Fifteen saves, one point: Room leads Curacao to World Cup history
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 20 - Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room needed two minutes to make one of the World Cup's most impressive saves so far, stopping Ecuador forward Enner Valencia from close range and setting the tone for a career-defining performance that created history on Saturday.
Curacao Keeper Room Makes World Cup History
- Eloy Room spent last year training alone. Now he’s Curacao’s World Cup hero The New York Times —
- Curacao secure first World Cup point in 0-0 draw against Ecuador Vanguard News —
- Heroic Eloy Room breaks goalkeeper record to help Curacao create history in first World Cup point The Independent —
- Curaçao 0-0 Ecuador: Heroic Eloy Room earns Caribbean minnows historic World Cup point IOL —
- World Cup minnows Curacao stun Ecuador as hero emerges by setting new record Daily Star —