Japan, Germany's rout, Ivory Coast, and Spain's outlook.

With the first round of World Cup group stage games nearly over, it’s time to take stock of what we’ve seen over the first eight days of the World Cup. Some teams, like Tunisia and Curaçao, already need a lot of help to ensure that their campaigns won’t end in the group stage.

Check out the betting odds for each group winner in the 2026 World Cup, including the United States' odds in Group D with Turkey, Paraguay, Australia.

Kai Havertz scored two goals as Germany pulled away from World Cup first-timer Curaçao late in the opening half and piled on after that in a 7-1 win Sunday in a group match. Livano Comenencia tied it at 1-1 with his left-footed shot through traffic from the center of the box in the 21st minute to give Curaçao its first goal in the tournament and send fans of the tiny Caribbean nation into a frenzy.

Relive all the action from Sunday's World Cup matches, with features, news, video analysis and color from around the competition.

Follow Germany vs. Curaçao live from Houston with score updates, highlights, fan reactions and World Cup festivities at and around NRG Stadium.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is taking over North America this summer and there's still time to see the action in person when Ecuador and Curacao meet on June 20 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.