Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón sets World Cup record with 519 straight scoreless minutes in net
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July 2, 2026
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón has the longest shutout streak in World Cup history, breaking a 36-year-old record while blanking Austria in a 3-0 victory Thursday for his fourth consecutive clean sheet in this World Cup.
Simón hasn’t allowed a goal in 519 consecutive minutes across the past two World Cups.
He broke the record set in 1990 by famed Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga, who recorded 517 straight scoreless minutes and five consecutive clean sheets in his home World Cup.
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