{"id":17528,"date":"2026-07-19T00:24:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T18:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=17528"},"modified":"2026-07-19T00:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T18:54:28","slug":"golden-glove-race-one-night-left-to-rewrite-the-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/golden-glove-race-one-night-left-to-rewrite-the-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Glove Race: One Night Left to Rewrite the Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The semi-finals have resolved most of this race. France are out. Unai Sim\u00f3n stands alone as the clear favourite, heading into a World Cup Final with six clean sheets from seven matches. But there is one more name \u2014 the man on the other side of the final \u2014 who knows better than anyone that goalkeepers can make history in a match.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/golden-glove-race-one-night-left-to-rewrite-the-story\/#Unai_Simon_%E2%80%94_Spain\" title=\"Unai Sim\u00f3n \u2014 Spain\">Unai Sim\u00f3n \u2014 Spain<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/golden-glove-race-one-night-left-to-rewrite-the-story\/#Mike_Maignan_%E2%80%94_France\" title=\"Mike Maignan \u2014 France\u00a0\">Mike Maignan \u2014 France\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/golden-glove-race-one-night-left-to-rewrite-the-story\/#Yassine_Bounou_%E2%80%94_Morocco\" title=\"Yassine Bounou \u2014 Morocco\u00a0\">Yassine Bounou \u2014 Morocco\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/golden-glove-race-one-night-left-to-rewrite-the-story\/#Gregor_Kobel_%E2%80%94_Switzerland\" title=\"Gregor Kobel \u2014 Switzerland\">Gregor Kobel \u2014 Switzerland<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/golden-glove-race-one-night-left-to-rewrite-the-story\/#Special_Mention_Emiliano_Martinez_%E2%80%94_Argentina\" title=\"Special Mention: Emiliano Mart\u00ednez \u2014 Argentina\">Special Mention: Emiliano Mart\u00ednez \u2014 Argentina<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/golden-glove-race-one-night-left-to-rewrite-the-story\/#The_Race_%E2%80%94_Where_It_Stands\" title=\"The Race \u2014 Where It Stands\">The Race \u2014 Where It Stands<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\">FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/a> Final live on ZEE 5 \u2014 Spain vs Argentina, July 20, 12:30 AM IST. Stream every save with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\">ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription<\/a> Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799 or the Annual Plan at \u20b91,699.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unai_Simon_%E2%80%94_Spain\"><\/span><b> Unai Sim\u00f3n \u2014 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/spain\/spain-squad\"><b>Spain<\/b><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Matches: 7 | Clean Sheets: 6 | Saves: 10<\/p>\n<p>Six clean sheets from seven matches. That number has been the defining statistic of this Golden Glove race since Spain&#8217;s first group game, and it has only grown more impressive as the opposition has become stronger. Against France in the semi-final, Sim\u00f3n did not need to be spectacular \u2014 Spain&#8217;s defensive organisation and Rodri&#8217;s control made sure of that. What Sim\u00f3n provided was something quieter: two decisive sweeper-keeper exits in the second half that cut off French counter-attacks before they developed, both completed without foul and without drama.<\/p>\n<p>That composure \u2014 the ability to manage space and command the box is exactly what this award should recognise. Sim\u00f3n&#8217;s save count is modest because Spain have made it modest. One goal conceded in seven matches. If that record holds through the Final, the Golden Glove conversation ends before it starts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mike_Maignan_%E2%80%94_France\"><\/span><b> Mike Maignan \u2014 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/france\/france-squad\"><b>France\u00a0<\/b><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Matches: 7 | Clean Sheets: 4 | Saves: 10<\/p>\n<p>France lost to Spain 2-0 in Dallas. Maignan conceded twice, kept four clean sheets across seven matches, and made ten saves in total \u2014 more than Sim\u00f3n, against harder moments. His tournament was built on consistency and quiet authority, and it deserved a longer run. Historically, the Golden Glove stays with the finalists. Maignan\u2019s case is strong on merit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yassine_Bounou_%E2%80%94_Morocco\"><\/span><b> Yassine Bounou \u2014 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/morocco\/morocco-squad\"><b>Morocco\u00a0<\/b><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Matches: 6 | Clean Sheets: 2 | Saves: 18<\/p>\n<p>Eighteen saves, including nine against France in the quarter-final \u2014 a penalty stop from Mbapp\u00e9 among them. Bounou&#8217;s was the performance of the tournament from a goalkeeper. The award most likely will not reflect that. It rarely does when the team goes out in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gregor_Kobel_%E2%80%94_Switzerland\"><\/span><b> Gregor Kobel \u2014 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/switzerland\/switzerland-squad\"><b>Switzerland <\/b> <\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Matches: 6 | Clean Sheets: 2 | Saves: 20<\/p>\n<p>Twenty saves. The highest in this tracker. Switzerland&#8217;s defensive structure demanded that volume, and Kobel delivered it without error. He has been one of the primary reasons why Switzerland advanced to the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Special_Mention_Emiliano_Martinez_%E2%80%94_Argentina\"><\/span><b>Special Mention: Emiliano Mart\u00ednez \u2014 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/argentina\/argentina-squad\"><b>Argentina<\/b><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>He won this award in 2022. He is in the Final again. Those two facts alone make Emiliano Mart\u00ednez worth discussing even if his knockout stage contribution has been less visible than Sim\u00f3n&#8217;s across the same number of matches.<\/p>\n<p>But the Final is ninety minutes \u2014 possibly one hundred and twenty, possibly penalties. Mart\u00ednez&#8217;s value in a shootout is not theoretical. In 2022, he saved three penalties across the tournament, including in the final against France. He is a known threat in those moments: loud, physical, disruptive, brilliant. If Sunday&#8217;s match goes to extra time and beyond, his chances of claiming a second consecutive Golden Glove go from slim to real. Very real.<\/p>\n<p>A dramatic Final \u2014 a goalless ninety minutes, a tense extra period, a penalty shootout \u2014 is the only scenario that overturns what Sim\u00f3n has built over seven matches. It is not the likeliest outcome. But this is a World Cup Final.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Race_%E2%80%94_Where_It_Stands\"><\/span><b>The Race \u2014 Where It Stands<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most likely result is that Sim\u00f3n wins. His six clean sheets, his command of Spain&#8217;s defensive structure, and his tournament-long consistency make him the overwhelming frontrunner. The FIFA Technical Study Group will struggle to argue against it.<\/p>\n<p>Mart\u00ednez wins if the match goes to penalties and he is the difference. That is the only remaining path. It is narrow. It is real. And if it happens, it will be one of the great individual stories of any FIFA World Cup\u2122.<\/p>\n<p><i>Spain vs Argentina in the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Final \u2014 live on ZEE 5, July 20, 12:30 AM IST. Don&#8217;t miss a save.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. Please visit the subscription page for the most up-to-date pricing information.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The semi-finals have resolved most of this race. France are out. Unai Sim\u00f3n stands alone as the clear favourite, heading into a World Cup Final with six clean sheets from seven matches. 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