Eloy Room
#1 · Goalkeeper · age 36 · (C)
Veteran No. 1; kept clean sheets vs Jamaica & Trinidad in qualifying
75
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 33
- Career peak
- 51
- League level
- 62
- Competition pedigree
- 60
- International pedigree
- 85
- Longevity
- 60
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt + sofascore · fetched 2026-05-29
Room is the emotional heart of the smallest nation ever to reach a World Cup, and his job in this group is plain: keep the score within reach. Curaçao will defend deep against Germany, Ecuador and Ivory Coast, and the keeper’s shot-stopping plus the back four’s organisation are what will decide whether the games look respectable or runaway. Dick Advocaat has built the team around the assumption that Room can make ten saves in a match if needed.
Strengths
- shot-stopping
- command of small-island defensive blocks
- vocal leadership
- experience in must-win Concacaf knockouts
Recent form
Held the No. 1 jersey through qualifying and produced clean sheets against Jamaica and Trinidad in the final round.
Curaçao's qualification makes them by population (around 150,000) the smallest country ever to qualify for a senior men's FIFA World Cup.