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More than 2,500 goals have been scored in World Cup history, and the tournament in Qatar is already the 22nd in a row. 52 of them are own goals. But they weren’t just curious and funny. Most about – in the selection of RIA Novosti Sport.

Roger Milla, Cameroon – Colombia, 1990

In the 1/8th of the World Cup in Italy, the legendary striker and no less famous goalkeeper met. Roger Milla tried to score against the imposing Rene Higuita. The fun started in overtime. Milla scored two goals, Colombians – one. The second goal of the incredibly curious striker came.

Higuita rushed into the middle of the field long before Manuel Neuer and secured the defenders. But this time he made the main mistake of his career – he went far beyond the penalty area and began to beat Mill. The delusion failed – the Cameroonian striker took the ball and hit the empty net.

Rudi Feller, Germany – UAE, 1990

There was no intrigue and the Germans calmly crushed their opponents 5:1. But one of the balls turned out to be completely unthinkable.

Ivan Davidov, Bulgaria – Hungary, 1966

The defender of the Bulgarians, Ivan Davidov, wanted to relieve his back pain, but hit a partner standing next to him, and the ball treacherously flew into the castle. The goal liberated the Hungarians: they scored two more goals on their own and advanced to the playoffs.

John Boy, Ghana – Portugal, 2014

In the last round of the group stage, the losers of the World Cup met in Brazil. Ghana and Portugal did not qualify for the playoffs, but they delighted the fans with one of the most beautiful own goals in history.

Igor Akinfeev, Russia – South Korea, 2014

The championship in Brazil started terribly for Russia – Igor Akinfeev failed to catch the ball after a fairly simple blow by the South Korean player due to a free kick.

Our team could not leave the group, leaving Algeria and Belgium ahead. It was possible to correct the failure four years later, when the team of Stanislav Cherchesov reached the quarterfinals, and Akinfeev gave us this victory in the penalty shootout with the Spaniards.

Ramaz Shengelia, USSR – Scotland, 1982

The goal against the Scots was one of the easiest goals in the World Cup for the USSR national team. The Soviet players had to not lose in the last round of the first group stage in order to advance. The match ended 2:2 and the decisive goal came with the help of the Scottish defenders.

Striker Ramaz Shengelia tried to catch the ball from the side but did not have time to catch up. Fortunately, the defenders helped him. Two Scots face off. They were on the lawn, clearing the way to the gate for the Soviet player. Shengelia was delighted to receive such a gift.

Roberto Baggio, Italy – England, 1990

The Italian World Cup was full of funny goals. One of them helped the hosts of the tournament win a bronze medal. In the match for the third place, the Italian team faced England, who scored in the second half.

Veteran Peter Shilton made a fatal mistake. The goalkeeper caught the ball with his hands and then landed it on the grass, preparing to continue the attack with a pass. But now the goalkeeper didn’t bother to look around and Roberto Baggio immediately robbed him. The Italian played with a partner and hit an already empty net.

Kiko Narvaez, Spain – Bulgaria, 1998

The Spaniards were unsuccessful at the 1998 World Cup by not leaving the group. They entered the third round match, hoping that Paraguay would lose points in the parallel match. But that didn’t happen. However, with the defeat of the Bulgarians, it was possible to finish the tournament well.

One of the six goals scored was funny. Corner striker heads up after hitting Kiko Narvaez. First, the ball hit the crossbar, bouncing off the back of the confused goalkeeper and from him the Bulgarian defender. Only then did the ball cross the goal line.

Andranik Eskandaryan, Iran – Scotland, 1978

At the World Cup in Argentina, the Iranian team drew only one point in the group, drawing with the Scots. Even if Andranik Eskandaryan did not score an own goal in the attack, it was really possible to score three points in that match.

Son Heung-min, South Korea – Germany, 2018

The German national team failed to leave the group at the tournament in Russia. In the last match of the group stage, the Germans faced the Korean team. Germany conceded in the added third minute, but they still had some time to win.

On offense, Manuel Neuer cleared himself from the ball inside someone else’s penalty area. The ball was immediately stopped and given to Son Heung Min, who slammed into the empty doors of the German national team.

Source: Ria

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