14 Own Goals in the 2026 World Cup
The number of own goals in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, being held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, has reached 14 as the round of 16 continues. This comes in the first edition of the tournament featuring 48 teams.
The own goals have been distributed among several teams. The list was opened by Paraguay's Damián Bobadilla in the match against the United States, followed by Switzerland's Miro Muheim against Qatar, Egypt's Mohamed Hany against Belgium, Iraq's Ayman Hussein against Norway, Jordan's Yazan Al-Arab against Austria, Qatar's Mohammed Menaï against Canada, Qatar's Mahmoud Abu Nada against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Australia's Cameron Burgess against the United States, Saudi Arabia's Hassan Al-Tambakti against Spain, Uzbekistan's Abduvohid Nematov against Portugal, Morocco's Yassine Bounou against Haiti, and Tunisia's Elias Sehiri against the Netherlands. Then Egypt's Mohamed Hany scored a second own goal in the tournament during the match against Australia, and Cape Verde's Dény Borges added the 14th own goal in his country's match against Argentina.
The significant increase in the number of own goals in the current edition stands out as one of the notable technical phenomena of the tournament, with a number of anticipated matches remaining in the round of 16 and the upcoming knockout stages, leaving the door open for this record to increase further.
Original source: Al-Madina
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