Livano Comenencia shocked Germany and the entire football world when he tied the score at 1–1, with a shot past a German defender, after 20 minutes in Houston, Texas.
A historic moment for the Caribbean island nation, which is the smallest country in World Cup history – both in terms of area (444 square kilometers) and population (158,000 inhabitants).
Curaçao is smaller than Öland in surface area.
The equalizer stood for 17 minutes until Nico Schlotterbeck headed in a 2–1 from a corner.
Then the Germans pulled away.
The four-time World Cup winner has, after its last title in 2014, failed in two consecutive World Cups and been eliminated in the group stage.
Germany took the lead in the sixth minute through Felix Nmecha. Kai Havertz scored twice (one from a penalty) and Jamal Musiala, Nathaniel Brown and Deniz Undav scored the other goals.
Germany’s biggest World Cup win is still 8–0 against Saudi Arabia in 2002.
