Tielemans’ controversial late penalty caps Belgium comeback over Senegal
A seesawing classic of a contest had just ticked into the 122nd minute, penalties all but a formality, when the referee, Saíd Martínez, wandered back towards the centre circle to award Belgium a stop
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