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International Football - FIFA World Cup
Most Clean Sheets (Player)
This list features the goalkeepers with the most clean sheets in the history of the FIFA World Cup.
RANK | PLAYERS | NATION | APPEARANCES | CLEAN SHEETS | YEARS |
1 | Peter Shilton | England | 17 | 10 | 1970–1990 |
2 | Fabien Barthez | France | 17 | 10 | 1994–2006 |
3 | Jan Jongbloed | Netherlands | 11 | 8 | 1962–1982 |
4 | Leão | Brazil | 14 | 8 | 1970–1986 |
5 | Sepp Maier | West Germany | 18 | 8 | 1966–1979 |
6 | Cláudio Taffarel | Brazil | 18 | 8 | 1988–1998 |
7 | Manuel Neuer | Germany | 13 | 7 | 2009–present |
8 | Gilmar | Brazil | 14 | 7 | 1953–1969 |
9 | Iker Casillas | Spain | 17 | 7 | 2000–2016 |
10 | Gordon Banks | England | 9 | 6 | 1963–1972 |
11 | Józef Młynarczyk | Poland | 11 | 6 | 1979–1986 |
12 | Sergio Romero | Argentina | 12 | 6 | 2009–2022 |
13 | Gianluigi Buffon | Italy | 14 | 6 | 1997–2018 |
References
IFFHS. (2022). “WORLD CUP RECORDS (Part 5) – Goalkeepers with most clean sheets”. Available at: https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2240# (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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