DEUGermany
Full time7–1
CURCuraçao
Germany have become the all-time leading World Cup scoring nation, with 239 goals, overtaking Brazil.
Curaçao scored their first-ever World Cup goal on their tournament debut against Germany.
This is the 8th time Germany have won their World Cup opening match by three or more goals.
Manuel Neuer became the oldest player ever to appear for Germany at a World Cup, aged 40 years, 79 days.