Gianluigi Buffon — Italy 1998–2014

Gianluigi Buffon won the 2006 World Cup with Italy, conceding only 2 goals in 7 matches — both of which were an own goal and a penalty. He kept five consecutive clean sheets across the knockout rounds. Buffon appeared in four World Cups across 16 years, winning 176 caps for Italy and becoming the defining European goalkeeper of his generation.