Berlin: It was only the second time in World Cup history that England benefited by an own goal -- thanks to Paraguayan captain Carlos Gamarra's misdirected header which helped them steal a 1-0 opening win in the competition.
The first self-goal for England was scored by Josef Barmos of Czechoslovakia in 1982 edition of the tournament.
However, it is Italy which has seen most own goals working in their favour in World Cup history -- a total of four.
Till now, as many as 25 own goals have been scored in World Cups over the years.
Gamarra's fourth minute score was the fastest own goal in World Cup, the previous one being by Yugoslavia's Ivan Horvat, who netted a self-goal in the 9th minute against West Germany in 1954.
The first-ever self-goal in the Cup was scored by Switzerland's Ernst Loertscher against Germany in 1938.
Only one game in World Cup history has witnessed two own goals -- the Portugal-USA match in 2002.
Jorge Costa of Portugal and America's Jeff Agoos scored the same-side goals in the match which saw the latter record an upset 3-2 win.
One self-goal in World Cup which has tragic memories associated with it came in the Columbia-US match in 1994.
Columbian defender Andres Escobar, who netted one into his own goal leading to a US victory, was shot dead by an irate fan after returning to his country.
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