Germany routed Curaçao 7-1 in their World Cup debut

 Curaçao hoped for a good result in their first match at the World Championships, but were ultimately defeated by the Germans 1:7. The story of this match started quite promisingly for the debutants, because in the 21st minute of the match Curaçao scored a goal to make it 1-1. It was a goal scored by Comenencia, who shot from his left foot, and the ball bounced off the defender and fell into the net. The World Cup hosts quickly responded, and in the 24th minute Nmecha scored a goal to make it 1-0. After equalizing, Germany was not surprised and scored two goals in the first half. In the 36th minute, Schlotterbeck scored a beautiful header, and in the 45th minute, Havertz converted a penalty kick. In the second half, the match was completely dominated by the Germans. Already in the 49th minute, Musiala scored a goal to make it 4:1, and in the second part of the half, Havertz (two goals) and Undav added three more goals. The final score was 7:1 for the Germans. "We needed a few minutes to get back into the game after their goal. Curaçao also knows how to play football, as we saw, and I'm curious to see how they will do in the group. I'm very happy with the seven goals we scored and with our play in general. It's always important to start the tournament well and we're glad we did it," said German coach Julian Nagelsmann after the match. --- ## Related Articles 1. [Deutsche Medien rechnen mit hoher Niederlage gegen Curaçao](https://mannschaftgoal.com/de/news/deutsche-medien-rechnen-mit-hoher-niederlage-gegen-curacao) 2. [Germany's Nathaniel Braun Reflects on World Cup Debut Against Curaçao](https://pitchpulsemedia.com/en/news/germanys-nathaniel-braun-reflects-on-world-cup-debut-against-curacao)