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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":97,"_path":98},"Comenencia's PlayStation Dream: Curaçao's Goal That Will Outlast the 7-1","curacao-comenencia-germany-2026-world-cup-historic-goal","football","Football: Feature","James Chen","The smallest nation to ever qualify for a World Cup scored once against Germany, and the moment mattered more than the result.","2026-07-25 19:33:03","1 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fcuracao-comenencia-germany-2026-world-cup-historic-goal.webp",[93,94,95,96],"FIFA World Cup","2026 World Cup","Curaçao","Germany","## Curaçao's first World Cup goal beat the best goalkeeper of his generation\n\nLivano Comenencia scored Curaçao's first-ever World Cup goal against Manuel Neuer in a 7-1 defeat to Germany, a result that mirrored the semi-final scoreline German fans remember from Belo Horizonte in 2014. 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