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Germany's demolition of Curaçao shows pros and con...
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- Curaçao was a training game (1:58)
- HOUSTON -- Curaçao played their David role well for a while in their 7-1 loss to mighty Germany.
- The Goliaths kept their heads, however, and eventually established harsh control in front of a crowd of 68,021.
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Curaçao was a training game (1:58)
HOUSTON -- Curaçao played their David role well for a while in their 7-1 loss to mighty Germany. Livano Comenencia scored an historic goal -- the first World Cup goal ever for the smallest nation to qualify -- and Curaçao briefly gave Germany reason to doubt themselves and remember the recent World Cup group stage failures of 2018 and 2022.
The Goliaths kept their heads, however, and eventually established harsh control in front of a crowd of 68,021. Nico Schlotterbeck's 38th-minute header from a corner put them ahead for good, and a deluge followed all the way through Kai Havertz's second goal in the 88th minute.
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