The 2026 World Cup has seen the second-highest number of self-inflicted scores on record.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has witnessed a surge in own goals, with a total of seven recorded in just 10 days, putting the tournament on track to potentially match an undesirable record.

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The previous high of 12 own goals, set at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, is within reach, given that this year's expanded tournament features 48 teams and 104 matches.

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The United States has been the primary beneficiary of these own goals, with Damián Bobadilla of Paraguay and Cameron Burgess of Australia inadvertently scoring against the co-hosts.

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A list of players who have scored own goals in North America includes Switzerland's Miro Muheim, Qatar's Mohamed Manai, Egypt's Mohamed Hany, Iraq's Aymen Hussein, and Jordan's Yazan Al-Arab.

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Aymen Hussein's own goal was notable, as he also scored a goal for Iraq against Norway, making him only the third player in World Cup history to score for both teams in the same game.

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With 61 own goals now recorded in World Cup history, nearly 12 percent of these have occurred in the opening phase of the 2026 tournament.

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The first own goal in World Cup history was scored by Mexico's Manuel Rosas in 1930, and there have been five editions of the competition, including Italy 1990, where no own goals were recorded.