'Brazil 7-1 Rout' 12 Years Later, Germany 'Again' Blasts 7 Goals in World Cup... Curaçao Crushed 7-1 as 'Havertz Scores Multiple Goals'

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The 'Tank Army' Germany secured a decisive victory in their first match at the 2026 FIFA North, Central America and Caribbean World Cup by scoring a whopping seven goals.

On the 15th (Korea time), Germany crushed Curaçao 7-1 in the first match of Group E of the tournament's group stage held at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas, USA.

As of June, FIFA rankings place Germany at 10th and Curaçao at 82nd. Curaçao is also the team making its World Cup debut in this tournament.

According to football statistics outlet Opta, a total of five matches in this century's World Cup have seen a team score seven or more goals, including this match, with Germany accounting for three of those games.

Germany previously defeated Saudi Arabia 8-0 in the group stage of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup and demolished host nation Brazil 7-1 in the 2014 Brazil World Cup semi-finals, marking their second 7+ goal explosion in the World Cup in 12 years.

Germany broke the deadlock with an early goal by Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) in the 6th minute, but suffered a blow to their pride when Rivanon Comenencia (FC Zurich) equalized in the 21st minute of the first half. Comenencia's goal will be remembered in Curaçao football history as the nation's first-ever World Cup goal.

After conceding an equalizer once, Germany unleashed a barrage of goals. Nico Schlotterbeck (Dortmund) powered a header into the net from a corner kick in the 38th minute of the first half, and Kai Havertz (Arsenal) added another goal from a penalty kick in stoppage time of the first half, widening the gap.

Germany then extended their lead further, starting with Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich) scoring in the 2nd minute of the second half, followed by consecutive goals from Nathaniel Brown (Frankfurt) in the 23rd minute and Dennis Unda (Stuttgart) in the 33rd minute, quickly pulling ahead 6-1.

In the 43rd minute of the second half, Havertz received a through pass from Unda and finished with a chip shot over the goalkeeper, scoring his second goal of the day and the team's seventh, sealing the match.

Germany dominated possession with 54% compared to Curaçao's 36% (10% contested), and held a clear advantage in shots with 26 to 8, demonstrating a significant superiority in overall strength.

Not only did six players score in the opening match, but Havertz (2 goals), Unda (1 goal, 2 assists), Brown (1 goal, 1 assist), and Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich, 2 assists) all recorded multiple attacking points.

With a population of only 150,000—the smallest among all nations to have ever qualified for a World Cup finals—Curaçao bowed their heads after feeling the wall of the world from their first World Cup match. They could only be satisfied with scoring their historic first World Cup goal and showing resilience by briefly holding Germany to a 1-1 tie.

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