Eloy Room made 15 saves in Curaçao's 0-0 draw with Ecuador on Saturday, June 20, 2026, and set the World Cup record for saves in regulation. The 37-year-old goalkeeper finished with the second-most saves ever in a World Cup match.
Eloy Room And Ecuador
Room did the work at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, where Ecuador kept pressing and still could not beat him. The performance turned a scoreless draw into a history line for Curaçao, which needed every stop to leave with a point.
He now stands above Ramón Quiroga in the regulation-time discussion. Quiroga had 13 saves against the Netherlands in the 1978 World Cup, a mark Room passed with two more stops before the match was over.
Tim Howard's 16 Saves
The overall World Cup record still belongs to Tim Howard. He made 16 saves for Belgium and four more in extra time in the 2014 World Cup round of 16, while Room's total came in regulation only.
That split matters because it separates the most saves in a single match from the most saves before extra time ends. Room's 15 in 90 minutes is the new regulation benchmark; Howard's 16 remains the top number across the full match.
Curaçao After Germany
The result carried extra weight for Curaçao after a 7-1 loss to Germany in its first World Cup match ever. Room's night changed the tone of that run, even if the draw did not erase the damage from the opening defeat.
Room also brings club form into the picture as a goalkeeper for Miami FC in the USL Championship. Curaçao's point keeps the performance in the tournament record books and gives the side a reason to trust its keeper again after the hard lesson against Germany.
