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Thibaut Courtois Makes Fifth Penalty Save Of 2022 To Improve Remarkable Ratio

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois saved his fifth spot-kick of 2022 when he denied Alphonso Davies during Belgium's World Cup game against Canada.

Robert Summerscales

Thibaut Courtois Makes Fifth Penalty Save Of 2022 To Improve Remarkable Ratio
Thibaut Courtois Makes Fifth Penalty Save Of 2022 To Improve Remarkable Ratio /

Thibaut Courtois is one of the greats when it comes to saving penalties.

The Real Madrid goalkeeper saved his fifth spot-kick of 2022 when he denied Alphonso Davies during Belgium's 1-0 win over Canada at the World Cup on Wednesday night.

It was the ninth penalty Courtois had faced this year.

The stop saw Courtois improve his penalty-saving ratio to a remarkable 55% in 2022.

Thibaut Courtois of Belgium pictured saving a penalty from Canada's Alphonso Davies at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
Thibaut Courtois of Belgium pictured saving a penalty from Canada's Alphonso Davies at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar :: IMAGO/Sportimage/David Klein

Courtois famously thwarted Lionel Messi from the spot during Real's run to last season's Champions League final.

He also saved penalties from Athletic Bilbao's Raul Garcia and Valencia's Goncalo Guedes last season.

The 30-year-old's most recent penalty save prior to the World Cup had been against Celtic right-back Josip Juranovic in the UEFA Champions League earlier this month.

READ MORE: Belgium Beat Wasteful Canada To Go Top Of World Cup Group F

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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.

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