Germany made a confident start to their World Cup campaign with a 7-1 win over tournament debutants Curacao in Group E.
Felix Nmecha opened the scoring just six minutes in, but Germany were stunned when Livano Comenencia levelled with Curacao’s first ever World Cup goal.
However, a Nico Schlotterbeck header and Havertz penalty soon restored Germany’s advantage before half-time.
A comfortable display saw further goals in the second half from Jamal Musiala, Nathaniel Brown, Deniz Undav and Havertz as Germany wrapped up three points in their first Group E game.
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The key moments from Houston…
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6: GOAL! Nmecha settles any early nerves against the minnows with a quality curling strike
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21: GOAL! Comenencia makes history for Curacao by scoring their first ever World Cup goal
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38: GOAL! Schlotterbeck heads Germany back in front
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45+1: GOAL! Havertz opens his account for the World Cup from penalty spot
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47: GOAL! Musiala tucks away a fantastic finish from the angle after Kimmich pass
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68: GOAL! Brown appears up the pitch from left-back to volley home
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78: GOAL! Undav comes off the bench to make it 6-1
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87: GOAL! Havertz races away and clips home to seal the comfortable victory
What the result means…
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