Watch Renard score ‘worst ever’ own goal for France during Women’s World Cup
THIS is the horrifying moment Wendie Renard - dubbed the "French Van Dijk" - scores an own goal which is being branded the "worst ever".
The France captain - given the nickname because of her dominant performances reminiscent of the Liverpool centre-back - went into meltdown as she tapped in a sitter to level the score 1-1 against Norway in the Women's World Cup.
Renard was attempting to control a square ball from the left when she somehow put it into her own net in the 54th minute.
And in the process she became the first player to score an own goal for her country at a Women's World Cup.
One viewer said: "Holy s***, that's the worst own goal I've ever seen."
Another posted: "Maybe the worst own goal I've ever seen."
One tweet read: "The French Van Dijk has just scored an awful own goal."
A fellow user wrote: "Quite possibly one of the worst own goals ever."
One tweet read: "That has to be one of the worst own goals ever. To happen in World Cup group play is an incredibly unfortunate mental error."
Another said: "You know when you are doing something and your brain suddenly concocts an awful thing? "Wouldn't it be terrible if I...?". That Renard own goal is what it looks like if you actually did it."
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A fellow user wrote: "That's a terrible own goal. Renard under no pressure and sidefoots it home from four yards."
Renard's moment of madness levelled matters after Valerie Gauvin had put the French ahead in the 46th minute.
But Les Bleus held onto win 2-1 thanks to Eugenie Le Sommer's 72nd-minute penalty.
