With seven clean sheets in eight matches, the 29-year-old shot-stopper was awarded the Golden Glove after maintaining a near-impenetrable wall at the back. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Spain have become world champions for the second time in their history, Luis de la Fuente\u2019s men beating Argentina 1-0 in Sunday\u2019s FIFA World Cup 2026 final in New York, New Jersey. Spain are the first team to be reigning champions of both the men's and women's World Cups at the same time, having won the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"We're still processing it,\" Simon was quoted by Mundo Deportivo. \"I didn't feel any emotion when the referee blew the final whistle; it was more like: we have achieved it, we have achieved it. When we arrive in Spain we will realise the madness we have done.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"In such a long training camp, 50 days, it's important to maintain the feeling and the balance between those who play more and those who play less, and in that respect, the manager is exceptional. He has managed all the players' emotions very well.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Simon's seven clean sheets are the most ever registered in a single World Cup. Seven goalkeepers had managed five: the Netherlands\u2019 Jan Jongbloed in 1974, Italy\u2019s Walter Zenga in 1990, Brazil\u2019s Claudio Taffarel in 1994, France\u2019s Fabien Barthez in 1998, Germany\u2019s Oliver Kahn in 2002, Italy\u2019s Gianluigi Buffon in 2006 and Spain\u2019s Iker Casillas in 2010.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"In such a long training camp, 50 days, it's important to maintain the feeling and the balance between those who play more and those who play less, and in that respect, the manager is exceptional. He has managed all the players' emotions very well.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Spain are the first team to be reigning champions of both the men's and women's World Cups at the same time, having won the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n