Romelu Lukaku played the role of peacekeeper after his team-mates Leandro Trossard and Youri Tielemans were involved in a furious row during Belgium’s last-32 clash against Senegal.Staring down the barrel of a shock World Cup exit, Belgium were feeling the pressure at 2-0 down when Tielemans shouted angrily at Trossard in the 70th minute.Trossard and Tielemans went head to head in a heated argument but were eventually separated by Nicolas Raskin and Lukaku, who intervened by separating the pair ahead of the second half’s hydration break.The Aston Villa star appeared to have been left frustrated by Trossard after the Arsenal star chose to cross the ball rather than pass it to him. Tielemans furiously walked towards Trossard while gesturing angrily, before the Gunners forward responded by raising his arms in anger. The peacekeeping appeared to do the trick as Belgium launched a stunning late comeback to force extra time against the Senegalese, with Lukaku netting in the 86th minute before Tielemans levelled the score superbly with a crucial strike three minutes later. Leandro Trossard and Youri Tielemans furiously clashed during Belgium’s match with Senegal Romelu Lukaku played the role of peacekeeper before the duo combined to rescue BelgiumCrucially, it was Trossard’s cross that bobbled into the path of Tielemans, who kept the Belgians’ World Cup hopes alive by forcing extra time.The Aston Villa midfielder then kept his nerve to send Belgium through from the penalty spot deep in extra time, completing the remarkable comeback to set up a last-16 tie with either hosts USA or Bosnia & Herzegovina.Belgium have endured a troublesome start to the 2026 World Cup despite qualifying as Group G leaders, drawing with both Egypt and Iran before a comfortable 5-1 victory over New Zealand to seal top spot.While Belgium no longer boast the talents of Eden Hazard, Dries Mertens, Vincent Kompany and Jan Vertonghen, this summer’s tournament represents the last chance for the nation’s so-called ‘golden generation’ to lift silverware, with Lukaku now 33 and Kevin De Bruyne aged 35.How much is David Beckham set to pocket from his World Cup brand deals? Take on our quiz in our newsletter HERE.