{"id":28228,"date":"2026-07-10T22:22:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/28228\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T22:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:22:31","slug":"belgium-ends-spains-record-shutout-streak-with-quarterfinals-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/28228\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium Ends Spain&#8217;s Record Shutout Streak With Quarterfinals Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\"><a class=\"entity\">Unai Simon<\/a>\u2019s impenetrable wall finally crumbled at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">The Spain goalkeeper had kept a clean sheet for a record 650 minutes \u2014 the tournament&#8217;s longest scoreless streak \u2014 before Belgium ended it in the quarterfinals on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Charles De Ketelaere got in front of <a class=\"entity\">Pau Cubarsi<\/a> to head in <a class=\"entity\">Timothy Castagne&#8217;s<\/a> cross in the 41st minute, making the score 1-1.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium&#8217;s Charles De Ketelaere scores header for equalizer vs Spain | 2026 FIFA World Cup\u2122  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/watch\/fmc-9466hpxsqg6jcd5c\" class=\"pointer video\" data-v-78d4b501=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sri7x2salb6d287o.png\" alt=\"Belgium's Charles De Ketelaere scores header for equalizer vs Spain | 2026 FIFA World Cup\u2122\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" class=\"thumbnail\" data-v-78d4b501=\"\"\/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Belgium became the first team to score against La Roja at this year&#8217;s World Cup, snapping their tournament record of six consecutive clean sheets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Spain\u2019s streak began with a 0-0 draw in the round of 16 at the last tournament in 2022, when Morocco advanced after a penalty shootout. There was also a surprising scoreless draw against Cape Verde to open group play this year, followed by four consecutive shutout victories to advance to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Sim\u00f3n broke the previous record of 517 consecutive scoreless minutes during a 3-0 win over Austria to open the knockout round. Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga set the previous mark in 1990 with five consecutive clean sheets at his home World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Sim\u00f3n\u2019s shutout streak started in 2022 in Qatar when he entered a 2-1 loss to Japan in group play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">The 29-year-old goalkeeper faced only two shots in the first half Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Unai Simon\u2019s impenetrable wall finally crumbled at the World Cup. 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