7-1: Rüdiger contributes to Germany's rout of Curacao
The Real Madrid center-back played the last 20 minutes of the match.
Germany thrashed Curacao in their debut at the World Cup. Rüdiger, who entered the pitch in the 73rd minute replacing Tah, took part in a match where his team took an early lead with Nmecha's goal in the sixth minute. Comenencia equalized in the 21st minute, but the German side went into halftime up 3-1 thanks to goals from Schlotterbeck and Havertz, the latter from the penalty spot. After the break, the floodgates opened. Musiala, Brown, Undav, and Havertz once again found the net.
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