[91949] US National Team beats Australia in 2026 World Cup: The own-goal phenomenon continues

American victory in the shadow of the 'own-goal' trend in the 2026 World Cup

In the 2026 World Cup matches, the United States national team recorded a 2-0 victory over the Australian national team. According to reports from Varzesh-e Seh channel, the game opened with an own goal by Cameron Burgess in the 11th minute, giving the Americans an early lead. The second goal was scored by Alex Freeman in the 43rd minute, following a VAR check, as reported by Akharin Khabar channel.

The American victory highlighted a broader phenomenon in the current tournament. According to the 'Football 360' channel, 7 own goals have been recorded in this World Cup so far. The channel notes that this is a significant figure, as "in the 2018 World Cup, 12 own goals were recorded, a figure that was higher than the number of goals scored by the top scorer in that tournament (Harry Kane)."

Additionally, Akharin Khabar Varzeshi channel highlights an exceptional statistical achievement of the host team: "The USA is the first team in the history of the World Cup to have benefited from own goals by its opponents in two consecutive matches."

The journalistic coverage relies on sources identified with Iranian sports journalism, which provide ongoing updates and real-time statistics on match events in the tournament. The reports focused both on describing technical events on the pitch and on analyzing the statistical trends of the tournament.