{"id":736536,"date":"2026-06-14T18:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T18:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/736536\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T18:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T18:59:16","slug":"world-cup-live-updates-germany-vs-curacao-netherlands-vs-japan-cote-divoire-vs-ecuador-sweden-vs-tunisia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/736536\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup live updates: Germany vs Cura\u00e7ao, Netherlands vs Japan, C\u00f4te d’Ivoire vs Ecuador, Sweden vs Tunisia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four-time FIFA World Cup winners Germany gets its campaign underway against debutant minnows Cura\u00e7ao in Houston.<\/p>\n

Later, Netherlands and Japan meet in a clash of continental heavyweights in Dallas before C\u00f4te d’Ivoire take on Ecuador in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Last up, Sweden and Tunisia take centre stage in the picture-perfect Estadio Monterrey.<\/p>\n

Check out the full World Cup schedule here<\/a> in Australian timesABC Sport Daily podcast: Check out the latest episode<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow all the action in our live blog.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 2:59am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 2:59am<\/p>\n

Live updates: Germany vs Cura\u00e7ao\"SimonMon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:54am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:54am<\/p>\n

88′ Sensational seven for Germany!\"Simon\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Undav with another assist.<\/p>\n

Kai Havertz with a sumptuous finish.<\/p>\n

A lovely flicked through ball for Germany, Havertz had plenty to do, taking a couple of touches before chipping the ball over the advancing keeper to score.<\/p>\n

Germany have 7 (seven).<\/p>\n

Haven’t scored this many at the World Cup since beating Brazil 7 (seven)-1 in the semi-final of the 2014 tournament in the tragedy of Mineir\u00e3o.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:51am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:51am<\/p>\n

87′ Chance Cura\u00e7ao\"Simon<\/p>\n

That’s great defending from Nico Schlotterbeck.<\/p>\n

He dives full stretch to head the ball back to Manuel Neuer as Jearl Margaritha tries to race onto a long ball.<\/p>\n

Good defending.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:50am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:50am<\/p>\n

86′ Chance Germany\"Simon<\/p>\n

Room makes a solid save at his near post from the heavily decorated Raum.<\/p>\n

The Cura\u00e7ao keeper made his stop with his left foot, but was able to get up and catch the ball as it looped up.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:48am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:48am<\/p>\n

83′ Subs all round – and a curious quirky stat\"Simon<\/p>\n

Tahith Chong comes off, Gervane Kastaneer<\/p>\n

Joshua Kimmage comes off for Germany, Waldemar Anton comes on.<\/p>\n

With those moves, Cura\u00e7ao now has more Europe-born players on the pitch than Germany.<\/p>\n

Anton was born in Uzbekistan, while all the Cura\u00e7ao players currently on the pitch now that Chong isn’t out there, were born in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:44am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:44am<\/p>\n

78′ Goal Germany!\"Simon\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Six goals for the Germans!<\/p>\n

Cura\u00e7ao’s equaliser feels a long time ago now, as Germany toy with the Blue Wave defence inside their own penalty area.<\/p>\n

Germany sends one ball across the edge of the six yard box, then it’s cut back across to Deniz Undav, who hits on the turn and despite the leg of a Cura\u00e7ao defender being there, it powers into the back of the net.<\/p>\n

He’s been on about 15 minutes and has a goal and an assist already, the 29-year-old Stuttgart striker.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:41am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:41am<\/p>\n

76′ CHANCE CURA\u00c7AO!\"Simon<\/p>\n

Jearl Margaritha takes the ball up on the left side of the pitch, races towards the edge of the penalty area and sends a stunning shot that was fizzing and dipping and curling over the head of Manuel Neuer.<\/p>\n

However, the ball also goes over the crossbar.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:37am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:37am<\/p>\n

72′ Germany make changes\"Simon<\/p>\n

A trio of them, in fact, following the drinks break (couldn’t they have been done during the drinks break? Something to think about…)<\/p>\n

Leon Goretzka, Antonio R\u00fcdiger and David Raum come on.<\/p>\n

Schlotterbeck, Brown and Tah come off.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:34am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:34am<\/p>\n

68′ Glorious Germany goal!\"Simon\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Nathan Brown scores his first goal for Die Mannschaft!<\/p>\n

It was lovely one-touch football by the Germans, Deniz Undav with his back to goal, flicking the ball around the corner into the path of Brown, who rifles home.<\/p>\n

He looked close to being offside and he was – close, that is.<\/p>\n

By about a milimetre or two, he’s onside.<\/p>\n

That will be the hydration\/advert break.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:32am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:32am<\/p>\n

67′ Cura\u00e7ao has the ball in the net!\"Simon<\/p>\n

But there is an offside.<\/p>\n

Germany played the Arsenal 1990s offside trap to perfection.<\/p>\n

Leandro Bacuna was on hand to poke home but there were two\u00a0Cura\u00e7ao players offside in the build up as the Germany defence stepped up.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:29am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:29am<\/p>\n

64′ Changes for both teams\"Simon<\/p>\n

Just one each.<\/p>\n

Locadia is off and Margaritha comes on for Cura\u00e7ao.<\/p>\n

For Germany it’s Musiala who comes off and Deniz Undav who replaces him.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:28am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:28am<\/p>\n

63′ San\u00e9 with a shocking miss!\"Simon<\/p>\n

Oh my word.<\/p>\n

That is really poor from Leroy San\u00e9.<\/p>\n

He is played through on goal by Jonathan Tah, gets behind the defenders and just has to curl the ball past Room to score.<\/p>\n

But he doesn’t, slamming the ball wide of the upright.<\/p>\n

Hmmm, Germany fans look on in surprise at that miss.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:27am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:27am<\/p>\n

62′ Chance Cura\u00e7ao!\"Simon<\/p>\n

That woke them up a bit though!<\/p>\n

Leandro Bacuna sends a header just over the bar after coming back against the grain to meet the cross from a freekick.<\/p>\n

Good effort.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:26am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:26am<\/p>\n

62′ Mexican wave time\"Simon<\/p>\n

Still a lot to play for for Cura\u00e7ao.<\/p>\n

But the crowd have clocked off it seems.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:24am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:24am<\/p>\n

60′ Chance Germany\"Simon<\/p>\n

Brown comes flying into the penalty area to latch onto another very clever pass inside.<\/p>\n

But Room, who is 37, is off his line in an instant.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:22am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:22am<\/p>\n

57′ Musiala has a little bit of a limp\"Simon<\/p>\n

He was caught there by a robust trailing leg in a tackle.<\/p>\n

It’s the big worry now for Germany that they don’t lose anyone to injury in what is now a foregone conclusion and relatively save three points.<\/p>\n

I’m sure the changes won’t be too far away – although the temperature is not too bad inside Houston stadium as a result of the roof being closed.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:20am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:20am<\/p>\n

54′ Chance Germany\"Simon<\/p>\n

Another chance for Germany, started by Neuer playing the ball on half way – Germany are so advanced.<\/p>\n

Florian Wirtz controlling the ball but his effort is blocked away.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:18am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:18am<\/p>\n

54′ Germany comes close to another\"Simon<\/p>\n

Florian Wirtz spins and shoots on the edge of the penalty area but it’s blocked by the defence.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:15am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:15am<\/p>\n

50′ Tremendous save by Eloy Room\"Simon<\/p>\n

Germany won a free kick and took it really quickly.<\/p>\n

The defence was asleep and Eloy Room has to get his hands up to save Felix Nmecha’s shot.<\/p>\n

Room then tees off at his defence, telling them to wake up.<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:10am<\/p>\n

Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:10am<\/p>\n

47′ Germany has another!\"Simon\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

A superb finish from Jamal Musiala!<\/p>\n

A brilliant start to the second half for Germany.<\/p>\n

The through ball to him from Joshua Kimmich was absolutely magic, the run perfect.<\/p>\n

It was so good from Germany and any sign that they might have eased off the gas has been dispelled instantly.<\/p>\n

Cura\u00e7ao will need this to not get too bad.<\/p>\n

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