Germany vs Curacao Live, FIFA World Cup 2026: Can 4-time champions end opening day jinx?

Germany were on top of the World in 2014 when they conquered Brazil and became World Champions. A lot was expected in 2018 but they shocked everyone with a group stage exit in Russia, losing against Mexico and South Korea.

Surely, everyone thought 2022 would be the year everything will change. But once again they lost the opening game to Japan and were thrown out in the group stage once again as the other results didn’t go their way. Now, they head to Houston to snap this opening match losing streak and start a World Cup campaign on a positive note.

Julian Nagelsmann raised some eyebrows with his squad selection as he decided to go for experience and decided to bring Manuel Neuer out of retirement for the tournament and installed him as the No.1.

For Curacao, the World Cup would be feeling like a dream. With a population of just 158,000 and being the smallest nation at this year’s tournament, most of their players are from Netherlands. They have the likes of Tahith Chong, Jurgen Locadia and others, who can produce a surprise on their day.

With Dick Advocaat as their coach, Curacao has a master tactician who can pull off a strong performance from this young side.