The Best Saves of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 🧤

Alvarado, again looking for Jiménez! Oh, picked up with another worldly save! The England goalkeeper is doing so much for his side tonight. That was spectacular. His magnificent positioning and reflexes. There's not as much pace on the Alvarado cross. That said, he's still magnificent agility. He can spark it to life. Saibari sips it through. What a shot! Oh, what a save! But Brogdon eyes Rahimi at point-blank range. What a fabulous opportunity for the substitute. But the Dutch goalkeeper was his equal. Oh, that's a world-class save. He does everything right, Rahimi. Oh, first it's his leg and then it's his outstretched arm. He's in shock. We're in shock. Compson. Steered out to Madueke. Lovely ball. Bellingham couldn't convert. Still in play with Rashford. Chances are coming England's way. And there have been enough of them for England to be at least level. Excellent piece of goalkeeping by Newfoundland Patsy. Oh, but it's just Junior. Pops it for the leg serve. Tomiyasu charges at the defence. Goes on the outside. Oh, he's hit the post! It would have been one of the great World Cup goals. Can't believe it hasn't gone in. That touch there is the touch of the game. Absolute world-class. The rest of it, we've hardly said his name. We have now. That little jink as well will send anyone to ground. The outside of the foot is almost perfect. It's a brilliant save, you have to say. He's got a thumb on it. Onto the post. Well done, Suzuki. Yamal steps up. Sends it towards the far corner. And it's only the fingertips of Emi Martinez that stop Spain from winning the World Cup right now. I think this is an easy save for him. He's got to make it. Messi again. Messi swings it in. What a ball! What a save! Incredible stuff from Jordan Pickford. Coming up with the moments. The England goalkeeper to keep England's lead. Gonzalez got there. But Pickford, in the moment, able to push that ball in the night of his life. He tries to enhance it and draws a very good stop from Emi Martinez. That's Samartes' goal. Good piece. Well, he makes a good save. Public do it again from a long throw. So foul once more. Problems again to deal with. Oh! Incredible stop. Lozhek thought that that was 2-2. I thought it was 2-2. What a save at the far post. Evades everyone. Again, it's a flat delivery from Sofal. And here comes Luminio Mal. Typical of him. Mendes save. Both sets, both teams. Nuno Mendes so close. And then, that's exactly what I mean, Martin, about when he attacks Nuno Mendes, somebody's got to be there to cover. Luminio Mal had the first strike. And then, that one is brilliantly saved. There's Harry Suter. Oh, that's a raspy hit. It came off the woodwork. What a strike there by Badajzic. Absolutely venomous behind that. He's done so well. The tips. Onto it. I thought he might be going wide, this one, but Alexan wasn't taking chances. Gakto. In for Daniel Marlon. Marlon turns well. And draws a very good save from Zion Suzuki. That's just magnificent play all round. It really is. Williams coming back from a hamstring problem as well. Not in the starting line-up. Rodri, looking for Kukurea, who's round the back. Sets it up. And he's hit the bar. It's got back over the goalkeeper. Kukurea got in a minute ago. Offside. This time, he's onside. It's a great little head-up. I thought it was going to go for goal. Pulled it back. And now he's missed that. I don't know. Still alive for Tillum's. To deny Brandon Mecheler. At the other end, Shabir has made a fantastic save to keep Egypt level. Al-Juweir in towards that near post. There's going to be a chance here. And Mosferra makes a fantastic save to keep out Al-Amri. Top save there by the veteran. He found himself on his own, Al-Amri. Trying to defend this corner. Trying to preserve a point for Saudi Arabia. Played back there by Rodriguez. Valverde! Always is there again. He's having a fantastic game. He may have caused himself some pain there. But all worth it. That's a fantastic save. Yeah, he's just trying to get it into the corner. Valverde. Well tipped. Best effort of the night so far for Jordan. Well, it's the deflection that makes this an even more impressive save, isn't it? Slaga. Nice. O'Reilly this time stopped and it comes back towards Gordon. They can't force it home. It's a terrific double save by Lovakovic. Back and it goes again. Almost came through to Kane. Glass behind for another corner. But Croatia are thankful that their goalkeeper was so alert. Well, he's done really well. The first header from O'Reilly. A decent save. The second one, he can't quite get enough on it to lift it over the goalkeeper. Bursting in. Filled the headers down. It's saved! Saved off the line! What a wonderful ball in. I've got to say, it has to be in the back of the net. The positioning was perfect. The run was excellent. To Ha-Ali. To Isaac! And for Brooklyn. Athletically. Tips it away. This was all architected by Elanga. This time to Ronaldo. He's very good in the air still. Oh, and so too, J.Felix. Can he bring it back? A clever try from Ronaldo to try and just knock it over his shoulder into an unguarded net. J.Felix paid a price for his bravery getting to the ball. Crashed into the hoardings. Look at Ronaldo now. Yeah. Unai Simon there came for the initial cross and was floundering a little bit. Corner for Norway. Riasson with it. Andy with the save on the line. Eduard Mendy excelling himself. The close range header. Aja looks to the skies as if to say, how on earth did he keep that out? I've got no idea. Is it both legs? Aja does well. Just directs it down what he does and he kicks it away. It's a great save. Oh, that might be a known goal. Neyland comes to the rescue again. What a save that is. An athletic and vital stop by Neyland. Still the danger isn't passed. Crossed his aim towards Casemiro. Now Benítez Jr. has it. Casemiro wants more. And he's flashed that pass. Mendy. Far post. And Norway survive. Well, he's cross-shot it. He's got no right to save that. What a fingertip that is. Wow. Hakimi with the corner. Oh! What a save for Brugge. Morocco thought they'd scored. Well, the Dutch keeper keeps Morocco out. It's a brilliant save from the goalkeeper. I think it's El Canoes darting to the near post. Point blank. What a save. The reactions from the goalkeeper here. Wow. What a save from Verbruggen. Into the near post. It goes. And Addison just about manages to stop what was looking like a certain goal. Brilliant header from Adde. Absolute brilliant reflex save. They've got his head on it. There's a save. Two hands on it. Just pops up. Swiss scored it. Comanza-Freud shag it. It was quite something from Garandoi. Vasil makes a big save for Bosnia. Neither have had anything to cheer about in this game but that would have been absolutely sensational. I mean, it was easy enough for Vasil but... Head off by Golos. There's the cross. It was actually flicked off the carcou. Superbly. Brand's first chance of the game. And Courtois happy answer. The centre-back Hossein Kanani with the attempt that Courtois was able to push away and behind. That's a perfect technique. Rodriguez with it. Wasn't one of his best but it was so low it almost caused a snuck through. Rodriguez to send it in again. Oh, they missed the header. Luis Diaz. What a save. But danger still not clear for our boys. Well, Mpassi is having one of those games and Colombia's attack is having one of those games. A shake of the head for Luis Diaz. But Saddle seeking Valencia brings it in and it's 0-9! Oh, here we go. Ball was absolutely perfect and this is what I'm talking about. Outside of left foot across the defender and you think at this point it's just going to nestle in the corner. Hakimi. Oh, it's a good header by El Canuse. And Gunn had to be very alert to that. It's a good save. Just gets across Roberts and that's a good save again. Good strike by Mbuku. Oh, it's a good full stretch. Chossan. De Bruyne pulled out so well. Has to be Shormie! And somehow Iran survive and Behroud Van Meir mobbed by his teammates. Well, for all the world you thought Belgium there would find their breakthrough but not to be. It's brilliant defending and goalkeeping and again as soon as De Bruyne goes beyond it causes Iran a problem. It's a great save in the end. Nematic just making sure that he got his foot across to give it back to his goalkeeper. Great save again. It's Cushions in. Brown, what a save! Fafana keeps out the fallback. He thought that was going for the corner. It wasn't again a very good save from Fafana. Mexico looking for more. Commanding header oh it's picked up by Save! Vargas got his laces through it and Kim keeps it out. Swiped up by the goalkeeper it will fall to Araida. Tries to set something up it fits, it's through! Save! Excellent from Dahman. Tamiasu recycling as the ball comes through. What a reaction. Did that ball completely go over the line? It was a big left hand quickly down to his left and nothing definitive as he's able to clear and use his feet to just push that ball in overt danger once again. What a moment that would have been for Tamiasu. Of that not being the second goal for Japan. The Dutch on the back foot here for sure. Ayari oh for Brocken. Plunging low to his right. Massive save on the cusp of half-time. Oh, they continue to counter-punch here. Goyman's looking at his watch. Tight positions get a chance on goal. Oh and Harvey's header! And Levakovic again rising high to pour it away. And they get a goal to give the Tartan Army something to cheer about. Ferguson going to try to reach it at the far post. Here's Tierney. Another decent looking ball from him and the header down brings the save from Alisson. Nicholas McTominay. And that's the closest they've come to a goal. Yeah, it's a very good save from Alisson. They're really difficult to judge. Alisson does really well. He's got little short little steps across his face of his goal. He's able to really adjust. Hakimi's in. Hakimi's making the move. Here he is. Found brilliantly and Placide stops it. Super stop once but twice. Tremendous timing from Hakimi and an even better goal to play through by Placide. Coming out. Oh, they're in here. They're in but the goalkeeper makes a very good save. Good reach. Nakamura. Clever play this actually because look, he gets stuck under his feet a bit. So normally you'd try and shift that to one side but he just saw that little gap inside the far post. Into Pepe and then Pulisic he comes up the post. Alisson keeps it alive. Steered towards goal. And Weston McKinney's effort was repelled by the right at the very last. You just watch his position. Too short and he just stuck his foot out. Absolutely. Something on that. Yeah. He's got an absolute brilliant fingertip on that. You just watch the flight of the ball. It's going in and he just touches it onto the outside of the post. An absolute worldly save. Now can he bring it under control? Burican not quite able to do it. Other end as Nuno da Costa searches away. He's got options to his right and to his left. Oh, fabulous save from Alois. That could be massive. Opportunity for Laros Duarte. And then Alois comes up with the huge save. In the Qatar-Canada game. Senegal looking for two and they weren't too far away from finding it. Ahmed Basile with a smart stop as we get a look at it here. Right off the top of the wall. Adjust his feet. That could mean trouble. That was a very good save.