Curaçao celebrates historic first World Cup goal before Germany rolls to 7-1 victory

World CupCuraçao celebrates historic first World Cup goal before Germany rolls to 7-1 victoryKai Havertz scored two goals as Germany pulled away from World Cup first-timer Curaçao late in the opening half and piled on after that in a 7-1 win in a group match.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Livano Comenencia of Curacao celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match against Germany on Sunday.Alexander Hassenstein / Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 14, 2026, 4:21 PM EDTBy The Associated PressKai Havertz scored two goals as Germany pulled away from World Cup first-timer Curaçao late in the opening half and piled on after that in a 7-1 win Sunday in a group match.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Livano Comenencia tied it at 1-1 with his left-footed shot through traffic from the center of the box in the 21st minute to give Curaçao its first goal in the tournament and send fans of the tiny Caribbean nation into a frenzy.It was all Germany after that with the four-time champions regaining the lead on Nico Schlotterbeck’s header off Nathaniel Brown’s corner kick in the 38th minute.The margin of victory comes well short of the World Cup record of nine goals which has happened three times, with the last one coming when Hungary beat El Salvador 10-1 in 1982.Havertz connected on a penalty shot into the left goal in first half stoppage time to make it 3-1. Germany was awarded the penalty shot after Felix Nmecha was tripped in the box by Riechedly Bazoer.Germany wasted no time after halftime to extend the lead with Jamal Musiala scoring on a right-footed shot across the goalkeeper’s area in the 47th minute.Brown scored in the 68th minute to push the advantage to 5-1 and Deniz Undav added a goal in the 78th.Havertz’s second goal came in the 88th minute.It was a strong start for Germany against underdog Curaçao as the team seeks redemption aft...