For the little Caribbean country with a population the size of Middlesbrough, there will always be that moment on a Sunday afternoon in Houston. Those standing in the two little pockets of blue will always be able to say that they were there that day, when their boys scored against the four-times World Cup winners.We seemed to be living in a parallel universe in that beautiful, giddy moment. The exuberant Curacao journalists’ celebrations looked like they might send them tumbling through the plastic screens separating the press box from the crowd. Supporters of the Blue Wave, as the team are known, were delirious. Yet just as their team of heroes attacked Germany again, the Moroccan referee called a hydration break and a stadium strings and brass ensemble struck up.Madness. Beautiful madness. And in another very material sense, cursed madness, because the break took the momentum out of a moment when Curacao actually looked like they might about to take advantage. Briefly, in Houston, the Germans most certainly did have a problem.Instead, they had their drinks, took a breath, got down to business, won the match and football’s world order was restored. The Curacao media, who had recovered their poise, seemed resigned of all this though they had reason to feel the sting of injustice.There had been something of the Alamo about it all from the start, with Kai Havertz dropping into the pockets and the Curacao defence not knowing what to do for the best. But Curacao flew into tackles as if their island’s honour depended on it and were rapid on the counter-attack.The goal, from Livano Comenencia of FC Zurich, pointed to a German defensive problem which has been well chronicled. The side are so attack-minded that they present opportunities which better sides may exploit. Nico Schlotterbeck was casual in the moment of danger, poking the ball into Comenencia’s path to score. Manuel Neuer was certainly also at fault. Germany thrashed World Cup minnows Curacao 7-1 in their opening match on Sunday night The Caribbean island scored a stunning equaliser to make it 1-1 midway through the first half