The Liverpool No.7 played a key role in Germany’s opening goal of the tournament, just six minutes into the Group E match in Houston.​
Wirtz – who played the full match – provided the assist for Felix Nmecha’s goal with a clever pass as the pair completed an excellent one-two combination.​
Livano Comenencia equalised for Curacao midway through the first half, but a Nico Schlotterbeck header and a Kai Havertz penalty gave Germany a two-goal advantage by halftime.​
Jamal Musiala’s low strike added a fourth goal for Germany immediately after the restart, before Nathaniel Brown and Deniz Undav also found the net.​
Havertz’s second goal of the match completed the scoring late in the game.​
Germany’s next World Cup fixture is against Ivory Coast in Toronto on Saturday (June 20).