Curaçao earns historic point at World Cup, Germany through, Japan dominates and Netherlands big win

Listen to Australian and world news and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts.TRANSCRIPTCuraçao, the smallest nation at this tournament and playing in their first-ever FIFA World Cup, have picked up a historic first point after holding Ecuador to a nil-nil draw.Goalkeeper Eloy Room is the hero - with 15 saves to help his side bounce back from a 7-1 loss to Germany in their tournament opener.Elsewhere, Japan dominates with a 4-nil win over Tunisia.Germany booked their place in the knockout stage for the first time since 2014 with a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast.And the Netherlands put five past Sweden with Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo both scoring doubles.I’m your host, Haylena Krishnamoorthy, and in this episode of SBS News’ World Cup Daily: The 90+ Podcast, I'll bring you the biggest stories on and beyond the pitch."Curaçao has shocked Ecuador Ecuador is like a strong team."It's hard to overstate just how significant this is for Curaçao.And there's still plenty to play for.If they can beat Ivory Coast in their final group match on Friday they could still reach the knockout stage.For Steffi Sidhu, the story hits close to home.Malaysia has never qualified for a men's or women's World Cup, so she understands what moments like this mean for players and supporters.Now, speaking of teams making a statement, Japan certainly did that against Tunisia.Before the match, Steffi predicted a Japanese victory."I'm hoping for Japan to win after this, definitely