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ENGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Unai Simon’s insurmountable wall<\/span> It finally collapsed world cup<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The Spanish goalkeeper had kept a record 650 minutes without conceding a goal – the longest such run in the competition – before Belgium stopped the match in Friday’s quarter-final.<\/p>\n

In the 41st minute, Timothy Castagne’s cross was passed in front of Pau Kubalsi and Charles de Ketelaer headed home, making the score 1-1.<\/p>\n

Belgium became the first team to score against La Roja at this year’s World Cup, breaking a tournament record with six consecutive clean sheets.<\/p>\n

Spain’s winning streak began with a 0-0 draw in the round of 16 in the last tournament in 2022, with Morocco winning on penalties. This year, they opened the group stage with a surprising scoreless draw against Cape Verde, and then advanced to the quarterfinals with four consecutive shutout wins.<\/p>\n

Simon won the opening game of the finals 3-0 against Austria, breaking his previous record of 517 consecutive minutes without scoring. Italian goalkeeper Walter Zenga set a record in 1990 with five consecutive clean sheets at his home World Cup.<\/p>\n

Simon’s shutout streak began in 2022 when he lost 2-1 to Japan in group play in Qatar.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old goaltender had just two shots in the first half on Friday.<\/p>\n

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See more of AP’s World Cup coverage here<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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