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\nCuracao earned a point against Ecuador<\/p>\n
A heroic performance from goalkeeper Eloy Room created history for Curacao as they earned a first World Cup point by holding Ecuador to a 0-0 draw in Kansas City.<\/p>\n
Room made 15 saves \u2013 the most by any goalkeeper in 90 minutes of a World Cup match since records began in 1966 \u2013 as he acted as a one-man barrier, with Dick Advocaat’s brave side bouncing back from their 7-1 thrashing by Germany in their opening game.<\/p>\n
The point, a historic result for a tiny nation with just 158,000 people, keeps their unlikely hopes of advancing through Group E alive and they will progress to the knockout stages if they can somehow beat Ivory Coast in their final match.<\/p>\n
It was all down to a monumental performance from Room, who was in action from as early as the third minute when he denied Enner Valencia with a brilliant save.<\/p>\n
Room was on a one-man mission as he kept out Gonzalo Plata\u2019s effort while again denying Valencia with an impressive low stop.<\/p>\n
\nCuracao earned a point against Ecuador<\/p>\n
Curacao had their moments, with former Manchester United midfielder Tahith Chong wasting a three-on-two situation while Juninho Bacuna had a shot blocked in the penalty area.<\/p>\n
Advocaat\u2019s men had a triple chance to take the lead on the hour as Ecuador goalkeeper Hernan Galindez made a good double stop to deny Leandro Bacuna and Livano Comenencia before Moises Caicedo blocked Jurgen Locadia\u2019s follow-up effort.<\/p>\n
But Room continued to keep his side in it as he denied Valencia and Kevin Rodriguez before Piero Hincapie sent a free header over and Plata somehow missed after bursting into the area.<\/p>\n
Rodriguez then hit the crossbar with a cross-shot, but Room was the hero as the Caribbean nation held on for a historic result.<\/p>\n
Watch every game of the FIFA 2026 World Cup live on RT\u00c9 with highlights on RT\u00c9 Sport digital platforms and live blogs on RT\u00c9.ie\/sport and RT\u00c9 News app <\/p>\n
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