The 2026 edition of the FIFA World Cup 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
Published on Jul 04, 2026
