Curaçao's Eloy Room Sets World Cup Save Record in Historic Point Against Ecuador

Al Jazeera · 2d ago

Curaçao goalkeeper Eloy Room turned away 15 shots in a goalless draw with Ecuador, the most saves recorded in a 90-minute World Cup match since 1966. The result gives the tiny Caribbean nation, the smallest by population ever to reach the tournament, its first-ever World Cup point after an opening 7-1 loss to Germany. It is a feel-good underdog story out of Group E as the knockout picture starts to take shape.