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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jamie Braidwood

INSANE: Who is eloy room how curacao goalkeeper made history with 15 save performance | Rare Historical Photos

Eloy Room made the most saves in a World Cup match since the USA’s Tim Howard in 2014 as Curacao earned their first ever point at the tournament - (Getty)

Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room wrote his name into World Cup history by making 15 saves to earn the tiny Caribbean nation their first ever point at the tournament with a 0-0 draw against Ecuador.

Room, 37, broke the record for the most saves in a 90-minute World Cup match since records began in 1966. Only the USA’s Tim Howard has made more stops in a World Cup game, with 16 in an extra-time defeat to Belgium in 2014.

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