Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Round of 16 - Croatia v Spain - Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark - June 28, 2021 Croatia's Marcelo Brozovic in action with Spain's Pedri Pool via REUTERS/Stuart Franklin
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Spanish midfielder Pedri's back pass that ended up in his own net against Croatia on Monday ensured that this year's European Championship has seen as many own goals as all previous editions of the competition combined.
Pedri knocked a pass back to goalkeeper Unai Simon, who misjudged his touch at the final moment and ended up only faintly clipping the ball which as it sped towards the net in the two sides' last-16 match in Copenhagen.
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