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Curaçao needed a historic effort from its goalkeeper to claim the country’s first ever World Cup point on Saturday.
Curaçao’s Eloy Room made 15 saves against Ecuador and earned a 0-0 draw in the match. Room’s save total was less than the record of 16 set by American soccer legend Tim Howard against Belgium on July 1, 2014.
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Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room greets supporters after the World Cup Group E match between Ecuador and Curacao in Kansas City, Missouri on June 20, 2026. (Reed Hoffmann/Ap)
“It’s going to be a crazy memory,” Room said after the game. “You don’t think about it when you do it, but of course it’s something you’ll remember. For me, as a goalkeeper, it’s almost a perfect match.”
Room reached the target in regulation time while Howard needed 120 minutes to reach his mark. No goalkeeper has made more saves than Room without overtime.
“I think I need a statue in Curaçao now,” he added.
Ecuador had 27 shots to Curaçao’s 10. Ten of Room’s 15 saves were made inside the box.
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Jordy Caicedo of Ecuador and Jurien Gaari of Curacao compete for a header during a World Cup Group E match in Kansas City, Missouri, June 20, 2026. (Ed Zurga/AP Photo)
Curacao earned the point when Germany beat Ivory Coast earlier in the day to win Group E. The draw left Curacao and Ecuador battling it out for the knockout stage. However, Ecuador are in difficult form with just one point from their opening two matches.
“Well, there are things you can’t explain in football,” Ecuador coach Sebastian Beccacece said. “We wanted to win. We didn’t. The responsibility is on me and I told my team, ‘If you give it your all while participating, I have nothing to complain about.’
“As long as we are alive, we will continue to give everything. We are very united. We are like a family. Nobody said it would be easy.”
Leandro Bacuna of Curacao and his teammates celebrate after a draw against Ecuador during a World Cup Group E soccer match in Kansas City, Missouri, June 20, 2026. (Ed Zurga/AP Photo)
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Ecuador will face Germany and Curacao will face Ivory Coast in the final Group E matches of the tournament.
