{"id":1533,"date":"2026-06-21T04:37:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T04:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2026-06-21T04:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T04:37:31","slug":"curacao-earns-first-ever-world-cup-point-after-0-0-draw-with-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1533","title":{"rendered":"Cura\u00e7ao earns first-ever World Cup point after 0-0 draw with Ecuador"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Cura\u00e7ao goalkeeper Eloy Room made 15 saves against a relentless Ecuador attack, allowing The Blue Wave to earn a 0-0 draw against the heavily favored La Tri on Saturday night and earn the tiny island nation its first-ever World Cup point.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1531\">Trump blames vandals for Reflecting Pool problems and says it may need to be drained again<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The outcome also allowed Germany, which beat Ivory Coast earlier in the day, to clinch Group E.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The 37-year-old Room, whose shutout of Jamaica last November sent Cura\u00e7ao to its first World Cup, bounced back from a 7-1 loss to Germany with one of the finest performances by a goalkeeper in World Cup history. His save total was one shy of the record \u2014 since saves became an official stat in 1966 \u2014 of 16 set by Tim Howard of the U.S. against Belgium on July 1, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The draw doesn\u2019t eliminate either team from knockout play, but it puts Ecuador in dire shape going into its group finale. Those matches take place Thursday, with Cura\u00e7ao facing Ivory Coast in Philadelphia and Ecuador playing Germany in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Ecuador certainly had a home-field advantage Saturday night at the home of the Kansas City Chiefs. Its fanbase, dressed like its players in bright yellow shirts, filled the stadium to the brim, making it look like a convention of Minions. There was only a couple of small pockets of blue-clad Cura\u00e7ao fans in a stadium whose capacity could house half of its island citizenry.<\/p>\n<p>Among those in the crowd were Kansas City Royals players Bobby Witt Jr., Salvador Perez and Starling Marte.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1529\">Germany advances to World Cup knockout round after 2-1 win over Ivory Coast<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The pressure mounted on Ecuador earlier Saturday, when Deniz Undav\u2019s goal in stoppage time gave Germany a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast. The outcome of that match in Toronto meant that La Tri faced World Cup elimination with a loss to The Blue Wave.<\/p>\n<p>Cura\u00e7ao made sure the pressure continued once play began.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the first half, 78-year-old coach Dick Advocaat\u2019s team kept finding seams through the middle of the Ecuadorean defense, creating open looks at the goal. But each time, Cura\u00e7ao would end the runs with a sloppy pass or a shot wide of net.<\/p>\n<p>Ecuador wasted its best scoring chance in the opening minutes, when World Cup veteran Enner Valencia found nothing between him and the goalkeeper. But Room guessed right, dived to his left and deflected the shot to keep the game scoreless.<\/p>\n<p>The relentless pressure of La Tri picked up in the second half \u2014 and each time, Room was standing in the way.<\/p>\n<p>Moises Caicedo forced him into making a spectacular save early on, then Valencia did the same with a well-placed header that Room knocked wide. On the ensuing corner kick, Room made two more sensational saves before Cura\u00e7ao finally cleared it.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1527\">Jimmy Kimmel taps Rosie O\u2019Donnell as rotating guest host during two-month hiatus<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>It was that kind of night for Room. 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