The Saudi Arabia national football team lost their second match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Spain with a score of 3-0. Hassan Tambakti, the defender of the Saudi national team, scored an own goal in the fourth minute of the second half, which marked the first own goal in the history of the Saudi team in the World Cup. According to the Stats Foot network, Tambakti became the first Saudi player to score an own goal in the World Cup. The match was close in the first half, but the Spanish team took advantage of Tambakti's mistake and scored three goals in the second half. This is the second consecutive loss for the Saudi team in the tournament. The Saudi team will play their next match against Poland in the third round of the group stage. The team hopes to win the next match to improve their chances of qualifying for the next round. The Saudi team will need to improve their defensive performance to achieve a win in the next match.
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Saudi Arabia national football team loses to Spain with own goal
Hassan Tambakti scores own goal in Saudi Arabia's match against Spain in FIFA World Cup 2026, marking the eighth own goal in the tournament
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