The current World Cup was distinguished by another amusing statistics.
Mundial in Russia has already managed to become a record for the number of penalties awarded and was marked by the longest series of productive matches.
After yesterday, the 2018 World Cup - also the richest by own goals.
At the 74th minute of the match, Mexico - Sweden (0: 3) defender Edson Alvarez sent the ball into his own net, thus making the seventh goal in his own at this tournament.
Thus, the World Cup-2018 became a record for the number of own goals, having defeated the World Cup 1998, where players grieved their own goalkeepers 6 times.