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Germany Begins World Cup with Win Against Curacao
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.
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Recent Results · Qualifying Games
- 6-0HSlovakia17 Nov
- 2-0ALuxembourg14 Nov
- 1-0ANorthern Ireland13 Oct
- 4-0HLuxembourg10 Oct
- 3-1HNorthern Ireland7 Sept
- 0-2ASlovakia4 Sept
- 0-0AJamaica19 Nov
- 7-0ABermuda14 Nov
- 1-1HTrinidad and Tobago15 Oct
- 2-0HJamaica11 Oct
- 3-2HBermuda10 Sept
- 0-0ATrinidad and Tobago6 Sept
- 5-1AHaiti10 Jun
- 4-0HSt. Lucia7 Jun
- 2-0AAruba9 Jun
- 4-1HBarbados6 Jun
| Team | PL | W | D | L | +/− | GD | PTS | Next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10-4 | +6 | 6 | |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Curacao | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-9 | -8 | 1 |
