Top 10 Greatest World Cup Goalkeepers

A single save can rewrite World Cup history — ask any Italian who watched Dino Zoff lift the trophy in 1982, or any German who saw Oliver Kahn carry his team to the 2002 final almost single-handedly. The greatest World Cup goalkeepers are more than shot-stoppers: they are pressure-proof commanders who impose their will on knockout football's most unforgiving stages, from group-stage shutouts through penalty-shootout glory. This list ranks the ten best to ever guard the net at a World Cup, spanning five decades of tournament football from the 1966 classic era through the 2022 Qatar tournament. Whether it's Iker Casillas' supernatural reflexes during Spain's golden era, Lev Yashin's revolutionary reading of the game, or Gordon Banks' save against Pelé that the Brazilian himself called the greatest ever, each keeper here didn't just stop goals — they defined championships. Read on to see who made the cut and why.