I expected fans of teams to go viral during the World Cup. I could have even envisioned a scenario where a former mayor is issuing a statement about her boobs following a viral celebration, as has played out.
What I didn’t see coming was the influencer wife of a goalkeeper going on the offense against a USMNT legend after her husband didn’t give up a goal in a scoreless tie. And here I was foolishly thinking ties make soccer boring. Not on Zorana Room’s watch.
The Serbian influencer, formerly Zorana Jovanović before tying the knot earlier this year, was keeping track of the haters of her Curacao goalkeeper husband Eloy Room. On the top of her list is Tim Howard.
Tim Howard of the United States makes a save during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match against Belgium at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. (Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)
The former USMNT goalkeeper claimed that Curacao would get "smoked" in the expanded 2026 World Cup by giving up more than 20 goals, reports the Daily Mail. After losing in the opening game 7-1, Room stepped up and didn’t allow a single goal against Ecuador.
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Eloy Room of Curacao kisses his wife Zorannah after a 0-0 draw against Ecuador during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match at Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on June 20, 2026. (Alex Pantling/FIFA/Getty Images)
Room had a big game with more than a dozen saves; his wife, his wife pulled out the list of haters and went on the attack. She responded to an article claiming that she hated Howard by saying, "Not a single lie in this article."
Zorana then added, "Also with all due respect to Mr. Howard I will defend my husband, his team and their right to be there with my life. Because they deserved it unlike him in 2018. And they lost from a small Caribbean island. So no, he can't say anything about Curacao."
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Fashion blogger Zorana Jovanovic wears a Lepa Couture skirt, Zara shirt, Milica Opacic jacket and Karen Millen sunglasses on day 4 of London Collections: Women in London, England, on Sept. 15, 2014. (Kirstin Sinclair/Getty Images)
Who knew there was so much drama packed into a 0-0 tie? I'll admit, I had no idea. A couple of goalkeepers, some disrespect and an influencer wife who is ready to put her life on the line.
That's romance right there. The World Cup might not matter at all to me beyond the viral moments, but it clearly does to plenty of others. I'm not beyond admitting that.
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Sean Joseph is a writer for OutKick.
