Last Updated on June 18, 2026
Germany claimed victory against Curacao in their opening game of World Cup at Houston Stadium. The final score stood at 7-1, after a half time score of 3-1.
Curacao equalised to make it 1-1 when Livano Comenencia found the net in the 21st minute.
Straight after the break Jamal Musiala scored and increased the team’s lead.
The 7-1 goal came in the final minutes when Kai Havertz scored for Germany with an assist by Deniz Undav.
The next World Cup games for Germany are Côte d’Ivoire on 20 June and Ecuador on 25 June. Curacao play Ecuador on 21 June and Côte d’Ivoire on 25 June.
Germany scored the first goal when Felix Nmecha netted after six minutes making it 1-0 with an assist by Florian Wirtz.
Germany took the lead again as Nico Schlotterbeck scored with an assist by Nathaniel Brown in the 38th minute.
Germany increased the lead to 3-1 just before the half-time whistle as Kai Havertz scored a penalty.
In the 68th minute Nathaniel Brown increased the lead for Germany with an assist by Deniz Undav.
Deniz Undav increased Germany’s lead with an assist by Joshua Kimmich in the 78th minute.