In Dortmund, the hosts beat Denmark 2-0 and qualified for the quarter-finals. Havertz and Musiala scored for the Germans, who await Spain or Georgia. The duel was interrupted in the first half by rain, lightning and hail.
The second ranked Euro 2024 quarter-finals It’s Germany. In a lively match played in Dortmund, through the work and grace of nature, the hosts left Denmark on the road (2-0) to enter the restricted group of the eight best of the tournament. Even a weather threat doesn’t stop Germans from dreaming of becoming the power of yesteryear again and celebrating at home.
The team led by Julian Nagelsmann started the European Cup with the responsibility of not competing as locals and reinserting a team with a lot of history to the fore. After winning Group A, they reached the crossroads against the Danes, semi-finalists of the previous cup and who qualified for the round of 16 with three draws in zone C. In a way, the Euro 1992 final was repeated, when Denmark arrived as guests and ended up winning in Sweden.
Germany presented new features, as Jonathan Tah, Maximilian Mittelstadt and the talented Florian Wirtz left the starting XI. The coach changed half of his defensive line and entered the knockout stage. The start of the match saw the host team playing at a high tempo, applying dizziness in attack. Within 4 minutes they found a goal through Schlotterbeck, but it was disallowed for a foul. The Mannschaft He took the initiative from the start and had 20 minutes of control. But then it diminished.
The process became equal and the Scandinavian team found space to approach Manuel Neuer’s area. Even though it was goalless, the match offered an attractive and openly developed spectacle. Until the storm appears. In the 35th minute, referee Michael Oliver had to stop the football due to adverse weather conditions: rain, wind, lightning and even hail. There was flooding in Dortmund.
The game was suspended for about half an hour, until it was able to resume because the weather helped. And after returning, Denmark became more connected. Hojlund missed a counterattack that could have easily made the score 1-0.
Football matters were decided with the Danes. At the start of the match, they went from 1-0 to 0-1 in just a few minutes. From joy to discomfort, without anesthesia. At the start of the second period, defender Andersen converted the first shot with his left foot, but it was refused. And in the next action, the VAR detects a handball from Andersen himself and gives a penalty to the Germans. Kai Havertz ran in and beat Kasper Schmeichel in the 53rd minute.
The advantage was good for the German team, because the rival had to come out and leave space. A different panorama opened up to the locals, playing with the urgency and desperation of Denmark. And by coming out quickly, the Germans found the 2-0 that practically sealed the series. In the 68th minute, Jamal Musiala defines Schmeichel’s far post to take another step towards the round of 16. The difference could even have been greater.
In this way, Germany continues in the race and will meet its next rival this Sunday. The winner of the series between Spain and Georgia will cross paths with the locals in the quarter-finals (July 5, in Stuttgart). If the Iberians go through, an early final could very well take place.
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