Germany's Nico Schlotterbeck celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
Curaçao becomes the smallest country ever to compete at the World Cup as it faces four-time champion Germany on Sunday in Houston. The fourth day of the FIFA World Cup will also see Japan face the Netherlands, Ivory Coast versus Ecuador and Sweden against Tunisia.
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Curaçao’s 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)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)Germany’s Jamal Musiala scores their fourth goal during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Germany’s Jamal Musiala (10), top right, celebrates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Smith)Curaçao’s Sontje Hansen tries to tackle Germany’s Florian Wirtz during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)Curaçao’s Juninho Bacuna, left, and Germany’s 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)Germany fans wave flags on the stands before the start of the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)A general view before the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)A fan of Japan holds his country’s flag prior to the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Netherlands goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen (1) gives up a goal to Japan’s Daichi Kamada (15) during the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)Netherlands’ Ryan Gravenberch (8) and Crysencio Summerville (24) compete for the ball against Japan’s Daichi Kamada (15) during the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)Netherlands’ Virgil van Dijk (4) celebrates scoring his side’s first goal against Japan during a World Cup Group F soccer match in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Japan’s Daichi Kamada (15) points to the sky after the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jessica Tobias)Japan’s Koki Ogawa, left, celebrates with teammates their side’s second goal against the Netherlands during a World Cup Group F soccer match in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Netherlands goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen (1) is beaten by a header from Japan’s Daichi Kamada (15) for their second goal during the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Guttierez)Ecuador’s Piero Hincapie (3) reacts as he battles for the ball with Ivory Coast’s Guela Doue (17) during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Ivory Coast’s Guela Doue (17), left, and Ecuador’s Piero Hincapie (3) battle for the ball during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Ecuador’s Pedro Vite, right, and Ivory Coast’s Nicolas Pepe vie for the ball during a World Cup Group E soccer match in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Ecuador’s Enner Valencia, left, shoots challenged by Ivory Coast’s Emmanuel Agbadou during a World Cup Group E soccer match in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)An Ecuador fan cheers before the World Cup Group E soccer match between Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Ivory Coast’s Yan Diomande, left, and Ecuador’s Piero Hincapie battle for the ball during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Referee Francois Letexier, of France, gives a yellow card to Ivory Coast’s Franck Kessie, left, as Ecuador’s Anthony Valencia reacts on the ground during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Ivory Coast’s Yan Diomande (11) reacts during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Tunisia goalkeeper Mouhib Chamakh (1) makes a save from Sweden’s Viktor Gyokeres (17) during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)Sweden’s Victor Lindelof (3) Tunisia’s Yan Valery (20) battle for the ball during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Sweden’s Yasin Ayari (18) kisses the ground as he celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Sweden’s Viktor Gyokeres (17) kicks the ball clear during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Sweden’s Alexander Isak (9) and Tunisia’s Yan Valery (20) battle for the ball during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Sweden’s Alexander Bernhardsson, Sweden’s Benjamin Nygren (10) and Sweden’s Alexander Isak (9) celebrate with Sweden’s Viktor Gyokeres (17) after he scored to put Sweden up, 3-1, during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sofia Yaker)
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