🥇 Unai Simón breaks the all-time World Cup clean-sheet record

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2 July 2026

Unai Simón has become the goalkeeper with the longest clean-sheet streak in

World Cup

history. The Spanish keeper surpassed the 517 minutes Walter Zenga set at Italy 1990, a record that had remained untouched for more than three decades.

The Vitoria-born goalkeeper’s streak began at Qatar 2022, with the final 39 minutes against Japan and the full Round of 16 match against Morocco, including extra time.

Simón carried that run into Spain’s first four matches at the 2026

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, overtaking legends such as Casillas, Shilton, Maier and Buffon.

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The record also confirms the defensive solidity of Luis de la Fuente’s team.

Spain

reached the knockout stage without conceding a single goal in the group stage and maintained that strength in the tournament’s first do-or-die match.

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