USA goalkeeper Tim Howard breaks the record for the most saves made in a single World Cup game.
The Everton shot-stopper's 16 saves
against Belgium
is more than any other player has made since records started being taken in 1966. Playing in perhaps his last major tournament
for America at age 35
, he eclipsed the 13 by Peru's Ramon Quiroga in 1978
Despite Howard's brilliant performance, America fell out of the competition Tuesday, 2-1 at the hands of Belgium
in extra time. However, it could have easily gone 4-1 or 5-1 to the Red
Devils if not for the in-goal heroics of U.S. keeper Tim Howard.
Mexico's Rafael Marquez made history by wearing the armband for Mexico in his fourth World Cup. It is the most World Cups at which a player has captained his squad.
Honduras- After a 3-0 defeat to France in its opener, Honduras matched the dubious mark previously set by Bolivia and Algeria for most consecutive World Cup matches without scoring
at five - a streak that dated to the country's final game in 1982,
included all group matches of 2010, and finally ended in a 2-1 loss to
Ecuador in its follow-up to France.
Noel Valladares- It's also been a particularly
popular World Cup for own goals. Noel Valladares (37 years, 43 days) of
Honduras is the oldest player to score an own goal at the Cup, doing so against France,
Bosnia & Herzegovina's Sead Kolasinac scored the World Cup's fastest own goal
at 2 min 10 sec. And keep on eye on the total of own goals - there have
been five so far in the tournament, only one off the total record from
France 1998.
Brazil- the most successful World Cup outfit of all time, the
Seleção continues to add to its impressive cadre of records. Just by appearing in the competition, Brazil has extended its record of
most World Cup appearances by a team. It's the only nation to have appeared in all 20 of the tournaments.
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