Iraq’s Aymen Hussein became only the third player to score for both sides in a FIFA World Cup match during his side’s opening 2026 match against Norway in Boston on Wednesday.
Aymen opened the scoring for Iraq in the 39th minute with a towering header, which put his side level in the match.
But in the final moments of the match, Aymen scored an own goal after a goal battle.
Dutchman Ernie Brandts was the first player to score a goal and an own goal in the same FIFA World Cup match, against Italy in 1978.
Croatian Mario Mandzukic followed Brandts by finding the net at both ends in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final against France.
Published on June 17, 2026
