This is a list of goalkeepers with the most clean sheets in FIFA World Cup history.
In soccer, a clean sheet when a team prevents the opposing team from scoring a single goal in the match. And in the high-pressure cooker of the World Cup, clean sheets are like gold.
In this post, we’ll be looking at the goalkeepers who have kept the most clean sheets in the tournament’s history.
Let’s get started!
Who Has the Most Clean Sheets at The World Cup?
Peter Shilton and Fabien Barthez are tied for the most clean sheets in FIFA World Cup history.
They’ve kept 10 clean sheets for England and France respectively.
Top 20 Goalkeepers With Most Clean Sheets
Here are the top 20 keepers with the most clean sheets in World Cup history.
| Player | Country | Clean Sheets | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabien Barthez | France | 10 | 17 |
| Peter Shilton | England | 10 | 17 |
| Jan Jongbloed | Netherlands | 8 | 12 |
| Emerson Leão | Brazil | 8 | 14 |
| Claudio Taffarel | Brazil | 8 | 18 |
| Sepp Maier | Germany | 8 | 18 |
| Hugo Lloris | France | 8 | 20 |
| Gilmar | Brazil | 7 | 14 |
| Thibaut Courtois | Belgium | 7 | 15 |
| Fernando Muslera | Uruguay | 7 | 16 |
| Iker Casillas | Spain | 7 | 17 |
| Manuel Neuer | Germany | 7 | 19 |
| Gordon Banks | England | 6 | 9 |
| Jozef Mlynarczyk | Poland | 6 | 11 |
| Sergio Romero | Argentina | 6 | 12 |
| Gianluigi Buffon | Italy | 6 | 14 |
| Walter Zenga | Italy | 5 | 7 |
| Oliver Kahn | Germany | 5 | 8 |
| Alisson | Brazil | 5 | 9 |
| David Seaman | England | 5 | 9 |
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