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Flags are displayed on the field for the national anthem during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Smith)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Flags are displayed on the field for the national anthem during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Smith)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Curacao fans on the stands wait for the start of the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Karen Warren)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Curacao fans on the stands wait for the start of the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Karen Warren)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s Livano Comenencia celebrates after scoring during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (1) is beaten by a shot from Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s Livano Comenencia (8) for the opening goal during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (1) is beaten by a shot from Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s Livano Comenencia (8) for the opening goal during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Germany\u2019s Felix Nmecha (23) scores the opening goal against Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s Juninho Bacuna (7) during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Smith)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Germany\u2019s Felix Nmecha (23) scores the opening goal against Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s Juninho Bacuna (7) during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Smith)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Germany\u2019s Felix Nmecha hugs Jamal Musiala after he scored during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Players greet each other before the start of the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Michael Wyke)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Germany\u2019s Nico Schlotterbeck (15) scores their second goal against Cura\u00e7ao goalkeeper Eloy Room (1) during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Smith)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Germany\u2019s Nico Schlotterbeck (15) scores their second goal against Cura\u00e7ao goalkeeper Eloy Room (1) during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Smith)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The pitch is seen in this general view during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Michael Wyke)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Germany\u2019s Jamal Musiala scores during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Germany\u2019s Jamal Musiala scores during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Germany\u2019s Jamal Musiala (10), lower right, is congratulated by teammates after scoring during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Michael Wyke)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Germany\u2019s Jamal Musiala (10), lower right, is congratulated by teammates after scoring during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Michael Wyke)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s Juninho Bacuna, left, and Germany\u2019s Felix Nmecha jump for the ball during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s Juninho Bacuna, left, and Germany\u2019s Felix Nmecha jump for the ball during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Germany\u2019s Kai Havertz, right, scores on a penalty kick past Cura\u00e7ao goalkeeper Eloy Room during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Michael Wyke)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Germany\u2019s Deniz Undav (26), right, scores his side\u2019s sixth goal during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Germany\u2019s Deniz Undav, left, and Antonio Ruediger reacts after scoring the sixth goal during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Germany\u2019s Deniz Undav, left, and Antonio Ruediger reacts after scoring the sixth goal during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Germany\u2019s Nathaniel Brown celebrates after scoring during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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