Germany vs Curacao live online: updates, score, goals and highlights | 2026 World Cup Group E

Now the challenge is the same for Curacao. They were figuring they were going to be playing from behind, but they have to keep this a one goal game for a while to have a chance of getting a point against the four time World Cup winners. 

Three goals in the first half of this opening match from Houston and this has been quite the first half. Open, free flowing and entertaining play not just from Germany, but from Curacao as well. 

Havertz tries to square a ball inside the area but that was tipped and sent away for a corner. 

Juninho sliding into the middle of the pitch looking to fire off a shot. He did get the shot off, but with a defender all over him, that was always going to be a tough ask. 

Kimmich pushes the ref out of the way before receiving a pass, and puts a ball to the back post for Sane, but that went bouncing out for a goal kick. 

One touch play, flicks and tricks. Curacao is not coming into this game scared. They are going to play their game. Their style. If they lose, they lose, but no one will say they changed their ways just because they are on the biggest stage in the world. 

Corner from the far side and that was sent to the back post but Fonville was there to clear the danger. 

Pavlovic had room at the top of the area and fired a shot that was blocked away by Bazoer. Corner to come again. 

Brown puts another ball into the back post and Schlotterbeck's header across goal was waiting for someone to get on the end of it, but no one in a Germany shirt was in the area. 

Brown puts it into the mix from the corner but Room was there to punch it away with both hands. Another corner kick to come after Musiala had it poked away on the end line. 

Ball to the back post for Schlotterbeck and he heads it towards goal, but it was Room with a strong hand to push it over the crossbar. Corner kick to come. 

Free kick in the near corner for Germany after Musiala is tripped up by Bacuna. 

Just over 20 minutes into their first World Cup game, Curacao get their first goal in the tournament. It was dropped back by Locadia for Comenencia who made who looked like a World Cup veteran with this finish. 

WE ARE AT THE HYDRATION BREAK HERE FROM HOUSTON!!!

Hansen was charging into the box, had it poked away, Locadia tried a shot that was blocked away. It fell to Comenencia who laced it with the left foot past Neuer and Curacao are level with the four time World Cup champions. 

Curacao with their first real attack, and it started with Locadia. A ball sent into the area was flicked on by Chong, and cleared only as far as Bacuna who tried a shot at goal but sent it well wide. 

Curacao have a guy in the middle of the field named Chong. He's got the long shaggy, blonde afro and it's giving vibes of Carlos Valderrama who played in the World Cup in USA 32 years ago. 

A little nutmeg in the back from Bacuna and that was one to highlight and watch over and over again tomorrow in the film session. 

Wirtz trying it all on his own from the left side of the area. His shot from just outside the D spays just wide of target. 

It's not an ideal start for Curacao, but as long as they can keep the Germany lead at 1-0 they will feel like they have a chance to steal a goal and potentially a point. Once that second goes in, trouble. 

Pavlovic dinks it over the top for Nmecha who brougt it down right outside the six yard box and poked it at goal but the keeper Room was there to make the save. 

Musiala found Sane running into the area and he took a touch before rolling one just wide of target from the right side. 

Have a look at the link up play at the top of the area. Wirtz was our player to watch out for in the preview and he looks in the mood but it's Nmecha who gets the opener. 

Nmecha in the mood today. He winds up from well beyond the top of the area, and that shot fron the right side just skimmed the outside of the top corner. 

For Curacao it was a matter of delaying the inevitable, but it took just six minutes for the Germans to break down their defense and put the first on the board. 

Great ball played in behind the defense for Musiala and he scaled across the top of the area before his shot was blocked by Obispo. 

Locadia got a chance to stretch his feet along the far touchline and he carried it into the attacking third. It was shut down quickly, but those are the little things that Curacao need to see early to believe that they can pull off a miracle. 

Brown into the area for the first time and he tried to slide it square for Havertz but the Curacao defense hangs strong in the first Germany attack. 

For a team like Curacao, they have to take small wins in the little things. Build confidence when they take possession from Germany. Knock a few passes around and prove that you can keep the ball from this European giant. 

Don't expect Curacao to have too much of the ball throughout the match. They will get a few chances at goal, if that. Let's see if they can make the most of those chances. 

WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM HOUSTON!!!!

Curacao's first World Cup match and they play the four time champions of the competition. 

Germany's 4-2-3-1

Nagelsmann is going with Neuer in goal, Kimmich, Tah, Schlotterbeck and Brown in the back. In the middle it's Pavlovic and Nmecha with Sane, Musiala, Wirtz tucked behind Havertz. 

The Curacao national anthem plays for the first time in a World Cup, and for a lot of people it watching in the stadium and at home this will be the first time they hear this anthem. 

The teams are coming on to the pitch and this is a historic moment for the Blue Wave of Curacao. Their first World Cup is just minutes from beginning.

Old meets new

It's a stark contrast on the touchlines of both sides today. We have the youngest manager in the tournamnet taking on the oldest manager in the tournament. Nagelsmann wasn't even born when Advocaat started his managerial career. 

Germany's World Cup history  

Germany is one of the most storied teams in this tournament. They have won four World Cups with their first one coming in 1954 as West Germany. They would win it again in 1974 as hosts of the tournament. Since then they have been to five finals in the 12 tournaments that have been played. The won two of those finals in 1999 and in 2014, but since winning their last one they have failed to get out of group stages in the last two World Cups. Julian Nagelsmann is trying to bring the luster back to this soccer juggernaut. 

World Cup debutants 

Curacao are the new kids on the block this tournament, but they aren't the only ones. There are four debutants in this tournament. Jordan, Cape Verde, Curacao and Uzbekistan are all set to make their debuts, and the question is which one of these four teams will make the biggest splash in their first World Cup?

The 40 year old club

Manuel Neuer is set to play his fifth World Cup after coming out of international retirement. He is 40 years old and looking to win his second World Cup. The German keeper is one of eight members of the 40 year old club in this tournament. That is the most that have even played in any World Cup with the oldest of the most veteran players being Craig Gordon who is 43. Cristiano Ronaldo is 41 and the other six are 40. 

Group E recap

This is a tricky group, and you have to feel a bit bad for Curacao (87th in FIFA) who drew what could be looked at as the Group of Death. Germany (10th in FIFA) is a well known powerhouse that fancies their chances in any World Cup they enter. Ecuador (24th in FIFA) might be the dark horses of this tournament, and Cote d'Ivore just beat France in a tune up before the World Cup. Here is what the schedule looks like in this Group E. 

GROUP E
1. Germany
2. Curaçao
3. Ivory Coast
4. Ecuador

Sunday, June 14, 1 p.m. (Fox): Germany vs. Curaçao, NRG Stadium (Houston)
Sunday, June 14, 7 p.m. (FS1): Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador, Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia)
Saturday, June 20, 4 p.m. (Fox): Germany vs. Ivory Coast, BMO Field (Toronto)
Saturday, June 20, 8 p.m. (FS1): Ecuador vs. Curaçao, Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)
Thursday, June 25, 4 p.m. (FS1): Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast, Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia)
Thursday, June 25, 4 p.m. (Fox): Ecuador vs. Germany, MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey)

Star watch: Curacao 

Manager Dick Advocaat is probably the most recognizable name on this Curacao roster. He has coached everywhere, and the club and the international level. When it comes to his players the only one who plays on a well known European club is Armando Obispo. He grew up in the PSV academy and has played on the first team for the last six years. 

Star watch: Germany

There is no shortage of star power on this squad. They have Kai Havertz and Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala and Joshua Kimmich, but I want to see what Florian Wirtz does in this tournament. It was a frustrating first season at Liverpool for him, and I think he is going to use this tournament to find his best form yet again. The 23 year old, who has been playing top flight soccer for the last six years, was brilliant at Bayer Leverkusen accounting for 20+ goals for two straight seasons in the Bundesliga. This year he had 5 goals and 3 assists with the Reds, but he will be looking to play a much more involved role with his national team. 

Curacao squad 

The Blue wave have a heavy influence of Dutch born players with Curaçaoan roots. This group of unknowns will look to come into this debut campaign in the sports biggest event looking to shock the world. This is the squad that Dick Advocaat has brought to the World Cup. 

Goalkeepers

Tyrick Bodack

Trevor Doornbusch

Eloy Room

Defenders

Riechedly Bazoer

Joshua Brenet

Roshon van Eijma

Sherel Floranus

Deveron Fonville

Jurien Gaari

Armando Obispo

Shurandy Sambo

Midfielders

Juninho Bacuna

Leandro Bacuna

Livano Comenencia

Kevin Felida

Ar'jany Martha

Tyrese Noslin

Godfried Roemeratoe

Forwards

Jeremy Antonisse

Tahith Chong

Kenji Gorre

Sontje Hansen

Gervane Kastaneer

Brandley Kuwas

Jurgen Locadia

Jearl Margaritha

Germany's squad

While this squad maybe isn’t on the tip of everyones tongue coming into this match, there is plenty of talent to give Germany fans reasons to believe. Julian Nagelsmann has a deep squad of internationally known names that play at the biggest clubs around the world. There is a mix of youth and experience on this side that won’t mind flying a bit under the radar. 

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Alexander Nübel (Stuttgart)

Defenders: Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund), Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt), Pascal Groß (Brighton & Hove Albion), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Jonathan Tah (Bayern Munich), Malick Thiaw (Newcastle)

Midfielders: Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart), Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart), Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich), Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Liverpool)

Forwards: Deniz Undav (Stuttgart), Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), Leroy Sané (Istanbul), Nick Woltemade (Newcastle)

Curacao starting XI

For the first time ever Curacao put out a staring XI in a World Cup. This is the XI that Dick Advocaat is going with here from Houston. 

Germany XI 

Nagelsmann is not holding back in his World Cup kick off. He has brought out the big guns and Germany is going to look to overwhelm Curacao with guys like Musiala, Wirtz, Sane and Havertz. 

Curacao last game

Curacao got prepared for their first World Cup with a game against follow tournament participant Scotland and then Aruba. Scotland got the best of them with a 4-1 win, but Curacao would then beat Aruba by a score of 4-0. All of their goals came after the halftime break, and Joshua Brenet getting the first goal in the 53rd minute. Jeremy Antonisse doubled the lead in the 68th and a couple of late goals from Livano Comenencia and Juninho Bacuna capped the final tune up and got them sharpened for their World Cup opener against the European giants. 

Last game: Germany

The German national team extended their winning streak to nine games in their final tune up before the World Cup. They took on the USMNT and Julian Nagelsmann's men did win, but I’m not sure if they or the US team was more content with the performance. Kai Havertz scored the opening goal just two minutes into the game off a free kick from Joshua Kimmich. Antonee Robinson leveled the score with a fantastic volley from outside the area and both teams were tied 1-1 at the half. Leroy Sane scored the goal that made the difference in the 57th minute to keep the perfect streak alive.

We are live from Houston 

Hello everyone and welcome to Texas where the German national team will being their quest for World Cup number five today from Houston. It's a team that is coming in to this tournament a bit under the radar when you take into account their long and illustrious history. That doesn’t mean that they aren’t entering this tournament expecting to win, but they are far from the favorites which is unfamiliar territory for this side. Curacao is on a historic trip to the World Cup, and while they should be savoring this occasion, why not try and take down one of the giants of the game in their first ever World Cup match. 

Germany vs. Curacao Group E

It's David and Goliath to start the day from Houston, Texas. One of the winningest teams in World Cup history takes on a team that makes their debut in the tournament. Four time winners against a team that has never been on this stage before. Germany take on Curacao to kick off their World Cup campaign and AS English will be with you all nigh providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of today’s Group E match up.