It's not always the goal scorers who get all the attention. Sometimes, it's the goalkeepers.
At the FIFA World Cup, the Golden Glove, which was previously known as the Yashin Award in honor of renowned Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin, is presented to the tournament's best goalie. Michel Preud'homme won the World Cup's first Golden Glove in 1994.
The Belgian stopper recorded two clean sheets in four appearances and allowed only one goal every 90 minutes (four goals in 360 minutes played) en route to leading Belgium to the last 16 that summer in the United States.
Here is a list of the goalkeepers who have won the Golden Glove at the FIFA World Cup.
2026: Unai Simón (Spain)
2022: Emiliano Martínez (Argentina)
2018: Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
2014: Manuel Neuer (Germany)
2010: Iker Casillas (Spain)
2006: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
2002: Oliver Kahn (Germany)
1998: Fabien Barthez (France)
1994: Michel Preud'homme (Belgium)
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