CuraçaovsGermany
CUW 1/GER 7
Things to say
Germany hammered Curaçao 7-1 at NRG Stadium in their World Cup opener.
01
opener
Did you see Germany put seven past Curaçao? Absolute paddling. Curaçao snuck one back but it was over by halftime.
02
key player
Havertz led them with 4 shots and looked sharp up top — Germany finally has a striker who actually wants the ball.
03
hot take
Honestly the 7-1 flatters Germany. Eloy Room made 4 saves or it's double digits — Curaçao's keeper kept it from being a proper massacre.
04
deep cut
Schlotterbeck had 74 accurate passes AND 14 defensive interventions from center back. Dude was running the game from the back line.
05
exit
Group stage cakewalk so far — real test comes when they hit someone with a pulse in the knockouts.
The recap
Germany absolutely steamrolled Curaçao 7-1 at NRG Stadium, and it was every bit the paddling the scoreline suggests. Havertz was leading the line and peppering the goal, while Schlotterbeck ran the show from the back with 74 accurate passes and a ridiculous 14 defensive interventions.
Curaçao keeper Eloy Room had four saves and still picked the ball out of the net seven times, which tells you everything about the kind of afternoon he had. Credit to Curaçao for at least finding the net once so it wasn't a total embarrassment, but Germany were on a different planet.