New Delhi, June 15 -- HOUSTON - Before the teams had even left the tunnel at NRG Stadium on Sunday, Dick Advocaat was already crying. The 78-year-old stood on the touchline as the Curacao national anthem played, tears running down his face, watching a squad he had spent years building line up against Germany in the first World Cup match his island nation had ever played. The final score - 7-1 in Germany's favour - is not the story. What happened in the 21st minute is.

Livano Comenencia, a 22-year-old defender who plays club football in Switzerland, received the ball near the centre of the box and drove a left-footed shot through traffic and past Manuel Neuer, the German goalkeeper he told reporters he had practiced beating on FIFA video ...