World Cup 2026: Germany 7–1 Curacao; Third 7+ goal record in 21st century
Germany thrashed Curacao 7–1 in World Cup 2026 Group E opener; Their third 7+ goals record at a World Cup in the 21st century.
Germany beat Curaçao 7–1 in their Group E opener of the World Cup 2026 finals. This makes it only the third time in the 21st century that Germany have scored 7 or more goals in a World Cup.
Match details: Group E, 1st round — 14 June 2026, Sunday; 20:00 Moscow time. Result: Germany 7–1 Curacao.
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Goal line: 6' Nmecha (Germany) 1–0; 21' Comenencia (Curaçao) 1–1; 38' Schlatterbeck (Germany) 2–1; 45+5' Havertz (Germany) 3–1; 47' Musiala (Germany) 4–1; 68' Braun (Germany) 5–1; 78' Undau (Germany) 6–1; 88' Havertz (Germany) 7–1.
This record was previously achieved by Germany when they beat Saudi Arabia 8–0 in the 2002 World Cup and Brazil 7–1 in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals.
The only two other World Cup matches in the last 26 years where the same team has scored 7 or more goals are: Portugal 7–0 North Korea at the 2010 World Cup, Spain 7–0 Costa Rica at the 2022 World Cup.
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