Yassine Bounou (Bono) — Morocco 2022

Yassine Bounou anchored Morocco's historic 2022 semifinal run with a record-breaking streak of 330 minutes without conceding a goal from open play. He saved 2 penalties in the shootout against Spain, denying Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets, and his 0.42 goals prevented per match rate was 15% higher than the average for quarterfinal goalkeepers. Bounou's calm distribution under pressure, completing 72% of his long balls (14/19 against Portugal), set him apart from #12 Gilmar's era where foot skills were minimal. He conceded only 1 goal in 5 knockout matches, with a save percentage of 81%, outperforming the tournament average by 11 percentage points. His defining moment came in the penalty shootout, where he stopped Sarabia's spot kick at 77 km/h, reading the ball's trajectory before it was struck.