The 2026 World Cup witnessed unprecedented numbers in terms of own goals, as the current edition broke the historical record set by the 2018 World Cup.
Mohamed Hany
Club: Al Ahly
Mohamed Hany, a player for the Egyptian national team, scored an own goal against Australia in the match currently taking place at the 55th minute, allowing Australia to equalize against Egypt.
Mohamed Hany's goal came after a foul by the Australian team, which he received with his head and placed into the net of Mostafa Shobeir, the goalkeeper of the Egyptian national team, allowing Australia to equalize.
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Australia's equalizing goal comes from a header by Mohamed Hany by mistakepic.twitter.com/0TpLRaFTi5
— FilGoal (@FilGoal) July 3, 2026
The number of own goals reached 9 out of 13 that went into the nets of Arab teams, a number that reflects the small details that played a decisive role in the journey of several teams in the tournament.
Mohamed Hany entered World Cup history, becoming the second player to score two own goals in a single World Cup edition, repeating what happened with Ivan Vostov during the 1966 World Cup.
As for the teams, the Egyptian national team conceded its third own goal in its World Cup history, becoming the second most team to concede own goals in the tournament's history, behind both Morocco and Mexico, each of which conceded 4 own goals.
The World Cup is still ongoing and may witness many records in the upcoming matches of the tournament.
