Three African countries teams crashed out at ongoing FIFA World Cup from 80th minute above goal after two of them have been taking leading
In the match between the Ivory Coast and Norway, Erling Haaland scored the deciding goal in the 86th minute as Norway won their first ever World Cup knockout match, advancing to the round of 16 with a 2-1 victory over the Ivory Coast on Tuesday.
Although in this game it was Norway who first scored goals and later equalized in the 74th.
How the leading goal was scored
The goal was scored when three defenders converged on Patrick Berg as he moved into the penalty box with the ball, and he kicked it over to a wide-open Harland for him to score the winning goal.
England came from behind to beat Congo DR after a 7th minute goal from Brian Cipenga to be the first time they had won a World Cup match after conceding their first since 1966. England looked paralyzed until Gordon lifted over a cross from the left and Kane’s header just had too much for MPasi , setting up a box office conclusion at 75 minutes. It was a magical moment in the 86th minute when Kane received the ball on the edge of the box and smartly made space to unleash a fierce drive into the roof of the net.this is how DR Congo crashed out in Atlanta at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
In the game between Belgium and Senegal
Belgium were 2-0 down and ended up winning 3-2!
Senegal converted their pressure into a lead after Sarr once again hit the woodwork. Mane served a beautiful inswinging cross and Sarr outjumped the Belgium centrobaric, before Diarra was the quickest to the rebound 24 minutes and got their second shortly after the break with Senegal Centre-back Moussa Niakhate fired a precise long ball to locate Sarr and Sarr was able to bring down with his chest as he broke past the Belgium centrobaric, before firing past Courtois.
Belgium appeared to be down, but Thomas Meunier and Romulus Lukaku combined moments to give Lukaku their 86th goal and a fantastic cross from Leandro Trossard , well collected by Tie lemans in the 89th minute, a draw beckoned Belgium to extra time. The game drama continued before Tielemans was brought down in the box and, following a VAR review, awarded a penalty to Belgium at 125 minutes, which marked an end for the third African country at the round 32 in FIFA World Cup 2026.
This particular loss sends a lot of signs to the African continent in their tactical awareness of both players and technical crew .
WHY CONGO LOST:
!Could not maintain the early intensity
!Lost defensive shape under pressure
!Missed the chance to close the game out
For instances Congo might have snatched a second goal when Yoane Wissa turned Wan Bissaka’s low centre against the post.
Look at the second goal of Norway three defenders converged on Patrick while the other side of the field was a bit free.