Soccer-Own goals keep flying in at calamitous Euros

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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Spanish midfielder Pedri's back pass that ended up in his own net against Croatia on Monday ensured that this year's European Championship has seen as many own goals as all previous editions of the competition combined.

Pedri knocked a pass back to goalkeeper Unai Simon, who misjudged his touch at the final moment and ended up only faintly clipping the ball which as it sped towards the net in the two sides' last-16 match in Copenhagen.

Prior to this tournament, UEFA records show that nine own goals were scored in the competition, all between Euro 1976 and 2016. Portugal defenders Ruben Dias and Raphaël Guerreiro gave Germany a first-half lead with their own goals in a match that Joachim Loew's side ended up winning 4-2.

 

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