Germany’s preparations for the upcoming World Cup have been smooth sailing so far. Die Mannschaft whacked Finland 4-0 in Germany before travelling to the United States whom they beat 2-1. Now, it’s time for the first group match for the four-time winners.
Location: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas, USA
Date: June 14, 2026
Kickoff: 12:00 PM Local time (EDT) | 10:00 AM PDT
TV/streaming: ESPN+, Find Your Country
Speaking of NRG:
Team news
Here’s what we think the team will look like against Curaçao:
Three things
to know about Germany:
- Germany has never played against Curaçao before.
- Manuel Neuer and Joshua Kimmich are the only two active players who are in the top 10 for most caps earned from the national team.
- Serge Gnabry, who is sadly out of the World Cup, is the only active player who has a good chance of breaking into the top 10 of the all-time scoring charts.
Three things to know about the Curaçao:
- Curaçao has never played against European countries before this year; they recently played out a 4-0 defeat to Scotland just before the tournament began.
- Curaçao won seven out of 10 games in their qualifying group heading into the World Cup. That’s just one more than the number of World Cup qualifiers they’ve won from 2007 to 2022.
- The population of Curaçao is roughly 156,000 people. You could fit their entire population in the Estádio do Maracanã back in 1950 and it still falls short of the record attendance during that year’s final (173,850).
Prediction
Germany wins 4-0 with goals from Nick Woltemade, Deniz Undav, Florian Wirtz, and Jamal Musiala.
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