FIFA World Cup 2026: Senegal's Ismaila Sarr makes history in R32 clash against Belgium
Seattle, July 2 -- Senegal and Crystal Palace star Ismaila Sarr made history during his side's FIFA World Cup round of 32 match against Belgium, becoming the joint-highest goal scorer from an African nation during a single FIFA World Cup campaign.
Sarr gave Senegal a lead in the 24th minute, which was doubled just a few minutes into the second half. But a fantastic effort from Romelu Lukaku and Youri Thielemans took the match to extra time, where the latter nailed a historic penalty to secure a round of 16 spot for Belgium.
Sarr, 28, has scored four goals in the tournament so far, which is the joint-most by an African in a single FIFA WC edition, along with four by Cameroon's Roger Milla in the 1990 edition, as per OptaJoe.
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