World Cup 2026 Sets Unwanted Record with 13 Own Goals as Mohamed Hany Makes History

NEW YORK: The FIFA World Cup 2026 saw its 13th own goal in the tournament as Mohamed Hany scored Australia’s equaliser, heading the ball into his own net. From an Australian set-piece routine, as Aiden O-Neill sent in the ball into the box, Hany failed to clear and instead restored parity with a header into his own goal. He set the unwanted record of becoming only the second player to score two own goals in a single World Cup, after Bulgaria’s Ivan Vutsov in 1966. Hany’s goal set the record for most own goals in a single edition of the tournament, surpassing Russia 2018, which had 12 own goals.

Most own goals in a single edition of FIFA World Cup:

No.   Edition   Host                                     Number of own goals

1.      2026       USA, Mexico, Canada                      13

2.      2018       Russia                                                 12

3.      1998       France                                                6

4.      2014       Brazil                                                  5

5.      2006       Germany                                            4

5.      1954       Switzerland                                        4

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