. Balogun saw red, leaving the US side to fight on without their main man. From LeBron's praise to a red card—that is some serious World Cup drama if you ever saw it.