Three own goals were scored at the 2026 World Cup - more than in the entire tournament in 2022

At the 2026 World Cup, more own goals were scored in the first round that was not played in full than in the entire tournament in Qatar in 2022. Egyptian Mohamed Hani's own goal in the match with Belgium (1:1) became the third own goal since the beginning of the tournament - earlier Swiss forward Miro Muhaim scored own goals in the game with Qatar (1:1) and Paraguay midfielder Damian Bobadilla in the meeting with the USA (1:4). It is noteworthy that at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, only two own goals were scored throughout the entire tournament. A record number of own goals for a world championship was scored in Russia at the 2018 World Cup - 12. The 2026 FIFA World Cup takes place in the USA, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19. The current world champion is the Argentina national team. In the final of the 2022 World Championship, the Argentine national team met with France. The main time of the game ended with the score 3:3, but the Argentines were stronger in the penalty shootout.

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