60′ – Nathaniel Brown just misses out on a 50/50 ball inside the Curaçao box.
54′ – Aleksandar Pavlovic shoots from distance. Ball goes over.
50′ – Nmecha gets on the end of a short corner and nearly scored.
47′ – TOR! Jamal Musiala scores from a tight angle off a Joshua Kimmich through pass.
46′ – The second half has kicked off!
Halftime Observations
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Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz both look much better than in the last game against the USMNT
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Counters and defending in general is still an area for improvement for Germany
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Curaçao equalizing was a massive moment for them.
45+5′ – Half time.
45+4′ – TOR! Germany get a penalty after Nmecha went down inside the box. Kai Havertz dispatches the penalty.
45′ – Four minutes added on.
42′ – Jamal Musiala makes one too many passes and the chance ends up not a goal.
38′ – TOR! Schlotterbeck tries again from a corner and he does score!
33′ – Sane shoots it straight at the goalkeeper.
28′ – Nico Schlotterbeck’s header is saved.
21′ – Goal. Curaçao equalize from out of nowhere.
19′ – Curaçao find themselves inside the German third, but end up firing their shot well high. Germany race down the other end and Kai Havertz couldn’t meet the cross.
14′ – Wirtz tries curling one from distance, but his shot goes wide of the far post.
11′ – Leroy Sane holds on to the ball too long and couldn’t get a shot off.
9′ – Nmecha nearly scores another with a shot from outside the box.
6′ – TOR! Felix Nmecha plays a 1-2 with Florian Wirtz, who returns it to Nmecha who shoots first time to put Germany ahead!
3′ – Germany get inside the box but the final touch was lacking and the ball is cleared.
Kickoff! – We are off!
Lineups are out! Manuel Neuer is back in goal for Germany’s first match at the World Cup!
Germany is raring to go for its first match at the 2026 World Cup, going up against debutants Curaçao. The two countries have never played against each other before, with the Germans being heavy favorites.
Manuel Neuer has made his return to the national team after initially retiring from it, while Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz and co. will have to step up their game in the absence of Serge Gnabry and Lennart Karl.
Match Info:
Location: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas, USA
Date: June 14, 2026
Kickoff: 12:00 PM Local time (EDT) | 10:00 AM PDT
TV/streaming: ESPN+, Find Your Country
NRG, you say? Hope Germany has lots of it:
Prediction
Germany wins 4-0 with goals from Nick Woltemade, Deniz Undav, Florian Wirtz, and Jamal Musiala.
It’s Germany time
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