Lawyer believes that 7:1 is not a shame: "We will chase surprises in the next matches"

Curaçao did not have the strength to seriously oppose Germany. After a promising start and an equalizer, a debacle followed, with the "panzers" celebrating 7:1 at the start of Group E of the World Cup.

The coach of the "blue wave", Dick Advokat, became the oldest coach to ever lead a team at the World Cup.

Despite the heavy defeat to the Germans, the experienced Dutchman believes that his team can pull off a surprise in the matches against Ivory Coast and Ecuador.

"We have to turn this into a beautiful tournament. We can pull off a surprise in the second and third group stage matches. At the end of the day, we will be happy to be part of the biggest football tournament in the world."

Simply - they couldn't do it anymore against Germany.

"We expected to do more against Germany, but we couldn't. They were very, very strong and we conceded some easy goals."

Finally, he said that the 7:1 defeat against Germany was not a shame.

"Players should know that they shouldn't fall. This is not shameful," concluded the Lawyer.

Curacao's next match is against Ecuador (June 21, 2:00 AM).