The most own goals in a World Cup match were scored between Nigeria and Tunisia
The 2026 Football World Cup, taking place on the green fields of the USA, Mexico, and Canada, is entering history not only for beautiful goals but also for unexpected anti-records. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
The historical record for the most own goals in the history of the World Cup final stages was officially broken during this tournament. The goal that broke the record occurred during the match between Nigeria and Tunisia.
The record was updated in the match between the national teams of Nigeria and Tunisia in Group F. Three minutes after the start of the match, Tunisia's midfielder Elies Skhiri unexpectedly scored an own goal.
This unexpected situation entered history as exactly 12 own goals recorded in the 2026 World Cup. The most interesting part is that the talented goalkeeper of the Uzbekistan national team, Abduvohid Nematov, is also on the list of those who scored these own goals.
In a fierce match against Portugal, the ball unexpectedly ricocheted off our skilled goalkeeper and ended up in our own net. Nevertheless, this is a natural part of football, and no one is immune to such situations.
Such incidents can happen in football events, and this is one of the interesting aspects of the game. Meet the 12 players who contributed to this historical record by scoring an own goal at the World Cup.
Mahmoud Abunada from the Qatar national team. Yazan Al Arab from the Jordan national team.
Muhammad Al Mannay from the Qatar national team. Hasan At Tambakti from Saudi Arabia.
Cameron Burgess from the Australia national team. Damian Bobadilla from the Paraguay national team.
Yassine Bounou from the Morocco national team. Miro Muheim from the Switzerland national team.
Abduvohid Nematov from the Uzbekistan national team. Elies Skhiri from the Tunisia national team.
Muhammad Hani from the Egypt national team. Ayman Hussein from the Iraq national team.
As a reminder, the Uzbekistan national team will play its final and decisive match in Group K against the players of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 23. This important confrontation will begin at 04:30 Tashkent time.
We wish our representatives only victory in the upcoming match. Source: one.uz
