World Cup 2018: Top 10 Goalkeepers in the tournament

#6 Keylor Navas

Based on club performances, Keylor Navas should not be placed as high in these rankings. The Real Madrid goalkeeper made several errors for the Los Blancos over the past three seasons, for which he has been ostracized by fans and pundits alike. Statistically, his performances have also been unimpressive as the Costa Rican keeper’s shot-stopping ranked 7th in La Liga, rather poor for a Real Madrid goalkeeper. However, Navas is ranked highly simply because the 31-year-old is a different player when he plays for Costa Rica. Famously, Navas was excellent in the last world cup as his goal-keeping helped Costa Rica make the quarter-finals when most had fancied them to be the bottom team in the “Group of Death”. In fact, Navas kept three clean sheets (only conceding two goals )in five games in the tournament. Navas continued this form for the national team during qualifying for this World Cup as he only conceded four goals in six games during the ‘Hex’ stage.

Navas is also certainly a winner, having started for (and won) three Champions League finals with Real Madrid. That winning experience along with his usual international form will be necessary for Costa Rica against the likes of Brazil, Switzerland, and Serbia.