FIFA World Cup 2026 Prediction: Belgium vs Senegal (01-07-2026)

Belgium and Senegal meet in the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 in what looks set to be one of the most evenly matched knockout ties.

Although Belgium hold the higher FIFA ranking, their performances during the group stage were far from convincing, while Senegal have already shown they can compete against strong opposition despite difficult fixtures.

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Belgium are ranked ninth in the FIFA rankings, with Senegal sitting 15th, but the recent results suggest the gap between the two sides is much smaller than the rankings indicate.

Belgium opened the tournament with back-to-back draws against Egypt (1-1) and Iran (0-0) before comfortably beating New Zealand 5-1.

Outside that result, however, they have not looked particularly clinical in front of goal against stronger opposition.

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Senegal’s group stage was considerably more demanding.

They finished with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Iraq after earlier facing France and Norway, losing 3-1 and 3-2 respectively.

While those defeats ended without points, Senegal remained competitive in both matches and continued to create chances against opponents of a higher calibre than Belgium have faced so far in this tournament.

That makes the handicap attractive.

Senegal have enough pace, physicality and attacking quality to trouble Belgium, while Belgium have yet to produce a convincing display against a team of similar strength.

With Senegal +0.5, the bet wins if Senegal avoid defeat in normal time, making it an appealing option at 1.80.