World Cup 2026: Curaçao claim historic point; Iran unhappy at lack of support from teams – live

Key events Comments won’t be on until a little bit later – sorry about that – but in the meantime don’t forget you can email us to share your thoughts. “I think I need a statue in Curaçao now,” said Eloy Room after keeping Ecuador at bay and earning his country’s first World Cup point – his clean sheet particularly significant after that 7-1 hammering by Germany in the first game. The Miami FC goalkeeper was just one off Tim Howard’s record of 16 saves (for USA v Belgium in 2014) in a World Cup match. “A little ⁠bit annoyed that I don’t have the record from Tim Howard, but I think he was sweating in front of the TV because I was close,” Room said. double quotation mark It’s going to be an insane memory. You don’t think about it ​when you do it but of course it’s going to be something you look back to. For me as a goalkeeper, this is almost a perfect game. It’s unbelievable. And I cannot do it alone. I did it with the team and my defenders and the midfielders, strikers. We did it as a ⁠team. Eloy Room profile The draw means Curaçao can still (and probably will) progress from Group E if they beat Côte d’Ivoire in their final fixture. Results and reports: Here’s what happened on Saturday at the World Cup … Sweden followed up their 5-1 opening win over Tunisia with a thumping by the same scoreline by the Netherlands , with Sunderland’s Brian Brobbey on the scoresheet twice in Houston. …