Belgium Finally Ends Unai Simón's 650-Minute World Cup Shutout St
Belgium became the first team to score on Spain at the tournament, ending Unai Simón’s 650-minute shutout run before Spain won 2-1.
- On Friday in Inglewood, Calif., Belgium's Charles De Ketelaere headed in a 41st-minute goal, ending Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon's record 650-minute shutout streak in the World Cup quarterfinal.
- Simon's scoreless run began in 2022 after entering a loss to Japan in Qatar, surpassing Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga's previous 517-minute record during a 3-0 win over Austria.
- Spain entered the quarterfinals following six consecutive clean sheets at this year's World Cup, including a scoreless draw against Cape Verde and four shutout victories.
- Despite conceding the goal, Spain won the match 2-1, securing a spot in the semifinals against France next Tuesday.
- The streak originated with a 0-0 draw against Morocco in the 2022 round of 16, when Spain was eliminated following a penalty shootout.
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Spain's Goalkeeper Simon Puts End to All-Time Longest Goalless Streak of 650 Minutes World Cup 24 Hours Seoul = Newsis Reporter Ha Geun-soo = Spain national football team goalkeeper Unai Simon's monumental record for the longest clean sheet in World Cup history came to an end at 650 minutes. On the 11th (KST), Simon [played] against Belgium in the match held at Los Angeles Stadium in the United States...
Belgium finally ends Unai Simón's 650-minute World Cup shutout st
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Unai Simón’s impenetrable wall finally crumbled at the World Cup . The Spain goalkeeper had kept a clean sheet for a record 650 minutes — the tournament’s longest scoreless streak — before Belgium ended it in the quarterfinals on Friday. Charles De Ketelaere got in front of Pau Cubarsi to head in Timothy Castagne’s cross in the 41st minute, making the score 1-1. Belgium became the first team to score against La Roja at t…
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