The Latvian national team scored an own goal in the 15th second of the match.

The Latvian national soccer team scored the fastest own goal in its history. The episode took place in a friendly match against Liechtenstein.

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At the 15th second, center back Marcis Ošs passed the ball to goalkeeper Pavels Steinborgs, who stumbled and missed the ball into the goal.

Despite having scored only one goal in their previous 15 matches, Liechtenstein failed to capitalize on this gift to win. Ten minutes later, Raymonds Krollis tied the game at 1-1 with a powerful shot under the crossbar.

After the break, Paolo Nicolato's men had the initiative and were constantly attacking, but failed to snatch the victory.

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It is worth noting that Liechtenstein had previously lost 24 times in a row. The last time the national team of this dwarf state did not lose was in September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Armenia (1: 1).

As reported by OBOZ.UA, Ukraine played its final qualifying match for the 2024 European Football Championship the day before. In Wroclaw, Serhiy Rebrov's team defeated Iceland (2:1).

Despite conceding the first goal, the Yellow and Blues managed to turn the tide in the second half. First, Girona's midfielder Viktor Tsygankov equalized, and then Chelsea's midfielder Mykhailo Mudryk scored the game-winner.

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Ukraine has reached the continental championship for the fourth time in a row. At Euro 2024, our team will play in Group E with the national teams of Belgium, Slovakia and Romania.

Commenting on the team's success, head coach Serhiy Rebrov admitted that the victory was not easy for his team.

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