🧤 GOLDEN GLOVE WINNER
Unai Simón
Spain · Athletic Bilbao
Spain's build-out fulcrum — and the 2026 Golden Glove winner: 4 clean sheets in 5 knockout wins, 1 conceded, and the final shutout against Argentina.
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GOLDEN GLOVE · WINNER · WORLD CUP 2026
Winner: Unai SimónSpain · world championsFinal: 19 Jul
Unai Simón won the Golden Glove
Unai Simón (Spain) is the best goalkeeper of the 2026 World Cup — the backbone of the champions' knockout run: 4 clean sheets in 5 knockout wins, just 1 goal conceded, and a 1-0 final shutout of Argentina at MetLife Stadium.
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Who won the World Cup 2026 Golden Glove?
Unai Simón (Spain) won the 2026 World Cup Golden Glove. Spain's No.1 kept 4 clean sheets in 5 knockout wins — conceding just 1 — and shut out Argentina in the 1-0 final at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford on 19 July 2026. Full tournament wrap at /tournament-review.
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HOW THE MODEL CALLED IT · ONSIDE AI
Golden Glove probability board
Unai Simón
Spain
14.1%
1 clean sheets · 5.4 m. left
Mike Maignan
France
15.3%
1 clean sheets · 5.4 m. left
Thibaut Courtois
Belgium
13.7%
1 clean sheets · 4.6 m. left
OUTSIDE THE PODIUM · NEXT 7
- 4Emiliano MartínezArgentina · 1 clean sheets · 3 played12.8%
- 5AlissonBrazil · 1 clean sheets · 3 played11.5%
- 6Jordan PickfordEngland · 1 clean sheets · 3 played11.4%
- 7Diogo CostaPortugal · 1 clean sheets · 3 played8.4%
- 8Yann SommerSwitzerland · 1 clean sheets · 3 played6.7%
- 9Gianluigi DonnarummaITA · 0 clean sheets4.7%
- 10Manuel NeuerGermany · 0 clean sheets · 3 played1.3%
Probabilities derive from current stats × team's expected remaining matches via the 10,000-run Monte Carlo simulator, normalised across the field. Methodology →
RECEIPTS · THE PRE-TOURNAMENT SHORTLIST
The six we shortlisted before a ball was kicked
Unai Simón was on the shortlist from day one — flagged for Spain's build-out but ranked behind the higher-volume shot-stoppers. The champions' defensive run settled it.
⭐ PRE-TOURNAMENT MODEL FAV
Emiliano Martínez
Argentina · Aston Villa
Defending Golden Glove winner (2022). Argentina projected as top-3 for the trophy — late-round minutes guaranteed if they progress.
Mike Maignan
France · AC Milan
France's first-choice. Tournament-favourites status means he'll face elite-quality chances — high reps to rack up saves.
Jordan Pickford
England · Everton
England's settled No.1. Save % ceiling depends on the back-five Tuchel settles on by MD1.
Alisson
Brazil · Liverpool
Brazil's rock. Liverpool form was a return to peak in late 25/26.
Yann Sommer
Switzerland · Inter Milan
The veteran sleeper. Group B exit-route depends on his shot-stopping vs Argentina/Switzerland-similar attacks.
Past winners
2022Emiliano MartínezArgentina
2018Thibaut CourtoisBelgium
2014Manuel NeuerGermany
2010Iker CasillasSpain
2006Gianluigi BuffonItaly
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