Germany hit Curacao for seven to open their World Cup
Key takeaways
- Four-time winners Germany thrash World Cup debutants Curacao 7-1 in their first group game on Sunday.
- An early German goal by Felix Nmecha was cancelled out by a deflected strike from Livano Comenencia, which had the Curacao fans, known as the Blue Wave, out of their seats in Houston.
- However, Nico Schlotterbeck, Kai Havertz with a double, Jamal Musiala, Nathaniel Brown and Deniz Undav scored to put to bed any possibility of one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history.
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Four-time winners Germany thrash World Cup debutants Curacao 7-1 in their first group game on Sunday.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Germany's defender Nathaniel Brown celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2026 World Cup Group E football match between Germany and Curacao [Paul ELLIS.AFP]By AFPPublished On 14 Jun 202614 Jun 2026Germany won their first opening match at a World Cup since lifting the trophy in 2014 as they eased to a 7-1 win against debutants Curacao in their opening Group E match in Houston, Texas in the United States.
The Germans will face stiffer tests against group rivals Ecuador and Ivory Coast, but Sunday’s win against the tiny Caribbean nation puts them in a good position to progress to the knockout stages for the first time since 2014.