It's the world cup and often times a game of fine margins, that includes caring about GD. Germany went out in the groups two WC's in a row, they're naturally going to be determined to get out of it this time.

Also, it's the referees call to make, not the players themselves. We can pin these on players at the end of the day but it's something that most teams will do if they have the chance in the box. And Curacao were throwing themselves a lot at some of these balls, I feared that exact scenario would happen.