Please don't kill me.

An own goal? One that provides the one-goal deficit in a loss to some gringos? A passionate Latin American nation rife with political instability and drug-fueled corruption? Sound familiar?

Colombian defender Andres Escobar was gunned down in Medellin after his own goal led to a 2-1 loss to the U.S. in the 1994 World Cup. Today, Paraguayan captain, Carlos Gamarra, headed a David Beckham free kick into his own net in the third minute of Paraguay's game with England. It was the earliest own goal in world Cup history, and it turned out to be the only goal of the game - England held on for a tense 1-0 victory.

Twelve years after the Escobar outrage, let's hope that cooler heads prevail.