🚨 Zlatan Ibrahimović on Senegal conceding another controversial late penalty after the AFCON final and now against Belgium at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:
🗣️ “If I were Senegal, I’d be asking serious questions. This is becoming a pattern. First the AFCON final against Morocco, now another massive tournament, another huge match, another late penalty decision going against them.”
“You’re telling me that in two of the biggest games they’ve played, the defining moment comes from a penalty? That’s incredibly difficult to accept.”
“I’ve always said football is a game of contact. Big finals and knockout matches shouldn’t be decided by soft decisions. Let the players decide the game, not controversial calls.”
“Imagine the frustration in that Senegal dressing room. They fight for ninety minutes, they defend with heart, they give everything for the badge, and once again a single whistle changes the entire story.”
“I understand why the Senegal players are angry. I understand why the fans are furious. When something like this happens twice on the biggest stages, people are always going to question the consistency.”
“This isn’t about Belgium or Morocco. It’s about football. Players deserve consistency from officials, especially in finals and World Cup knockout matches where one decision can destroy years of work.”
“Senegal have shown the world they belong with the very best. They shouldn’t leave these tournaments talking about refereeing decisions. They should leave talking about football.”
“If that penalty sends Belgium through, Senegal will carry this pain for a very long time because they’ll always wonder what might have happened if the game had been allowed to decide itself.”
african teams and conceding late. south africa conceded a 90+2' winner to canada, ivory coast conceded a late winner to norway, drc crumbled under late pressure, and now senegal blew a 2-0 lead to belgium, conceding in the 86th and 89th minute. there's evil afoot.
Haaland 🇳🇴 : 86e minute contre la Côte d’Ivoire.
Kane 🏴: 86e minute contre la RDC.
Lukaku 🇧🇪 : 86e minute contre le Sénégal.
Je propose qu’on arrête les matchs des équipes africaines à la 80e minute.
In case you didn’t watch the 🇸🇳Senegal vs 🇧🇪Belgium game:
>⚽️🇸🇳25’ SENEGAL GOAL - DIARRA TAP IN (1-0)
>⚽️🇸🇳51’ SENEGAL GOAL - SARR PUTS SENEGAL THROUGH TO THE RO16
>I turned the game off in the 85’
>🏅My player of the match: Ismaila Sarr, ST, Senegal.
>Let me know what I missed
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The scenario we witnessed today in the Belgium vs. Senegal game is literally a one-in-a-million occurrence!
Senegal completely outplayed Belgium in every aspect—possession, transitions, chance creation, expected goals—you name it. They went 2–0 up and stayed in control until the 86th minute. The game looked over. They were about to win and book their place in the Round of 16.
Then chaos unfolded.
Romelu Lukaku scored in the 86th minute, and Youri Tielemans equalized in the 89th after Senegal’s goalkeeper completely misjudged the ball, making it 2–2 in the space of just three minutes out of absolutely nowhere!
And somehow, the madness didn’t stop there. Belgium were awarded a penalty in the 120th minute, converted it to make it 3–2, and completed a comeback that even they probably can’t explain, sealing their place in the Round of 16 in what felt like a science-fiction script.
The Senegal players probably won’t be able to sleep tonight after the nightmares they’ll have from this collapse. Without a doubt, it’s the biggest shock of the World Cup so far.