Jordan Pickford 10th Amid England’s Struggles

• Giorgi Mamardashvili has made a name for himself after starring in Georgiá first-ever appearance at a major competition
• The Valencia goalkeeper bowed out on June 30 as the goalkeeper with the most saves at the tournament, with a 78.9% save rate
• Sports Brief looks at the best-performing goalkeepers in Germany as the tournament heads towards the quarter-finals stage

Euro 2024 is already past its halfway stage, with four teams already confirming their places in the quarter-finals.

Spain survived an early scare to beat Georgia 4-1 on June 30, setting up a tantalizing Last 8 showdown against the hosts, Germany. The other confirmed match-up will see a shaky England face, Switzerland, for a place in the semi-finals.

Amid all the back and forth of the high-octane drama, beautiful goals and underdogs dreaming the impossible, a couple of goalkeepers have risen to the occasion with stupendous saves to keep their teams going.

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Giorgi Mamardashvili shines bright for Georgia

Georgia might have been eliminated, but Giorgi Mamardashvili has surely forced some top clubs to take cognizance of his saves at Euro 2024. The 23-year-old almost singlehandedly dragged the debutants in their historic win against Portugal in the group stage.

The Valencia goalkeeper then followed it up with a series of fine stops in the Round of 16, but Spain eventually overwhelmed him. Of the 38 shots he faced, he saved 30 – the most by any goalkeeper in the tournament.

In fact, Mamardashvili faced twice the number of shots his next challenger, Angus Gunn, faced. The Scottish shot-stopper came up against 19 shots, saving 12. Albania’s Thomas Strakosha faced 17 shots and saved 13, while the best player of Euro 2020, Gianluigi Donnarumma, faced 17 shots and saved 12.

However, when it comes to saving percentage, France’s goalkeeper Mike Maignan tops. Maignan has saved every shot thrown his way so far. He has only conceded a Robert Lewandowski penalty which is not included in the saves statistics. Jordan Pickford has an equally impressive save percentage of 83.3%, conceding only twice from 12 shots.

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The race for the Golden Glove is still in its infant stages, with five goalkeepers currently leading the clean sheets metric with two each.

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*The list will be updated after every match day. The statistics are courtesy of Fbref.com.

England star to miss Switzerland clash

Sports Brief has also reported that Marc Guehi has been suspended for England’s quarter-final clash at Euro 2024.

The Crystal Place defender picked up a second yellow card of the competition during their dramatic win over Slovakia in the Round of 16.

Therefore, Gareth Southgate will have to find another partner for John Stones when they play Switzerland on June 5.