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Curacao goalie makes 15 saves as squad picks up first World Cup point Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room made 15 saves in a historic 0-0 draw against Ecuador, earning the country's first-ever World Cup point in group play.
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soccer legendCuracao goalkeeper Eloy Room waves to fans after the World Cup Group E match between Ecuador and Curacao in Kansas City, Mo.
, on June 20, 2026."Its going to be an insane memory," Room said after the match.
"You dont think about it when you do it but of course its going to be something you look back to.
For me as a goalkeeper, this is almost a perfect game." Room hit the mark in regulation while Howard needed 120 minutes for his mark.
No goalkeeper has made more saves than Room withoutEcuador's Jordy Caicedo and Curacao's Jurien Gaari compete for a header during a World Cup Group E match in Kansas City, Mo.
, on June 20, 2026.earlier in the day to clinch Group E.
The draw kept both Curacao and Ecuador in contention for the knockout stage.However, Ecuador is in tough shape with only point in its first two matches."Well, there are things you cannot explain in football," Ecuador coach Sebastian Beccacece said.
"We wanted to win.
We didn't do it.
I am the one who bears responsibility, and I told my team, If youre giving it all, competing, I have no complaints.' "As long as we are alive, we will continue to give it our all.
We are very united.
We are like a family.
No one said it would be easy." Curacao's Leandro Bacuna and teammates celebrate after a draw against Ecuador during a World Cup Group E soccer match in Kansas City, Mo.
, on June 20, 2026.
Ecuador will play Germany and Curacao will compete against Ivory Coast in the final Group E matches of the tournament.