Seattle (US): It was a disappointing end for Qatar in the FIFA World Cup 2026 after they lost their last Group A game to Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-3 on Wednesday to finish at the bottom place. Qatar, also referred as ‘The Maroons’, even failed to win a single game in the league stage, crashing out of the tournament.
However, what was more disappointing for Qatar was the Middle East nation have become only the third country in the history of FIFA World Cups to score a self-goal twice in the same tournament. The unwanted record was achieved when Qatar conceded a self-goal in their last Group A game against Bosnia after goalkeeper Mahmud Abunada unintentionally directed the ball to the goal.
Before this, they had conceded a self-goal against Canada following a mistake by midfielder Mohamed Manai.
With this, Qatar have joined Bulgaria (1966) and Russia (2018) who have scored self-goals twice in the same world cup. Qatar are also the first Asian team to have this unwanted record to their name.
