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Iraq's Aymen Hussein (left) looks dejected after the Norway match. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Iraq’s Aymen Hussein became only the third player to score for both sides in a FIFA World Cup game, during his side’s 2026 opener against Norway in Boston on Wednesday.

Aymen opened the scoring for Iraq in the 39th minute with a towering header, bringing his side level in the game.

But, in the dying moments of the game, Aymen scored an own goal after a goal-mouth scramble.

Netherlands’ Ernie Brandts was the first player to score a goal and an own goal in the same FIFA World Cup game, doing so against Italy in 1978.

Croatia’s Mario Mandzukic followed Brandts by finding the net at both ends in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final, against France.

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Published on Jun 17, 2026