Musiala, Havertz & Nmecha Star as Germany Rout Curacao at World Cup 2026
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| Nagelsmann’s side send early warning in 2026 opener |
Four-time World Cup winners Germany thrashed Curacao 7-1 in their 2026 opener. The smallest nation ever at a World Cup scored first, but Germany’s quality told with 7 different goal contributions in a statement win.
Germany opened World Cup 2026 with a 7-1 rout of Curacao. Despite early promise from the CONCACAF debutants, Germany ran riot with Musiala, Havertz and Nmecha leading the charge...
Germany opened their 2026 World Cup with a statement, routing debutants Curacao 7-1. The four-time champions looked unstoppable after Curacao showed brief flashes of promise early, but the minnows couldn’t keep up and the scoreline blew out.
Curacao made history just by being here - the smallest nation by area and population to ever reach a World Cup. They came in as massive underdogs against 2014 winners Germany, and reality hit fast.
It took Germany less than six minutes to make a Curacao result feel impossible. The early goal set the tone and the debutants never recovered.
Germany’s quality showed on the opener. Felix Nmecha played a slick one-two with Florian Wirtz to break into the box, then hit a first-time right-footed shot that curled inside the far post.
Dick Advocaat got this group of trailblazers to the World Cup with a stunning qualifying run where they led all of CONCACAF in goals. They shocked the world again early here, sending their tiny island into pandemonium with a response goal.
Germany tried to kill the momentum on a quick counter, but Nico Schlotterbeck’s clearance only fell to Livano Comenencia. He smashed it first time, and the deflection looped over Manuel Neuer into the net.
Schlotterbeck was hungry to make up for the own goal and break Curacao’s resistance. He forced Eloy Room into a save with a header first, then made it count moments later.
The Dortmund defender ghosted across the six-yard box and met Nathaniel Brown’s near-post corner, glancing it past a stranded Room for Germany’s second.
Curacao’s night got tougher right before halftime. Riechedly Bazoer clipped Nmecha in the box and the ref pointed to the spot. Kai Havertz stepped up and rolled the penalty calmly into the corner to make it 3-1.
Germany came out firing in the second half. Kimmich slid Kimmich a perfect ball, and Musiala bent a finish into the far bottom corner from a tight angle to make it 4-1.
They kept pushing for more. Nmecha rattled the crossbar and Sane fluffed a one-on-one, but the fifth finally arrived when Undav nodded it down for Brown. The defender steered it home to become Germany’s newest World Cup debut scorer.
Undav joined the party with 10 minutes left, tapping home Kimmich’s cross to the back post. By then Curacao were completely out of legs and out of answers.
Julian Nagelsmann’s team finished the job late. Undav played Havertz through and he chipped Eloy Room coolly to cap off the rout.
It wasn’t quite 2014 Brazil 7-1, but the scoreline still sends a message. Germany look confident of reaching the knockouts for the first time since 2014, and a performance like this puts them right back in the trophy conversation.
Advocaat will get respect no matter how the rest of this tournament goes - he got Curacao here against all odds. But the gap in class was obvious today, and it probably won’t get any smaller against Ecuador or Ivory Coast next.
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