Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon tortured by Croatia Euro 2020 error theathletic.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theathletic.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Unai Simon is not alone. He is not the first Spain goalkeeper to make a humiliating error while playing for the national team. In fact, there are some that speak of a curse on Spanish goalkeepers.
Luis Arconada is one of the greatest in Spain’s history, yet the most memorable moment of his international career was a calamitous mistake during a 2-0 defeat to France in the 1984 European Championship final.
Andoni Zubizarreta played in four World Cup finals, but his own goal against Nigeria was key to Spain’s group exit at World Cup 1998 in France. Iker Casillas’ howler in the 5-1 defeat to Holland at the World Cup in 2014 is remembered as often as his saves in the final against the Dutch four years earlier.
Unai Simon: Spain goalkeeper concedes howler to Croatia in Euro 2020 knockout match theathletic.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theathletic.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.