WORLD CUP RECORDS (Part 5) - GOALKEEPERS WITH MOST CLEAN SHEETS
Picture : Fabien Barthez (picture up) and Peter Shilton (picture down) are the Record co-holders !
Most clean sheets: Peter Shilton and Fabien Barthez
*Peter Shilton set in 1990 the current World Cup record among goalkeepers on number of clean sheets. He avoided conceding goals in 4 games at 1982 edition, 3 at 1986 and as many at 1990.
Fabien Barthez equaled his number in 2006. Now they two are co-holders of the clean sheet record.
*Jan Jongbloed takes third position in the ranking with 8 clean sheets (being placed higher than other goalkeepers with the same number due to tie-breaker: fewer games at World Cups; he has just 11).
In one of his games, on 21 June 1978 vs Italy (2-1), Jongbloed conceded none as he entered as a substitute for Piet Schrijvers on 21st minute after the Netherlands had already conceded a goal). This game also is included to Jongbloed’s tally.
*Manuel Neuer (Germany) has maximal number of clean sheets (7) among goalkeepers expected to feature in Qatar. He has quite realistic chance to equal or even beat the record.
| GOALKEEPERS WITH | MOST CLEAN SHEETS | AT | WORLD | CUPS | |
| Player | Country | CS | Games | Breakdown | |
| 1 | Peter Shilton | England | 10 | 17 | 1982(4), 1986(3), 1990(3) |
| Fabien Barthez | France | 10 | 17 | 1998(5), 2002(1), 2006(4) | |
| 3 | Jan Jongbloed | Netherlands | 8 | 11 | 1974(5), 1978(3) |
| 4 | Leão | Brazil | 8 | 14 | 1974(4), 1978(4) |
| 5 | Sepp Maier | Germany | 8 | 18 | 1970(0), 1974(4), 1978(4) |
| Cláudio Taffarel | Brazil | 8 | 18 | 1990(2), 1994(5), 1998(1) | |
| 7 | Manuel Neuer | Germany | 7 | 13 | 2010(3), 2014(4), 2018(0) |
| 8 | Gilmar | Brazil | 7 | 14 | 1958(4), 1962(2), 1966(1) |
| 9 | Iker Casillas | Spain | 7 | 17 | 2002(1), 2006(1), 2010(5), 2014(0) |
| 10 | Gordon Banks | England | 6 | 9 | 1966(4), 1970(2) |
| 11 | Józef Młynarczyk | Poland | 6 | 11 | 1982(4), 1986(2) |
| 12 | Sergio Romero | Argentina | 6 | 12 | 2010(2), 2014(4) |
| 13 | Gianluigi Buffon | Italy | 6 | 14 | 2002(1), 2006(5), 2010(0), 2014(0) |