{"id":934,"date":"2026-06-15T09:28:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/?p=934"},"modified":"2026-06-15T09:28:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:28:05","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-germany-script-history-overtake-brazil-for-major-record-with-seven-goal-demolition-of-curacao-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/?p=934","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026: Germany script history, overtake Brazil for major record with seven-goal demolition of Cura\u00e7ao | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131739448,imgsize-132702,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/curacao-vs-germany.jpg\" alt=\"FIFA World Cup 2026: Germany script history, overtake Brazil for major record with seven-goal demolition of Cura\u00e7ao\" title=\"Germany's Kai Havertz scores during the FIFA World Cup Group E match against Curacao in Houston. (AP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Germany's Kai Havertz scores during the FIFA World Cup Group E match against Curacao in Houston. (AP Photo)\">Germany&#8217;s Kai Havertz scores during the FIFA World Cup Group E match against Curacao in Houston. (AP Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Germany announced their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign in emphatic fashion and, in the process, rewrote history. Julian Nagelsmann&#8217;s side thrashed tournament debutants Cura\u00e7ao 7-1 in Houston on Sunday to surpass Brazil as the highest-scoring nation in <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/fifa-world-cup\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> history.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The four-time champions entered the tournament five goals behind the five-time winners on 232 goals and, thanks to their seven-star display at NRG Stadium, moved to 239 goals overall \u2014 one clear of Brazil&#8217;s 238.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Most goals in FIFA World Cup history<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"10\">\n<ul>\n<li>Germany \u2013 239<\/li>\n<li>Brazil \u2013 238<\/li>\n<li>Argentina \u2013 152<\/li>\n<li>France \u2013 136<\/li>\n<li>Italy \u2013 128<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The achievement adds another chapter to Germany&#8217;s remarkable World Cup legacy and sets up an intriguing race with Brazil during the expanded tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Cura\u00e7ao briefly dream before Germany take complete control<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Despite the eventual scoreline, Germany were made to work early on by World Cup newcomers Cura\u00e7ao, the smallest nation ever to participate in the tournament.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Felix Nmecha opened the scoring in the sixth minute after being set up by Florian Wirtz. However, Cura\u00e7ao stunned the heavily German crowd when Livano Comenencia equalised in the 21st minute, sparking wild celebrations among their supporters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The underdogs held Germany at 1-1 until the 38th minute before Nico Schlotterbeck restored the lead with a header from Nathaniel Brown&#8217;s corner.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Kai Havertz then converted a penalty in first-half stoppage time to make it 3-1 and effectively break Cura\u00e7ao&#8217;s resistance.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Havertz double headlines seven-goal blitz<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Germany ran riot after the break. Jamal Musiala struck in the 47th minute, Brown added a fifth in the 68th, Deniz Undav found the net in the 78th and Havertz completed his brace two minutes from time.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The 7-1 scoreline evoked memories of Germany&#8217;s famous 7-1 victory over Brazil in the 2014 World Cup semifinals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Nagelsmann, whose team suffered group-stage exits in the last two editions, welcomed the statement victory.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>&#8220;We really needed this convincing win. We needed this self-confidence. It was there but it definitely grew,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We have to show them that we can perform and we have to have the confidence. I think we&#8217;re in a better spot than we were entering this match.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Germany next face Ivory Coast in Toronto on Sunday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/fifa-world-cup-2026-germany-script-history-overtake-brazil-for-major-record-with-seven-goal-demolition-of-curaao\/articleshow\/131739407.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany&#8217;s Kai Havertz scores during the FIFA World Cup Group E match against Curacao in Houston. (AP Photo) Germany announced their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign in emphatic fashion and, in the process, rewrote history. Julian Nagelsmann&#8217;s side thrashed tournament debutants Cura\u00e7ao 7-1 in Houston on Sunday to surpass Brazil as the highest-scoring nation in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}