Do the World Cup’s four best teams have the four best goalkeepers?
Do the World Cup’s four best teams have the four best goalkeepers?
By Eric Beard
Spain. Germany. The Netherlands. Uruguay. That’s what we have left as the tournament comes to a close. But all of these sides, at one point or another, had Iker Casillas, Maarten Stekelenburg, Manuel Neuer, and Fernando Muslera have saved their respective to thank for pulling off goalkeeper heroics. Remembering how poor the likes of Fabian Barthez was for France in 2006, is this the first time that the four nations in the semifinals have the four best performing goalkeepers of the entire World Cup? Let’s break it down.
