Senegal

Senegal led Belgium twice and carried that advantage deep into extra time, only for Romelu Lukaku to level in the 86th minute and Youri Tielemans to strike twice in three agonising minutes — the second a penalty in stoppage time of extra time — to seal a 3-2 defeat that was as cruel as knockout football gets. The Lions of Teranga had done enough to advance from Group I as one of the best third-placed teams, yet Belgium proved a step too far in the Round of 32. Their tournament ends there: a gutting exit for a side that gave everything and were ultimately undone by a three-minute collapse they could not have scripted in a nightmare.