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Latest ever winner, comeback and controversy - Senegal's remarkable exit

This video can not be played Tielemans scores late extra-time penalty to send Belgium into last 16 One minute, Senegal were cruising into the last 16 of the World Cup. The next, they were left wondering how another dream had slipped through their grasp. Manager Pape Thiaw's side led 2018 semi-finalists Belgium 2-0 with only four minutes left of normal time, after goals from Habib Diarra and Ismaila Sarr. But after outplaying their opponents, they somehow "found a way to lose the game", as ex-Republic of Ireland skipper Roy Keane put it on ITV. Romelu Lukaku's 86th-minute goal sparked hope for Belgium and three minutes later, captain Youri Tielemans headed in an equaliser from Leandro Trossard's cross - the pair were earlier seen having a heated argument - to force extra time. Then came the controversial penalty, awarded for Lamine Camara's challenge on Tielemans following a video assistant referee (VAR) review, and converted 125 minutes in. It condemned Senegal to further agony, having already endured the pain of being stripped of their Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) title earlier this year. "Football is just crazy. I couldn't call any of this game," former England striker Dion Dublin told BBC Radio 5 Live. Late drama, controversy, history and heartbreak - this last-32 tie had everything and here, BBC Sport attempts to make sense of it all. This video can not be played Tielemans and Trossard go from fighting to rescuing Belgium No side have rescued themselves from a position as desperate as Belgium's in the World Cup. Rudi Garcia's players would have been forgiven for already contemplating an early flight home when Lukaku, the 33-year-old striker who played only 69 minutes of club football last season, flicked home Thomas Meunier's cross late on. "Senegal were better than Belgium for 70 minutes. Then Lukaku came on and changed the momentum," said Dublin. Three minutes later, Senegal goalkeeper Mory Diaw failed to deal with Trossard's centre and Tielemans rose highest to head into an empty net to pull off an unprecedented comeback. They are the first side to win a World Cup match after trailing 2018. Thibaut Courtois, Kevin de Bruyne, Meunier and Lukaku also played in Rostov eight years ago when they beat the Samurai Blue -finals.

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