EURO 2021: Own goal series does not tear off-the bad luck birds of the tournament so far

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The knockout phase of the European Football Championship is already underway and while the previous good goals average gives hope that it will continue, another record was set before the final round: Never before has the ball wriggled so often in its own net as in this tournament.

EURO 2021: There have never been so many own goals

Meanwhile, ten own goals are noted in the game sheets. For comparison: in the previous tournaments between 1960 and 2016, a total of nine fell. So it is quite possible that even more own goals will find their entry in this photo gallery.

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