Unai Simon's record as goalkeeper of the Spanish national team stopped rising in the 2026 World Cup.
Unai Simon
Club: Athletic Bilbao
The Spanish and Belgian national teams meet at SoFi Stadium in the city of California at ten in the evening Cairo time with an English whistle from Michael Oliver.
Simon entered the match while at the top of the list of goalkeepers who kept their nets clean the most for consecutive minutes in the World Cup historically.
Simon conceded the goal in the 40th minute with a header from Charles De Ketelaere, the Belgian striker, so his record stopped at 649 minutes.
De Ketelaere realizes the equalizer for Belgium with a perfect header#World_Cup2026 pic.twitter.com/CGT0Psw8RC
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) July 10, 2026
Before the start of the match, the number was in Simon's possession with 609 minutes.
Simon kept his net clean against Morocco in the round of 16 of 2022, then in 5 consecutive matches in the 2026 edition.
Simon broke the historical record registered in the name of Walter Zenga, goalkeeper of the Italian national team in 1990, with 517 minutes during the Spain and Uruguay match in the round of 32.
Thus, the list of goalkeepers who kept their record for the longest consecutive period without conceding any goal in the World Cup became
Spanish Unai Simon – 649 minutes
Italian Walter Zenga – 517 minutes
English Peter Shilton – 502 minutes
Argentine Sergio Romero – 485 minutes
German Sepp Maier – 475 minutes
Italian Gianluigi Buffon – 460 minutes
