Netherlands goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen produced what viewers are calling an absurd save during extra time of a 2026 FIFA World Cup match, keeping the scoreline level at a moment when conceding would have likely ended his team’s tournament run.
The 24-year-old Brighton & Hove Albion shot-stopper has been one of the standout performers of this summer’s World Cup, and this latest intervention only adds to a growing highlight reel that has made him one of the most talked-about players in the tournament.
Verbruggen’s World Cup campaign so far
In a group stage match against Sweden on June 30, he recorded seven saves as the Netherlands cruised to a 5-1 victory. Seven saves in a match your team wins by four goals tells you something about the quality of chances the opposition was creating, and also about the man standing between the posts.
A day earlier, on June 29, he made two key saves to keep a tense encounter against Morocco scoreless.
