own goal
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own goal
- /ˈoʊn.ɡoʊl/
noun own goals · own-goal
- A goal that results from a player putting the ball or puck into the goal of their own team; the resulting goal being scored for the opposition. Madagascar's soccer authorities have banned Stade Olympique de L'Emyrne (SOE)'s coach and four of the team's players after they scored a world record 149 own goals in a match last month.
- A blunder that damages one’s own prospects. In its penultimate year, for example, starting from when the Provos blew up Canary Wharf in February 1996, the IRA suffered its last 'own goal' when Wexford-born Ed O'Brien blew himself up on a London bus whilst transporting a bomb.
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noun goal scored by player against their own team
| Español | autogol, gol en contra, gol en propia meta / puerta / portería |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자책골 jachaekgol, 자살골 jasalgol |
| 日本語 | オウンゴール oun gōru, 自殺点 jisatsuten |
| 中文 | 烏龍球 /乌龙球 wūlóngqiú |
| Português | autogolo, gol contra |
| Français | but contre son camp |
| Deutsch | Eigentor |
| Italiano | autorete, autogoal |
| Română | autogol |
| Русский | гол в свои́ воро́та gol v svoí voróta, автого́л avtogól |
| Tiếng Việt | bàn thắng phản lưới nhà |
| العربية | هدف عكسي hadaf ʕaksiyy, هدف في مرماه hadaf fī marmāh |
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@misc{own_goal_2026,
title = {own goal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/own%20goal},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
