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Eloy Room's Heroics Earn Curacao Historic First World Cup Point in Draw Against Ecuador

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Eloy Room's Heroics Earn Curacao Historic First World Cup Point in Draw Against Ecuador

By AFP News June 21, 2026 • 09:32 AM View: 682

Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room was the hero on Saturday as the tiny Caribbean island claimed its first-ever World Cup point in a goalless draw against toothless Ecuador.

Ecuador, who finished second in South American qualifying, had 28 shots, including 15 on target, in Kansas City but Room stood firm in an astonishing display.

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