Germany delivered a ruthless performance in their 2026 World Cup opener, after thrashing tournament debutants Curaçao 7-1 in Houston.
Despite the brief shock of a Curaçao equaliser, the Germans showed no mercy to tear their opponents apart.
It’s only the fifth time this century that a team has scored seven or more goals in a World Cup game, with Germany responsible for three of those occasions.
Germany opened their 2002 World Cup campaign with an eight-goal humiliation of Saudi Arabia.
Rudi Voeller’s men were four up at half-time and ended the contest with eight, inspired by a hat-trick from Miroslav Klose. On his World Cup debut, the forward became only the second player to score a hat-trick of headers in a World Cup game. His treble were the first three goals of what would become a record-breaking 16 career goals at the World Cup.
Despite the brief shock of a Curaçao equaliser, the Germans showed no mercy to tear their opponents apart.
It’s only the fifth time this century that a team has scored seven or more goals in a World Cup game, with Germany responsible for three of those occasions.
Germany opened their 2002 World Cup campaign with an eight-goal humiliation of Saudi Arabia.
Rudi Voeller’s men were four up at half-time and ended the contest with eight, inspired by a hat-trick from Miroslav Klose. On his World Cup debut, the forward became only the second player to score a hat-trick of headers in a World Cup game. His treble were the first three goals of what would become a record-breaking 16 career goals at the World Cup.
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