The World Cup 2026 will continue to rewrite history not only through matches, but also through incredible records. According to Opta data, the current World Cup has already set a record for the number of own goals.

In the 1/16 final match between Egypt and Australia, the 13th own goal was recorded at the tournament, which is a new absolute record in the history of the world championships. The 2018 World Cup was ahead of its reach if the players scored 12 times against Vlasna.

The author of the historical, but extremely unattractive record was Mohamed Hani, the head of the Egyptian national team.. Moreover, he became the only other football player in history to score two own goals in one World Cup.

Previously, a similar anti-record was held by the Bulgarian champion Ivan Vutsov, who shot the ball in front of the goal at the World Championships in 1966. In this way, Mohamed Hani repeated this unprecedented historical achievement, and the 2026 World Cup officially became the most “own goal” in the history of world championships.