Germany 7-1 Curacao Nagelsmann’s Die Mannschaft hang seven on CONCACAF new boys

Curacao just ran out of steam after a spirited start and Germany did not stop coming for goals.

Havertz gets his second and first from the run of play.

Goretzka forces a turnover and Undav grabs the ball to send Havertz in to the box.

He tries to beat the keeper and the ball takes a big dip off a lunging defender’s boot to make its way inside the far post.

Denis Undav gets on the scoresheet, as the ex-Brighton man scores his seventh goal in 10 caps.

Kimmich brings the ball across goal and defers with a surprise cutback pass that Undav slashes past a defender on the line.

Nathaniel Brown looks to have just stayed onside while spinning to strike a gorgeous side volley past Room for 5-1.

Assist to recent sub Denis Undav.

A dead ball from the left side is headed by Leandro Bacuna and Neuer leaps but pulls his hand back as the ball is just a bit too high to pull this score to 4-2.

It’s Jamal Musiala, who was wonderful in the first half and deserved to be on the score sheet.

Kimmich finds Musiala’s run into the box and Room can’t get low fast enough to stop the ball from reaching the inside of the far post.

Curacao got their moment with the equalizer and it was a terrific “why we watch” moment for neutrals, let alone the Blue Wave.

But Germany is giving a “Why we win” performance, as Nagelsmann’s men have 71% possession and turned it into 16 shots with four on target in the first 45.

Nmecha has a goal and drew the penalty as Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz are enjoying the occasion.

Room cannot stop Kai Havertz, whose stuttering run-up gets the keeper going the wrong way.

Nmecha goes down in the heart of the box and Riechedly Bazoer knows he’s caught the German.

Nmecha makes a meal of it to make sure the referee sees it but penalty is an easy call.

This time Schlotterbeck beats Room with room to spare late in the first half, nodding Nathaniel Brown’s service home for 2-1..

The Dortmund man darts toward the front post and has as much time as he likes to turn the ball a few yards to the right of the keeper.

38th minute.

Nico Schlotterbeck gets on the end of a corner kick and tries to loop it over Miami FC goalkeeper Eloy Room.

The ex-Columbus keeper isn’t fooled and slaps it over the bar for a second Germany corner from the right side.

This one is punched away by Room.

1-1, 29'

Absolute scenes!

Curacao break up the middle and get on the end of two loose balls, the second a bounding shot that takes a turn off a defender to beat Manuel Neuer and tie the game at one!

It’s FC Zurich’s Livano Comenencia who has the first World Cup goal for the smallest nation to ever reach the men’s tournament.

Eloy Room is helpless as Germany turn early dominance into a goal.

Felix Nmecha works a 1-2 with Florian Wirtz and snaps a spinning shot that curls inside the far post.

Gorgeous opener inside of six minutes.

The World Cup’s latest upset attempt begins as the Germans in white and black, and the Blue Wave in blue and yellow kick off.

Starting XI: Room, Floranus, J. Bacunha, Comenencia, Locadia, L. Bacuna, Hansen, Obispo, Chong, Bazoer, Fonville

Subs: Sambo, Gaari, van Eijma, Roemeratoe, Antonisse, Noslin, Gorre, Martha, Margaritha, Kuwas, Kastaneer, Brenet, Felida, Bodak, Doornbusch

Starting XI: Neuer, Pavlovic, Tah, Schlotterbeck,Brown, Kimmich, Nmecha, Wirtz, Musiala, Sane, Havertz

Subs: Amiri, Anton, Baumann, Beier, Goretzka, Gross, Leweling, Nubel, Ouedraogo, Raum, Rudiger, Stiller, Thiaw, Undav, Woltemade

Strong team for the Germans, who will not take a risk with Antonio Rudiger after he suffered some back problems.

Kick off time: 1pm ET Sunday, June 14
Venue: Houston Stadium — Texas
TV Channel: Telemundo/Universo
Streaming: Stream live on Peacock, en Espanol