
Peter Shilton and Fabien Barthez share the goalkeeping record for the most World Cup clean sheets: 10. The Englishman and the Frenchman both achieved that figure in 17 appearances. Brazilians Leao and Taffarel, Frenchman Hugo Lloris and West German Sepp Maier are in joint-third on eight shutouts. Shilton kept four clean sheets in 1982, and three apiece in 1986 and 1990. In his first two tournaments, the Leicester native went 500 minutes without conceding. It is the second greatest streak of its kind in World Cup history, with Italy’s Walter Zenga going unbeaten for 516 minutes in 1990. Barthez kept five clean sheets to help France conquer on home soil in 1998. The two he leaked – to Denmark’s Michael Laudrup and Croatia’s Davor Suker – helped Les Bleus set a new record for the fewest goals conceded by a World Cup-winning team. It was equalled by Gigi Buffon and Italy in 2006 and Iker Casillas and Spain in 2010. Barthez also added one clean sheet in 2002 and four in 2006.
Goalkeepers with most World Cup clean sheets Barthez and Shilton hang ten The shutout specialists