The single most extraordinary 90 minutes of the tournament so far — and it finished 0–0. A week after conceding seven to Germany, Eloy Room produced one of the greatest goalkeeping displays in World Cup history, making 15 saves to hold Ecuador scoreless and win Curaçao the first World Cup point in their history.

Fifteen saves equals the men's World Cup single-match record held by Tim Howard (USA, 2014). Howard's 16 came after extra time — so Room's 15 is the most in a regulation 90 minutes, and the most in a clean sheet. Ecuador had 28 shots, 15 on target, around 3.08 xG — the most shots on target without scoring in a men's World Cup match since records began in 1966.

"For me as a goalkeeper, this is almost a perfect game," said Room, 37, who plays in the second-tier USL.

Weird & wonderful

The smallest nation ever at a World Cup, a 37-year-old keeper from the third tier of the American pyramid, and a record that had stood untouched since Tim Howard's night in Salvador — all in one goalless draw in Kansas City.

Ecuador utterly dominated — 75% possession, 27 shots and a colossal 3.05 xG against Curaçao's 0.48 — yet still couldn't break through, a textbook case of total control without the finishing touch. The story was goalkeeper Eloy Room, who repelled all 15 of Ecuador's shots on target, the most saves by any keeper in a 90-minute World Cup match since records began in 1966, single-handedly suppressing a 3-goal xG to nil. Curaçao essentially defended for their lives, conceding five yellow cards (Gaari, Comenencia, both Bacunas and Kastaneer) to Ecuador's one as they hacked and blocked their way to a historic first World Cup point. Ecuador's 15 shots on target without scoring was the most in a World Cup match without a goal since 1966 — a brutal illustration of xG met by an inspired keeper.