Here is the List of Own Goals [Self Goal] in FIFA World Cups

Own goals are curse to a football team, but they happen. We can dare say that most of the own goals are done unknowingly. An own goal in itself is a bad football and if it happens in a club game or in a friendly, well the fans may swallow a bitter pill, but what if it happens in a grand competition like FIFA World Cup? Well, if that is the case, then fans may not forgive their team so easily right? But own goals too have a history of occurring regularly in FIFA World Cups as well and we have already witnessed 3 own goals already in the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. Here are some of the notable own goals in the history of FIFA World Cup till now.

• First ever own goal in the history of FIFA World Cup was by Manuel Rosas for Mexico against Chile in 1930.
• Fastest own goal was done by Sead Kolasinac which was done against Argentina for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2014 FIFA World Cup.
• Jimmy Dickinson’s  own goal against Belgium in 1954 is the only own goal during extra time which was done in the 94^th minute of the game. It was also an own goal from a kick-off.
• Only own goal in an inaugural world cup match and that too as a first ever goal of the tournament was by Marcelo Vieira of Brazil against Croatia in FIFA World Cup 2014.
• Only own goal to decide a match result was by Carlos Gamarra of Paraguay against England in 2006.
• Most own goals in a single tournament were in 1998 World Cup as there were 6 own goals in that tournament.
• Bulgaria, Mexico and Spain have dubious records of scoring most number of own goals in World Cups. The number stays at 3 and Bulgaria have scored all 3 in a single tournament in 1966.
• Germany and Italy are the luckiest teams as they have received 4 own goals in their favor till now.
• Few other own goal occasions
  • USA Vs Portugal – Jorge Costa (Portugal) and Jeff Agoos (USA) in 2002. (2 own goals in a single match)
  • Ernie Brandts (Netherlands Vs Italy) and Berti Vogts (West Germany Vs Australia) scored own goals on the same date, i.e. 21^st June 1978.
  • Tom Boyd (Scotland Vs Brazil) and Youssef Chippo (Morocco Vs Norway) scored own goals on the same date, i.e. 10^th June, 1998.
  • Noel Valladares (Honduras Vs France) and Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia Herzegovina Vs Argentina) scored own goals on the same date i.e. 15^th June 2014.
• Ernie Brandts of Italy is the only player who has scored an own goal and also a goal for its team in a single match. This happened in a game in 1978 against the Netherlands, which Netherlands won by 2-1.
• Trinidad and Tobago is the only team in the history of FIFA World Cup, which has scored more own goals than regular goals. The score line is 1-0 in favor of own goals.
• The first ever own goal awarded via goal-line technology was by Noel Valladares of Honduras against France in FIFA World Cup 2014.