A goal from Ecuadorian striker Enner Valencia broke one of the longest shutouts in the history of the World Cup finals for the Netherlands, which amounted to 510 minutes. The Oranges are only 48 minutes short of the 12-year-old mundial record held by Switzerland. Before the game with Ecuador, the Netherlands conceded the last time at the World Cup on June 27, 2014 at the 48th minute of the 1/8 final match with Mexico (2:1).
Yuri LYAHOVETSKY
Longest dry streak at the World Championships
Series
national team
started
ended
558′
Switzerland
02.07.1994
21.06.2010
549′
Italy
17.06.1986
03.07.1990
510′
The Netherlands
27.06.2014
25.11.2022
499′
England
16.06.1982
03.06.1986
485′
Argentina
25.06.2014
13.07.2014
476′
Spain
25.06.2010
13.06.2014
473′
Germany
07.07.1974
18.06.1978
471′
England
10.06.1962
26.07.1966
460′
Brazil
21.06.2002
22.06.2006
459′
Italy
17.06.2006
09.07.2006
