Zorannah in Tears of Pride as Husband Eloy Room Shines
Serbian influencer Zorana Jovanovic, known as Zorannah, says her husband, Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room, was named in the World Cup team of the week after 15 saves against Ecuador.
- Zorana Jovanovic, known as Zorannah, announced on June 28 that her husband was named in the World Cup team of the week.
- Eloy Room is the goalkeeper of the Curacao national team.
- He made 15 saves in the match against Ecuador.
- The influencer said she is still crying with joy.
Zorana Jovanovic, better known as Zorannah, announced on June 28 on her Instagram account that her husband, Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room, had been named in the World Cup team of the week. She shared the news with nearly a million followers, admitting that she still could not hold back the tears.
The emotions stemmed from the match against Ecuador. Room kept out 15 shots that night, a figure that places goalkeepers among the very best of the tournament, and that display earned him a spot in the ideal line-up of the round. The team of the week is chosen from the performances of players across every national side, which makes the recognition all the harder to win.
“He reached his moment of glory! What an incredible week for us,” the influencer wrote, adding that she lives through her husband’s wins and losses as if they were her own. Clips circulating online show her covering her face with her hands as supporters’ flags wave around her.
Who is Eloy Room and why does this performance matter?
Room is an experienced goalkeeper who has defended the Curacao goal for years, representing a small Caribbean side that has reached this stage of a major tournament for the first time. For a nation of that size, both qualification and individual performances like this mean far more than statistics; they are proof that even the smallest can stand up to the favourites.
Fifteen saves in a single match is not an everyday number. Such a return tends to be remembered even for goalkeepers from the strongest leagues, and when it comes on the World Cup stage it opens the door to the media attention that follows the whole tournament. That is precisely why a place in the team of the week is more than a trophy for Room; it is confirmation that his name is now known well beyond Curacao.
For Zorannah, who in recent years has split her life between Serbia and the United States, this is another chapter in a story she shares openly with her audience. From the wedding she once spoke about with restraint to the World Cup stands, she has made her husband’s career part of her public narrative.
Why did the entertainment scene react so strongly?
Reactions from followers came in a flash. The comments under her posts were flooded with congratulations, while part of the audience also noted her fashion looks from the stands, which became a talking point of their own during the tournament. Without scoring a goal herself, the influencer stayed at the centre of attention on the domestic scene.
This is not the first time Zorannah has shown emotion over her husband’s success in public. She has described several times how intensely she experiences each of his appearances, so her followers have grown used to receiving a personal, intimate angle behind the sporting news. It is exactly that blend of sport and private life that holds the attention of an audience that does not usually follow football.
As Curacao writes its World Cup fairy tale, it is clear that a Serbian entertainment story has attached itself to Room’s gloves. And what about you, are you more drawn to the goalkeeper’s sporting feat or to his wife’s reaction from the stands?
