The goalkeeper of the US national team, Tim Howard, did everything to lead his team to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2002. Even after saving 15 shots, the goalkeeper broke the World Cup record.
On Tuesday night, the players of the Belgium national team, who bombarded the entire US defense, defeated the US 2:1 after extra time.
The sports statistics leader OPTA, which records football statistics, announced after the match that Tim Howard, who plays for Everton in Liverpool, has become the record holder for the World Cup.
No other goalkeeper has saved 15 shots from opponents since 1966, when such statistics began to be recorded.
Goalkeeper was beaten by Kevin de Bruyne at the beginning of extra time, and later also by Romelu Lukaku. However, Tim Howard was named the best player of the match.
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