Curaçao's Livano Comenencia provided a highlight and hope for the smallest country in World Cup history. Germany then responded to Curaçao's first World Cup goal with an onslaught of scoring, turning an expected rout into an actual one with a 7-1 win on Sunday in Houston.

Haunted by back-to-back group stage exits at the last two tournaments, Germany will be aiming to make a much stronger start to this World Cup as it gets its campaign underway on Saturday against Curaçao -- the smallest nation to ever grace soccer's biggest stage.

Matchday 4 of the FIFA World Cup saw goals fly in across the matches. Here we recount what has happened so far, with the latest match first. (Ayari 7', 90'+6', Isak 30', Gyokeres 59', Svanberg 84'; Rekik 43') Tunisia had come into this World Cup with a reputation for defensive solidity (having not conceded a goal in qualifying) but that lay in tatters after a devstating performance from Sweden.

After getting a 7-1 win over Curaçao, Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann expressed that the Germans "needed" this win.