FIFA World Cup 2026 | Germany vs Curaçao LIVE updates: Germany leads 2-1 after Curaçao scores first-ever World Cup goal

First Half ends, Germany 3, Curaçao 1.

Goal! Germany 3, Curaçao 1. Kai Havertz (Germany) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

Penalty conceded by Riechedly Bazoer (Curaçao) after a foul in the penalty area.

Penalty Germany. Felix Nmecha draws a foul in the penalty area.

Attempt saved. Sontje Hansen (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Manuel Neuer (Germany). Assisted by Livano Comenencia.

Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Germany) header from the centre of the box is blocked.

Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané.

Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Brown (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Corner, Germany. Conceded by Livano Comenencia.

Corner, Germany. Conceded by Sherel Floranus.

Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao).

Deveron Fonville (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Leroy Sané (Germany).

Goal! Germany 2, Curaçao 1. Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Brown with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Germany. Conceded by Riechedly Bazoer.

Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sontje Hansen.

Jürgen Locadia (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany).

Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.

Manuel Neuer is Germany’s oldest player at the major tournament at the age of 40. Neuer had kept a clean sheet in his previous 7 appearances.

Corner, Germany. Conceded by Riechedly Bazoer.

Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané.

Corner, Germany. Conceded by Armando Obispo.

Corner, Germany. Conceded by Eloy Room.

Attempt saved. Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Eloy Room (Curaçao). Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.

Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Curaçao).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match for a drinks break.

Goal! Germany 1, Curaçao 1. Livano Comenencia, Curaçao’s youngest player, took a left-footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. This marks Curacao’s first-ever World Cup goal 

Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Felix Nmecha (Germany).

Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Curaçao) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sontje Hansen.

Tahith Chong (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Jamal Musiala (Germany).

Jürgen Locadia (Curaçao) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).

Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathaniel Brown.

Foul by Jürgen Locadia (Curaçao).

Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Felix Nmecha (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Eloy Room (Curaçao). Assisted by Aleksandar Pavlovic with a through ball.

Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.

Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Attempt missed. Felix Nmecha (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.

Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

Goal! Germany 1, Curaçao 0. Felix Nmecha (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.

Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Brown with a through ball.

Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao).

Foul by Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany).

Deveron Fonville (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany).

Tahith Chong (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

First Half begins.

The latest country to make its World Cup debut will also have the oldest coach ever in the tournament when Curacao plays traditional powerhouse Germany in a Group E match on Sunday in Houston.

At 78, Dutch-born Dick Advocaat will become the oldest on the bench and will end the ‌musical chairs of record-holders already in the early stages of this World Cup. On the other hand, Germany’s manager, Julian Nagelsmann, is the youngest in the tournament.

In fact, the record was set twice on Thursday, first by South Africa’s 74-year-old Hugo ⁠Broos (born April 10, 1952) vs. Mexico. Later, the Czech Republic coach Miroslav Koubek took the temporary title against South Korea. He is also 74 years old but was born on September 1, 1951.

Rest assured, no other coach in ‌the World Cup is older than Advocaat, who took over the Curacao program in January 2024 and coached them to 28 goals in 10 qualifying matches, the most ‌among all CONCACAF teams.

Elder-led Curacao prepare for soccer giants Germany

Curacao’s 78-year-old coach leads the smallest World Cup debutant against Germany, a four-time champion, in a thrilling matchup.

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has fully recovered from a calf injury he sustained last month and is ready to go for Germany’s World Cup opener against Curacao on Sunday.

The 40-year-old enters the World Cup having not played for Germany in almost two years after coach Julian Nagelsmann lured him out of international retirement.

There were questions about his health after he injured his left calf during Bayern’s last Bundesliga game of the season in late May and missed the German Cup final against Stuttgart for what was called “muscular problems in his left calf.”

The Bayern Munich captain is the only remaining member of the World Cup-winning team from 2014 on the Germany squad. This will be his fifth World Cup, which will tie the German record held by Lothar Matthäus.

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