2026 World Cup Sees Eight Own Goals in Ten Days

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has already seen eight own goals in just ten days of competition, making it the second-highest number of own goals in World Cup history. This figure is significant as it approaches the record of 12 own goals set during the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The current tournament features 48 teams and will include a total of 104 matches, with expectations that the number of own goals will rise as the tournament progresses. The latest own goal was scored by Hassan Altambakti of Saudi Arabia during their 4-0 defeat to Spain.

Other players who have scored own goals include Damián Bobadilla from Paraguay, Cameron Burgess from Australia, Miro Muheim from Switzerland, Moham Manai from Qatar, Moham Hani from Egypt, Aymen Hussein from Iraq, and Yazan Al Arab from Jordan. Historically, the first own goal in World Cup history was scored by Manuel Rosa of Mexico in the inaugural tournament in 1930.