Germany 7-1 Curacao player ratings: 9s and 8s for Julian Nagelsmann's men in World Cup demolition

Germany survived a historical scare against Curacao to footwear disconnected their World Cup 2026 Group E run with a 7-1 thrashing of the tiny land federation successful Houston.

Julian Nagelsmann's men unsurprisingly drew archetypal humor done Felix Nmecha, but Livano Comenencia's momentous onslaught past Manuel Neuer - Curacao's archetypal extremity astatine a World Cup - gave Dick Advocaat and co a sensational sliver of hope.

However, Die Mannschaft rapidly returned to their devastating ways, arsenic Kai Havertz (2), Nathaniel Brown, Deniz Undav, Jamal Musiala and Nico Schlotterbeck made the nett bulge.

Here, Sports Mole provides subordinate ratings from Germany's emphatic triumph.

Germany subordinate ratings vs. Curacao: One 9 and aggregate eights successful World Cup crushing

GOALKEEPER

Manuel Neuer - 6/10

Now the oldest subordinate to play a World Cup lucifer for Germany, helium made the aforesaid magnitude of saves arsenic helium conceded goals. Not the astir memorable lucifer for the 40-year-old.

DEFENCE

Joshua Kimmich - 9/10

Quintessentially ascendant connected the right-hand broadside - some offensively and defensively - Joshua Kimmich ended the nighttime with 2 assists to his sanction and fashioned 5 chances successful total. A creativity clinic.

Jonathan Tah - 6/10

Nico Schlotterbeck - 7/10

Being harsh, helium was not beardown capable successful the tackle to forestall Curacao's magical moment, but helium much than made up for it with a terrific header and 10 antiaircraft contributions.

Nathaniel Brown - 8/10

He got dragged retired of presumption for Curacao's goal, but an fantabulous transverse for Schlotterbeck's header, earlier a good volley to headdress disconnected a stellar display. £50m good spent for Bayern Munich.

MIDFIELD

Aleksandar Pavlovic - 6/10

Kept things ticking implicit successful the mediate of the park, but a mediocre battler - won nary of his 5 crushed duels.

Felix Nmecha - 8/10

As crisp a onslaught arsenic imaginable to unfastened the scoring and a perpetual menace successful the archetypal fractional - evidenced by winning a blatant penalty. 

ATTACK

Leroy Sane - 5/10

The slightest impactful of Germany's attackers, helium near his shooting boots astatine location and was blameworthy of giving the shot distant excessively often. Improvement needed.

Jamal Musiala - 8/10

A archetypal World Cup extremity for the Bayern Munich starlet, and a precise well-taken 1 astatine that. Also created a mates of chances and was arsenic nifty arsenic ever with the shot astatine his feet, completing 4 palmy dribbles. A warming display.

Florian Wirtz - 7/10

The dictionary explanation of a cute assistance for Nmecha and was possibly unlucky not to find the backmost of the nett himself.

Kai Havertz - 8/10

Coolness personified from the punishment spot and from unfastened play, justifying his presumption arsenic Germany's fig 1 centre-forward.

SUBSTITUTES

Deniz Undav - 9/10

As ace subs displays go, that was... super. One extremity and 2 assists successful 26 minutes - Nagelsmann could not person asked for more.

David Raum - 6/10

Antonio Rudiger - 6/10

Leon Goretzka - 6/10

Waldemar Anton - N/A

Curacao subordinate ratings vs. Germany: One blessed 7 for Livano Comenencia

GOALKEEPER

Eloy Room - 4/10

Helpless.

DEFENCE

Sherel Floranus - 5/10

Riechedly Bazoer - 3/10

Armando Obispo - 5/10

Deveron Fonville - 4/10

MIDFIELD

Livano Comenencia - 7/10

Imagine scoring your country's archetypal extremity astatine a World Cup. The effect whitethorn not person gone successful Curacao's favour, but thing volition instrumentality the radiance disconnected of Comenencia's magical moment.

Leandro Bacuna - 6/10

ATTACK

Sontje Hansen - 5/10

Tahith Chong - 6/10

Juninho Bacuna - 6/10

Jurgen Locadia - 5/10

SUBSTITUTES

Jeremy Antonisse - 5/10

Jearl Margaritha - 5/10

Gervane Kastaneer - N/A