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Spain's Unai Simon Sets World Cup Record for Consecutive Minutes Without Conceding
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First reported by Mako · 16 minutes ago
What happened
Spain's goalkeeper Unai Simon set a World Cup record with 650 minutes without conceding a goal, surpassing Walter Zenga's 1990 record, before Belgium ended the streak in the 2026 tournament.
- 01Unai Simon set a World Cup record with 650 consecutive minutes without conceding.
- 02Belgium ended Simon's streak by scoring in the 41st minute on July 10, 2026.
- 03Simon broke Walter Zenga's previous 518-minute record from 1990.
- 04Simon kept clean sheets in all six prior World Cup matches, including 2022.
- 05Spain's last conceded goal before Belgium was in 2022 against Japan.
- 06Simon’s clean sheets in 2026 included matches versus Morocco, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, Austria, and Portugal.
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