A record was broken thanks to Hani’s own goal in the match between Egypt and Australia, which ended with Salah and his teammates advancing after winning the penalty shootout!
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In the 55th minute of the match, Hani accidentally headed the ball into his own net, tying the score at 1-1 for Australia.
This brings the total to 13 own goals in this year’s tournament, the highest number ever recorded in a single tournament, surpassing the 12 own goals scored at the 2018 World Cup, which was held in Russia!
In fact, this was Hanni’s second own goal in this year’s World Cup, making him only the second player in World Cup history to score twice in the wrong net, in the same tournament!
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*photo source: AP
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