Germany player ratings vs Curaçao: Who shone in the 7-1 World Cup thrashing?

Germany lived up to their billing as overwhelming favourites against Curaçao in their World Cup opener in Houston on Sunday, cruising to a 7-1 victory.

Below are our player ratings for Julian Nagelsmann’s side on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest possible score.

Germany Player Ratings Vs. Curaçao

GK: Manuel Neuer – 6/10

RB: Joshua Kimmich – 9/10

CB: Jonathan Tah – 6/10

CB: Nico Schlotterbeck – 9/10

LB: Nathaniel Brown – 8.5/10

DM: Felix Nmecha – 9/10

DM: Aleksandar Pavlovic – 7/10

RW: Leroy Sané – 5/10

CAM: Jamal Musiala – 8/10

LW: Florian Wirtz – 7.5/10

ST: Kai Havertz – 8/10

Substitutes: Deniz Undav (8), Leon Goretzka (N/A), Antonio Rüdiger (N/A), David Raum (N/A), Waldemar Anton (N/A)

Germany's Man of the Match: Felix Nmecha (9)

Nmecha gave Germany an early lead with a superb finish from the edge of the box and later won the penalty that Kai Havertz converted to make it 3-1. Constantly making intelligent runs from midfield into attacking areas, he registered a team-high four shots. The midfielder also completed 95% of his passes and impressed defensively, winning six of his eight duels.