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Curaçao’s Shock Goal Against Germany Evokes Football’s Greatest Upsets
How 3 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
100% centerFirst reported by N12 · Jun 14, 2026
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What happened
A column about Germany’s 7-1 World Cup win over Curaçao compares Livano Comenencia’s 21st-minute equalizer to Motaleh Spiegler’s historic World Cup goal. It also recalls Hapoel Kfar Blum’s famous 4-4 draw with Maccabi Haifa in 1964 as a local football legend.
- 01Comenencia’s equalizer against Germany is likened to Israel’s iconic World Cup goal.
- 02The match is framed through Hapoel Kfar Blum’s famous 4-4 draw with Maccabi Haifa.
- 03Curaçao has about 150,000 residents, yet briefly stunned the four-time world champions.
- 04Germany still won 7-1, after regaining control before halftime.
- 05The author says Curaçao’s mistakes, not just Germany’s quality, decided the game.
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