"Whoever wears the Egypt shirt learns from day one that pressure fuels success, and the fans settle for nothing less." Muhammad Hani once said these words, as if foreseeing his fate. During the last two weeks of the 2026 World Cup, the quiet right-back turned into "the most jinxed man in Egypt," after scoring two own goals for his country's senior football team at the biggest sporting event on earth. Hani wrote history in a painful way he did not choose, becoming the second player in World Cup history to score two own goals in the same tournament, after Bulgaria's Ivan Vutsov in 1966. In the group stage, he brought Belgium back into the match with an own goal equalizer, then repeated the same against Australia in the round of 32 on Friday. Two dark moments that made millions of Egyptian hearts stop, and nearly prolonged his suffering indefinitely... had luck not finally awakened, saving Egypt through penalty shootouts. Muhammad Hani was born in Cairo on January 25, 1996, and grew up in a fully sports-oriented family. His father, Hani El-Demerdash, a former official at Al Ahly Club, was his first supporter and first teacher. From early childhood, he instilled in him the love of the red emblem and strict discipline, so the home was a school and the club an extension. Hani's calm personality off the field hid a volcano of ambition on the green rectangle. The real journey began at age 14, when he donned the youth sector jersey at the Red Castle. He progressed silently and with determination until 2014, which witnessed the decisive moment. Spanish coach Juan Carlos Garrido decided to promote him to the first team, so the match against Ittihad El Shorta marked the birth of a modern full-back. It wasn't long before Muhammad Hani became a pillar in the defense of the Egyptian giant. For many years, Hani defended Al Ahly's colors with rare loyalty, winning seven Egyptian League titles, four cups, and six local Super Cup titles. At the continental level, he won the CAF Champions League four times, the CAF Super Cup twice, in addition to three bronze medals at the FIFA Club World Cup. All this brilliance opened the doors of the national team wide for him, making him one of the pillars of Egyptian defense. Away from the spotlight, he built a quiet personal life. In 2020, he married Habiba Abul Fotouh, the sister of the wife of former captain Hossam Ghaly, and was blessed with a son, Malik, whom he prefers to keep away from the clamor of fame. But at the 2026 World Cup, currently being held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Muhammad Hani wrote a strange page in his and the tournament's history.