Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón has climbed into joint third place on FIFA’s all-time list of goalkeepers with the most clean sheets at the FIFA World Cup following Spain’s run to the 2026 final.
According to FIFA’s updated rankings after the semi-finals on Wednesday, Simón has kept eight clean sheets in 11 World Cup appearances, matching the records of Jan Jongbloed, Emerson Leão, Sepp Maier, Taffarel, Thibaut Courtois and Hugo Lloris.
FIFA’s all-time rankings continue to be led jointly by France’s Fabien Barthez and England’s Peter Shilton, who each recorded 10 clean sheets in 17 World Cup appearances.
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Barthez achieved five shutouts during France’s triumphant 1998 campaign, one in 2002 and four in 2006, while Shilton registered four clean sheets in 1982, three in 1986 and three more in 1990.
