The crazy stats behind Senegal’s historic choke

We’ll remember this for a long time.

What an absolutely crazy World Cup moment we witnessed this Wednesday evening!

Trailing 0-2 against Senegal in the 85th minute, Belgium somehow managed to snatch an equalizer and force extra time before, in the dying seconds of it, securing qualification for the round of 16 with a 3-2 win!

A historic victory for the Red Devils; a sadly legendary choke for the Lions of Teranga.

Proof of just how real that choke was: over the full 120 minutes, Belgium posted 1.75 expected goals (xG) for three goals, while Senegal recorded 3.58 xG… for just two goals.

The African side also enters football history, becoming the first team to be eliminated in the knockout stage of a World Cup after leading by two goals in the 85th minute.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.