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Rating All Nine Own Goals At Euro 2020 So Far Based On How Awful They Were

If it seems like there have been a lot of own goals during Euro 2020, it's because they have been occurring at a rate unlike anything seen at an international tournament before.

The first European Championship was contested in 1960, and in the 15 tournaments up to now, there have been nine own goals. Through the first 41 matches at this summer's European Championship there have been nine own goals. 

Mbappe Chokes On Swiss, France Crashes Out Of Euro 2020 In Dramatic Style

I said that Spain and Croatia had the greatest game in the tournament so far. I retract that statement.

France and Switzerland battled late into the Bucharest night to tie 3-3 and Switzerland won on penalties 5-4. The massive upset has some critics looking at Kylian Mbappe.

You Have To Watch Spain’s Own Goal Against Croatia To Believe It

This Spain own goal vs Croatia is going to go down as the craziest mistake of Euro 2020. 

Spain had their metaphorical hand snatched on Croatia’s scruff for the opening 20 minutes of Monday’s Round of 16 clash. Sitting in almost total control, the only worry for Spain was a Croatia counterattack. Or so they thought.

If someone watching the game looked away for a split-second, they would have missed this unbelievable error from Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simón. A simple back pass from Pedri turned disastrous.

¡Oh, no! El Suéter Cábala Del Técnico De Dinamarca Tiene Un Agujero Bajo El Brazo

Apenas terminó el duelo de octavos de final ante Gales, el entrenador de Dinamarca Kasper Hjuldmand levantó sus brazos para celebrar el contundente 4-0 que los puso en los cuartos de final de la Euro 2020. De paso, las cámaras revelaron un pequeño fashion faux pas: el suéter que llevaba tenía un agujero significativo justo en la axila.

El Lamento Del Maestro Tabárez Es La Reacción De Todos Al Ver El Gol Que Se Perdió Maxi Gómez

Uruguay venció por 2-0 a Bolivia y aseguró su paso a los cuartos de final de la Copa América 2021. Los charrúas no tuvieron muchos problemas e incluso pudieron marcar un tercero en los descuentos del segundo tiempo.

Sin embargo, Maxi Gómez.

El delantero del Valencia, quizás afectado por el mismo mal que sufre Álvaro Morata en la Euro, desperdició una oportunidad increíble: frontal y con el arco vacío.

Only One Thing Denied Poland From Advancing To Knockout Stages — Ironically, It Was A Pole

Poland bowed out in the group stage of a major tournament for a second straight time after suffering a 3-2 defeat to Sweden on Wednesday. In the most ironic fashion, the one thing the denied the Poles from glory was a pole.

Only a victory would do for Poland on Matchday 3. The game got off to the worst possible start by conceding one of the fastest goals in Euro history.

Slovakia’s Martin Dúbravka Dunks On His Own Net For Legendary Own Goal

As a Newcastle United supporter, I’ve spent a large portion of my life telling anyone and everyone how Martin Dúbravka is the most underrated goalkeeper in the Premier League. The 32-year-old Slovak is a world-class shot stopper, but most of those keepers come with the caveat of “prone to the odd howler.”

Not Dúbravka. 

At least not until Wednesday when Slovakia met Spain in its Euro 2020 Group E finale.

Álvaro Morata’s Horrible Rebound Miss Will Haunt Him — Until His Next Awful Miss

Álvaro Morata is always in the right areas as a striker. He just can’t quite figure out the finishing when his team needs it most. 

Morata, who misses more chances than most players ever create, will rue a missed opportunity on a rebound off the post as Spain huffed and puffed to a second straight draw at Euro 2020, this a 1-1 with Poland on Saturday. Not even a first-half goal from Morata will help us forget this latest miss. 

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