Who, how and with whom played. Germany, in its first match at the World Cup, won with a score of 7:1 against the national team of Curacao, the smallest country in this tournament. Curacao was at the World Cup for the first time, and the goal scored against one of the strongest teams in the world became historic for this team. In the second main match of the day, the Japanese team did not lose to the Netherlands, who are also considered the favorites of the tournament. By the end of the match, the Dutch were leading 2:1, but in the 89th minute the Japanese equalized. After this, the Japanese fans, according to tradition, cleaned up after themselves in the stadium, and the national team players cleaned up in the locker room.