Getty BOCA RATON, FLORIDA - JUNE 13: Juriën Gaari #3 and Jürgen Locadia #9 of Curaçao warm up during the training of Curacao one day ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match against Germany at Flagler Credit Union Stadium on June 13, 2026 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) The Germany national football team faced the Curaçao national football team in their opening Group E match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup , bringing together one of football’s traditional powers