Germany 7–1 Curaçao · 2026 FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA World Cup · Group E · Match 400021464

Germany

—

Curaçao

Houston Stadium

14 June 2026 · 17:00 UTC

Attendance 68,021

Group E · Germany Win

Jamal Musiala #10 of Germany celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match between Germany and Curacao at Houston Stadium on June 14, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) — Kai Havertz scored twice as Julian Nagelsmann's side ran riot to hand the FIFA World Cup newcomers a harsh lesson.
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    Germany put seven past debutants Curaçao — Kai Havertz scored twice as Julian Nagelsmann's side ran riot to hand the FIFA World Cup newcomers a harsh lesson.
  

Match Goals

Germany 7–1 Curaçao

Goal positions — Germany attacks right

Germany

Goal Felix NMECHA

6' · Regular goal

Goal Nico SCHLOTTERBECK

38' · Regular goal

Goal Kai HAVERTZ

45' · Regular goal

Goal Jamal MUSIALA

47' · Regular goal

Goal Nathaniel BROWN

68' · Regular goal

Goal Deniz UNDAV

78' · Regular goal

Goal Kai HAVERTZ

88' · Regular goal

Curaçao

Goal Livano COMENENCIA

21' · Regular goal

Match Timeline

Key events

Goal Felix NMECHA

Germany

21'

Goal Livano COMENENCIA

Curaçao

38'

Goal Nico SCHLOTTERBECK

Germany

45'

Goal Kai HAVERTZ

Germany

47'

Goal Jamal MUSIALA

Germany

64'

Sub Germany

↑ Deniz UNDAV ↓ Jamal MUSIALA

65'

Sub Curaçao

↑ Jearl MARGARITHA ↓ Juergen LOCADIA

68'

Goal Nathaniel BROWN

Germany

72'

Sub Germany

↑ Leon GORETZKA ↓ Felix NMECHA

72'

Sub Germany

↑ Antonio RUEDIGER ↓ Jonathan TAH

72'

Sub Germany

↑ David RAUM ↓ Nathaniel BROWN

78'

Goal Deniz UNDAV

Germany

82'

Sub Curaçao

↑ Gervane KASTANEER ↓ Tahith CHONG

83'

Sub Germany

↑ Waldemar ANTON ↓ Joshua KIMMICH

88'

Goal Kai HAVERTZ

Germany

Team Statistics

Head-to-head metrics

Germany

Possession57.8%

Passes641

Pass Accuracy88.8%

Shots26

Shots on Target12

Corners8

Yellow Cards0

Offsides0

Defensive Pressures227

Forced Turnovers46

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)12 / 7

Curaçao

Possession35.3%

Passes362

Pass Accuracy80.4%

Shots8

Shots on Target2

Corners1

Yellow Cards0

Offsides1

Defensive Pressures339

Forced Turnovers43

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)7 / 2

Comparative

GER 57.8%PossessionCUW 35.3%

GER 641PassesCUW 362

GER 26ShotsCUW 8

GER 12Shots on TargetCUW 2

GER 227Def. PressuresCUW 339

GER 15Counter-PressCUW 11

Phase Analytics

Tactical phase aggregates

Germany · 3-4-3

High Press

8.6

Counter-Press

15.3

Mid Block

11.4

Low Block

12.8

Att. Transition

12.6

Final Third

23.2

High Block

7.6

Turnovers

46.0

Curaçao · 4-1-2-3

High Press

2.0

Counter-Press

11.4

Mid Block

24.6

Low Block

37.3

Att. Transition

20.5

Final Third

8.5

High Block

1.1

Turnovers

43.0

Temporal Analytics

Pressing Intelligence & Performance Rates

    These metrics are sourced from temporal team analytics reports generated at intervals throughout the match. Comparing early-match and late-match snapshots reveals how each team's intensity and tactical shape evolved.
  

Germany — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 15.29 / 20)

High Press (score: 8.56 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 11.40 / 50)

Low Block (score: 12.78 / 50)

Elite Counter-Press

Curaçao — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 11.44 / 20)

High Press (score: 1.98 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 24.62 / 50)

Low Block (score: 37.29 / 50)

High Counter-Press

Germany Phase Intensity Over Match Time

Phase aggregate values interpolated from temporal analytics snapshots · Goal events shown as vertical markers

Formations & Tactics

Starting XI

Germany · 3-4-3 · Coach: Julian NAGELSMANN

Curaçao · 4-1-2-3 · Coach: Dick ADVOCAAT

Squads

Match squads

Germany — Squad

#	Player
1	Manuel NEUER
2	Antonio RUEDIGER ↑72'
3	Waldemar ANTON ↑83'
4	Jonathan TAH ↓72'
5	Aleksandar PAVLOVIC
6	Joshua KIMMICH ↓83'
7	Kai HAVERTZ ⚽45' · ⚽88'
8	Leon GORETZKA ↑72'
9	Jamie LEWELING
10	Jamal MUSIALA ⚽47' · ↓64'
11	Nick WOLTEMADE
12	Oliver Baumann
13	Pascal GROSS
14	Maximilian BEIER
15	Nico SCHLOTTERBECK ⚽38'
16	Angelo Stiller
17	Florian WIRTZ
18	Nathaniel BROWN ⚽68' · ↓72'
19	Leroy SANE
20	Nadiem Amiri
21	Alexander NUEBEL
22	David RAUM ↑72'
23	Felix NMECHA ⚽6' · ↓72'
24	Malick THIAW
25	Assan OUEDRAOGO
26	Deniz UNDAV ⚽78' · ↑64'

Curaçao — Squad

#	Player
1	Eloy ROOM
2	Shurandy SAMBO
3	Jurien GAARI
4	Roshon VAN EIJMA
5	Sherel FLORANUS
6	Godfried ROEMERATOE
7	Juninho BACUNA
8	Livano COMENENCIA ⚽21'
9	Juergen LOCADIA ↓65'
10	Leandro BACUNA
11	Jeremy Antonisse
12	Sontje HANSEN
13	Tyrese NOSLIN
14	Kenji GORRE
15	Arjany MARTHA
16	Jearl MARGARITHA ↑65'
17	Brandley KUWAS
18	Armando OBISPO
19	Gervane KASTANEER ↑82'
20	Joshua BRENET
21	Tahith CHONG ↓82'
22	Kevin FELIDA
23	Riechedly Bazoer
24	Deveron FONVILLE
25	Tyrick BODAK
26	Trevor DOORNBUSCH

Post-Match Intelligence

Core Players & Final Team Stats

Germany — Final Stats

Possession57.8%

Passes / Completed641 / 569

Pass Accuracy88.8%

Shots / On Target26 / 12

Corners8

Yellow Cards0

Offsides0

Def. Pressures227

Forced Turnovers46

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)12 / 7

Counter-Press Score15.29

Curaçao — Final Stats

Possession35.3%

Passes / Completed362 / 291

Pass Accuracy80.4%

Shots / On Target8 / 2

Corners1

Yellow Cards0

Offsides1

Def. Pressures339

Forced Turnovers43

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)7 / 2

Counter-Press Score11.44

Head-to-Head Comparison

GER 57.8%PossessionCUW 35.3%

GER 641PassesCUW 362

GER 26ShotsCUW 8

GER 12Shots on TargetCUW 2

GER 227Def. PressuresCUW 339

GER 15Counter-PressCUW 11

Distance & Speed Comparison

GER 116,216Total Distance (m)CUW 103,486

GER 490Total SprintsCUW 400

GER 33.8Max Top Speed (km/h)CUW 33.3

GER 30.2Avg Top Speed (km/h)CUW 30.5

Germany — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Aleksandar PAVLOVIC	12,135	72	59	29.8	3 shots
Kai HAVERTZ	11,602	40	55	32.9	⚽ 4 shots
Florian WIRTZ	11,086	67	46	28.5	🎯 3 shots
Leroy SANE	10,238	50	59	33.5	3 shots
Nico SCHLOTTERBECK	9,931	81	26	31.8	⚽
Joshua KIMMICH	9,636	79	40	29.9	🎯
Nathaniel BROWN	8,798	39	38	33.8	⚽ 🎯
Felix NMECHA	8,346	37	35	31.0	⚽ 4 shots

Curaçao — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Livano COMENENCIA	10,853	27	47	32.0	⚽
Sherel FLORANUS	10,463	35	50	33.3
Juninho BACUNA	10,064	35	49	30.7
Deveron FONVILLE	9,724	26	57	32.1
Leandro BACUNA	9,305	56	26	31.8
Tahith CHONG	8,768	19	31	30.0
Armando OBISPO	8,686	40	17	33.2
Riechedly Bazoer	8,506	36	15	27.8

Player Physical & Goal Metrics

All player analytics from the post-match snapshot

SPARQL · Player Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 
PREFIX xsd: 

SELECT ?playerName ?teamName ?goals ?assists ?totalDistance ?passes ?sprints ?topSpeed ?timePlayed
FROM 
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WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021464" .
  ?m fifa:hasPlayerAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:player ?player .
  ?player rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:team ?team . ?team rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:assists ?assists }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:totalDistance ?totalDistance }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:sprints ?sprints }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:topSpeed ?topSpeed }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:timePlayed ?timePlayed }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName DESC(?totalDistance)

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SPARQL Queries

Knowledge graph exploration

Match Overview

Germany vs Curaçao — core match metadata

SPARQL · Match Overview

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?stadium ?attendance
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?match a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021464" .
  ?match fifa:homeTeam ?ht ; fifa:awayTeam ?at ;
         fifa:homeTeamScore ?homeScore ; fifa:awayTeamScore ?awayScore ;
         fifa:date ?date ; fifa:stadium ?s ; fifa:attendance ?attendance .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium .
}

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Goals

All goal events with scorer and assist

SPARQL · Goals

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?minute ?playerName ?teamName ?goalType ?assistName
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021464" .
  ?m fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
  ?goal fifa:goalMinute ?minute .
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalType }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?a . ?a rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY xsd:integer(?minute)

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Team Analytics + Pressing Phases

Full tactical phase breakdown for both teams

SPARQL · Team Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?teamName ?possession ?passes ?passesCompleted ?goals ?shots ?shotsOnTarget
       ?corners ?yellowCards ?offsides ?defPress ?turnovers ?highPress ?counterPress
FROM 
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WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021464" .
  ?m fifa:hasTeamAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:team ?team .
  ?team rdfs:label ?teamName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:possession ?possession }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passesCompleted ?passesCompleted }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoal ?shots }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoalOnTarget ?shotsOnTarget }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:corners ?corners }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:yellowCards ?yellowCards }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:offsides ?offsides }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:defensivePressuresApplied ?defPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:forcedTurnovers ?turnovers }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateHighPress ?highPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateCounterPress ?counterPress }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName

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