These are the Germany vs Curacao confirmed lineups for the opening game in Group E. We will also detail the latest team news for each side based on the pre-match press conferences.
Germany will be looking for a strong start and extend their winning run to 10 straight. Curacao, the smallest nation at this year’s World Cup, will be looking to pull off a huge upset and beat the four-time champions.
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Germany vs Curacao Confirmed Lineups and Team News
Germany Team News
Julian Nagelsmann has already been forced to make a change to his travelling squad with the injury of Bayern Munich’s Lennart Karl. The young German manager chose to call up Assan Ouedraogo, a 20-year-old midfielder from RB Leipzig who already has a single international cap.
In Germany’s lone warm-up friendly, they got the better of hosts USA, winning 2-1 with goals from Kai Havertz and Leroy Sane.
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Curacao Team News
Curacao lost 4-1 to Scotland, despite going 1-0 up, however, Dick Advocaat’s men reacted well by beating Aruba 4-0. Tahith Chong will be Curacao’s main attacking threat, and he’ll have to be on top form if his side is to get anything out of this game.
Germany Confirmed Lineup
This will be updated when the lineups are announced.
Curacao Confirmed Lineup
This will be updated when the lineups are announced.
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