World Cup Roundup: Germany Advances; Netherlands And Curaçao Make Statements

83.3 million — that’s the difference in population size between Saturday’s two biggest winners, Germany and Curaçao. But just because they were the biggest winners didn’t mean they were the only ones with something to celebrate. Here is everything you might have missed on Day 10 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Netherlands vs. Sweden Germany vs. Ivory Coast Ecuador vs. Curaçao Tunisia vs. Japan BEST OF THE DAY Assist Of The Day With Germany needing a goal in extra time, nothing was breaking through. Deniz Undav was in no man’s land with his back facing the goal and the Netherlands’ defense fully set up — that was until Felix Nmecha made something out of nothing. Through a sea full of orange, the 25-year-old pinged a pass to Undav that had enough pace and power to zip past the Dutch defense. Undav took care of the rest with a clinical first touch before he turned and faced the goal. Save Of The Day There is one goalkeeper in the history of the FIFA World Cup that has recorded 15 saves in a 90-minute match; his name is Eloy Room, and he represents Curaçao, the smallest nation to ever participate in the FIFA World Cup. What a day it was for him. Goal Of The Day Cody Gakpo was able to get anything he wanted against Sweden, and nothing illustrated that more than the goal that secured his brace. With Sweden center back Gustaf Lagerbielke defending him one-on-one, Gakpo cut to his right and created just enough space to sneak the ball between goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt and the near post. Clinical. Moment Of The Day Curaçao wasn’t supposed to enter its final group-stage match with anything to play for — not after losing to Germany 7-1 in its opener, and not with Ecuador next on its schedule. Two games later, Curaçao are still in the mix thanks to the heroics of Eloy Room. Up next: Ivory Coast.