Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Havertz and Schlotterbeck make it 3-1 after Curaçao bag 1st WC goal

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: It is half-time, the referee blows his whistle! Curacao will hope to make a comeback in the second half as they get a standing ovation from their fans! Scored their first ever WC goal!

Germany 3-1 Curacao, HT

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: Penalty for Germany! Nmecha gets caught in the Curacao box! Referee points to the spot!

Havertz will take it for Germany! BIG MOMENT ON THE CUSP OF HALF-TIME! Havertz rolls it in the bottom left corner with ease!

Germany 3-1 Curacao, 49′

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: Now Germany are spraying it around as Kimmich and Sane exchange passes. Curacao manage to break the play and counter attack! But they run out of ideas and slow down the tempo and the shot goes to Neuer, who holds it easily.

Germany 2-1 Curacao, 45′

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: Corner kick for Germany on the right. Brown to take it! He curls it in and Schlotterbeck converts it, heading it past the goalkeeper. Rising to meet the ball perfectly!

Germany 2-1 Curacao, 38”

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: Curacao are spreading the ball around veteran midfielder Bacuna reduces the tempo. The ball is sprayed around and they make their way into the German half. But at the end, its a long ranger and it goes wide.

Germany 1-1 Curacao, 36′

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: Free kick for Germany from the far right corner. Schlotterbeck heads it to find the second goal for Germany, but the effort is put out for a corner.

Germany 1-1 Curacao, 28 minutes

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: What just happened!!! Curacao just scored and they have silenced millions. Curacao ONE. Germany ONE. Manuel Neuer on his return has been beaten.

A second attempt at goal from Curacao as Livano Comenencia fires one into the far corner to score the first ever World Cup goal for Curacao.

Germany 1-1 Curacao, 21 minutes

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: The Concacaf nation finally showed why they made their way to the grandest football stage, as they built their first attack in the match at the 19th minute mark, before Bacuna sends it high over the post from outside the box.

Germany 1-0 Curacao, 19 minutes

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: The World Cup debutants are struggling to find their foot in the game as Germany unleash a barrage of attacks. Germany have had 60% ball possession so far in the match, have made 8 attempts at goal with 138 completed passes. Curacao have yet to make an attempt on goal and have just 39 completed passes so far.

Germany 1-0 Curacao, 15 minutes

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: Florian Wirtz plays a lovely weighted pass to Felix Nmecha, who whips it one into the top bins. What a finish! Germany score their first goal in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. They are well in the groove in this match.

Germany 1-0 Curacao

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: And we are underway in Houston. This is the very definition of David vs Goliath. Germany should fancy their chances today. But can Curacao surprise us here all?

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, the only member of Germany’s 2014 World Cup-winning team in the squad, will make his first appearance two years after his international retirement and less than a month since his surprise recall to the team. The 40-year-old, who won the last of his 124 international caps in a Euro 2024 quarter-final defeat by Spain, will be making his fifth World Cup appearance.

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: The NRG Stadium is the home of the Houston Texans in the NFL, which hosted two Super Bowls. It has a capacity of 72,000 and will be hosting seven matches in all in this World Cup, which includes five group matches, one round of 32 and one last 16.

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: Curaçao is a tiny Caribbean island nation, situated 60 kilometres off the coast of Venezuela, with a population of just over 150,000 and covering only 443 square kilometres. The Concacaf nation endured two challenging rounds of qualifiers to book their maiden World Cup ticket, which included an unbeaten run across the campaign with seven wins in 10 matches.

Curaçao struck 15 goals across wins against Barbados, Aruba, Saint Lucia and Haiti in the second round of the Concacaf qualifiers. In the final round, they were slotted into a tough group, alongside Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Bermuda, they defied all odds to remain unbeaten. Eventually, a draw against Jamaica sealed their World Cup fate.

Germany vs Curacao LIVE Score: Take a look at both the teams…

Germany (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Kimmich, Tah, Schlotterbeck, Brown; Pavlovic, Nmecha; Sane, Musiala, Wirtz; Havertz. Subs: Baumann, Nubel, Rudiger, Anton, Goretzka, Leweling, Woltemade, Gross, Beier, Stiller, Amiri, Raum, Thiaw, Ouedraogo, Undav.

Curaçao (4-2-3-1): Room; Floranus, Bazoer, Obispo, Fonville; Comenencia, Leandro Bacuna; Hansen, Chong Juninho Bacuna; Locadia. Subs: Bodak, Doornbusch, Sambo, Gaari, van Eijma, Roemeratoe, Antonisse, Noslin, Gorre, Martha, Margaritha, Kuwas, Kastaneer, Brenet, Felida.

Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of the Group E match between Germany and Curacao in Houston. Stay tuned for more updates!