Own Goal Record Broken in the 2026 World Cup

In the football world, while players who score goals become legendary, others are destined to be remembered for the goals they score in their own nets, and the 2026 World Cup has become the owner of a historical record in terms of this statistic.

Since the opening of the tournament on June 11, a total of 13 own goals have been scored in the matches played, and it has been recorded that this number has never been seen in a single World Cup organization before.

The old record in this field belonged to players who scored own goals a total of 12 times in the matches played in the tournament organized in Russia in 2018, and this limit was surpassed exactly 8 years later.

The goal that caused the record to be broken occurred in the round of 16 match between Egypt and Australia, which ended in a draw in normal time, when Egyptian player Mohamed Hany aimed the ball into his own goal.

Despite the unlucky goal, the Egypt national team managed to defeat their opponent 4-2 in penalty shootouts and continued their journey in the tournament, advancing to the next round by preserving their undefeated title.