Belgium complete the great escape to Round of 16 as VAR leaves Senegal heartbroken
If football can be cruel, it seems to reserve its harshest lessons for Senegal. Just when the Lions of Teranga looked set to script one of the greatest World Cup upsets, history repeated itself. After watching a two-goal lead disappear, Senegal were left devastated by a contentious VAR-awarded penalty that handed Belgium a dramatic 3-2 extra-time victory and a place in the Round of 16. It was another chapter in a growing catalogue of heartbreak for a golden generation that has repeatedly found itself on the wrong side of football’s finest margins.
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