Curacao stuns Germany at World Cup with historic goal that sends supporters into understandable frenzy

Germany is simply a four-time World Cup champion, while Curacao is only making its World Cup debut successful 2026. The 2 teams are not equals, but for astatine slightest a little infinitesimal during their Group Stage lucifer successful Houston connected Sunday, adjacent is precisely what they were.

The Germans, who entered nan lucifer arsenic incredibly dense favorites, sewage disconnected to nan cleanable commencement by taking a 1-0 lead conscionable six minutes into nan contest. In different words, nan lucifer began precisely arsenic expected, but past came nan unexpected successful what is undoubtedly nan infinitesimal of nan tourney frankincense far.

While chasing nan shot pinch Germany wholly dominating possession, Curacao managed to support things successful check, and not conscionable settee into nan match, but really make it 1 by scoring nan nation's first-ever extremity successful World Cup history.

Livano Comenencia #8 of Curacao celebrates scoring his team's first extremity during nan FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E lucifer betwixt Germany and Curacao astatine Houston Stadium connected June 14, 2026 successful Houston, Texas. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

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Livano Comenencia, a 22-year-old defender who plays professionally successful Switzerland, was nan man responsible for nan historical moment.

The astir 7,000 Curacao fans wrong NRG Stadium celebrated nan juncture accordingly.

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Germany sewage nan momentum backmost connected its broadside pinch a extremity disconnected a corner kick successful nan 38th minute, but nan extremity from Curacao was a definite triumph successful and of itself.

Livano Comenencia #8 of Curacao celebrates pinch Juninho Bacuna #7 aft scoring nan team's first extremity during nan FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E lucifer betwixt Germany and Curacao astatine Houston Stadium connected June 14, 2026 successful Houston, Texas. (Julian Finney - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

To opportunity that Curacao is nan underdog, and not conscionable against Germany but for nan full tournament, would beryllium an understatement pinch nan Caribbean island's approximate organization being conscionable nether 160,000. The organization of Houston alone, nan host metropolis for nan match, is 2.4 million.

Germany has a organization of astir 83 million.

Curacao fans cheer successful nan stands during nan FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E lucifer betwixt Germany and Curacao astatine Houston Stadium connected June 14, 2026 successful Houston, Texas. (Steph Chambers - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

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Curacao, ranked 82nd successful nan FIFA rankings, qualified for its first World Cup successful style by going unbeaten and winning CONCACAF Group B complete Jamaica, Bermuda, and Trinidad & Tobago.

The Curacaoan nationalist squad is made up almost wholly of Dutch players who personally chose to correspond their families who near nan islands and came to nan Netherlands. The squad is managed by 78-year-old Dick Advocaat, who took nan Dutch to nan quarterfinals of nan 1994 World Cup held successful nan United States.