The Netherlands crashed out of the World Cup after one of the most extraordinary penalty shoot-outs in the tournament’s ...

In the age of expected goals, perhaps the next step is calculating expected own goals — as cut-backs make them more ...

The group phase of the World Cup has officially come to an end, a blur of 72 games and 215 goals across 17 days, figures that ...

For the second straight game, the United States took a 1-0 lead without scoring a goal of its own. This time, an Australian ...

The stat makes the North American team the subject of an unprecedented record, going beyond even a mere curiosity: the U.S.

The biggest-ever World Cup has already seen one co-host qualify for the round of 32 in Mexico and they could soon be joined ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is witnessing an unusual scoring leader: own goals. Six have been registered, matching the tallies of ...

Record-Breaking Own Goals at the World Cup In a surprising turn of events, Ellyes Skhiri's own goal during Tunisia's 3-1 loss ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has already produced plenty of memorable moments, but an unexpected trend that stood out during the opening weeks of the tournament is a sharp rise in own goals.

The lead scorer at the 2024 UEFA European Championship as its group stage nears its conclusion is "own goal." The rest of the field in the race for the tournament's Golden Boot award this year isn't ...

Scoring a goal in the World Cup is every soccer player’s dream – as long as it goes in the opponent’s net. Not all goals go as planned, though, with some unintentionally going off a player into their ...

Ellyes Skhiri's own goal in Tunisia's loss to the Netherlands was the 12th of the FIFA World Cup 2026. This equals the ...