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Highlights: Germany 2-0 Denmark
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Germany have reached the quarter-finals of a major competition for the first time since doing Euro 2016 when they got to the semis.
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Denmark midfielder Thomas Delaney: "Throughout the game we worked our way into it and then suddenly it is my little toe offside and then the handball.
"It goes fast in modern football with VAR.
"For us Danes it is the pride of wearing the jersey it is always emotional and it is more emotional than the average game.
"We didn't give back a victory to the fans and the families at home - that is a tough one."
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Uefa's website says: "During the match between Germany and Denmark, connected ball technology housed inside adidas's Fussballliebe ball showed that Denmark defender Joachim Andersen touched the ball with his hand inside the penalty area.
"In this instance, the sensor was able to record accurately the touch of the hand of the player with the surface of the ball.
"The 'heartbeat' of the ball shown on broadcast is the same as the referee sees during the on-field review and discerns the point of contact accurately to five-hundredths of a second."
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Ian Wright
Former England striker on ITV
What Denmark have done from the start is that we have seen them get to this stage and they get momentum. They have their plan, they know how they want to play and they have some very dangerous players who when it matters they've done the business.
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Chris Sutton
Former Celtic striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Germany are building momentum. Look at their bench, they brought on Emre Can to get more control - Germany will be growing in belief as this tournament goes on.
The longer you go into the competition, it is about being ruthless and Kai Havertz missing opportunities against the likes of Spain, you have to take it!
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What we need is a margin of cricket-style referee's call for close VAR decisions if the dreadful technology is to remain.
Anon
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Chris Sutton
Former Celtic striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Kai Havertz does so many great things.
His movement is really important for the German team, but he does miss some easy chances.
Havertz is always going to start in Julian Nagelsmann's eyes.
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Denmark have failed to win any of their last eight games at major competitions (D4 L4), with their last such victory coming in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 against the Czech Republic (2-1).
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Ange Postecoglou
Tottenham manager on ITV
When the offside is that tight, I don't know why it is being looked at. If we accept that we accept other two-minute delays for other incidents.
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Ange Postecoglou
Tottenham manager on ITV
My question is that we can't see ball contact at that disallowed goal for Andersen. How do we know that's right?
That's my problem all along, Michael Oliver isn't making that decision. It's not on Michael Oliver. Technology is supposed to be definitive.
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Roy Keane
Former Republic of Ireland captain on ITV
I'm OK with the offside. Offside is offside. I go back to the handball and I just can't see it as a penalty.
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Ian Wright
Former England striker on ITV
That as a handball will never ever sit well for me, I'm not sure why they're going so deep into the science of it. The offside law for me has gone crazy.
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Change the law back to deliberate handball, that's my opinion. It's subjective, sure, but you stop penalising people who have accidentally handled it.
FT: Germany 2-0 Switzerland
Robert Huth
Former Germany defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
On Germany's penalty decision...
I watched it and I would have been so disappointed.
I can see why Joachim Andersen's arm is in this position and it is the slightest touch - it is incredibly unlucky.
The real unlucky guy today has to be Andersen and the Danes gave Germany a tough game.
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Roy Keane
Former Republic of Ireland captain on ITV
Image source, Getty ImagesOn the Germany penalty
I'm always critical of defenders coming out defending with their hands behind their back, but I see it. I feel for defenders. That's not the game we grew up loving, these types of decisions. People tomorrow wouldn't be waking up tomorrow saying 'why is that not a penalty?'
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Chris Sutton
Former Celtic striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
What an awful couple of minutes for Joachim Andersen from the joy and triumph - his finish was brilliant!
I don't know why he had his arm is up and away from his body, I thought it was the right decision.
On the night I think the better team won and Germany did have more chances.
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Ian Wright
Former England striker on ITV
I thought that Kasper Schmeichel had a really good chance of coming and clearing the Musiala goal. Musiala did really well in the end because he kept going. It was a brilliant run.
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Germany centre-back Antonio Rudiger is named Uefa's man of the match.
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Ange Postecoglou
Tottenham manager on ITV
It was a super run from Musiala. He dragged Andersen into an area he doesn't want to go. It's a class finish. For a young man, great composure.
Highlights: Germany 2-0 Denmark
Jamal Musiala and Kai Havertz scored as Euro 2024 hosts Germany reached the quarter-finals by beating Denmark in a game that was interrupted by a spectacular storm.
The last-16 tussle at Borussia Dortmund's Westfalenstadion was suspended for around 20 minutes towards the end of the first half, as lightning lit up the sky and the pitch was soaked by hail and heavy rain.
But the game was also notable for calls by the video assistant referee, with Nico Schlotterbeck having had an early header ruled out by VAR, while Denmark were denied in the second half when Joachim Andersen's strike was chalked off as team-mate Thomas Delaney was flagged just offside.
Germany were celebrating another VAR call in their favour moments after the Danes' disallowed goal when referee Michael Oliver was called to the pitchside monitor and awarded a penalty for handball by the luckless Andersen.
Havertz put a cool spot-kick out of Kasper Schmeichel's reach to delight the passionate home fans.
The forward should have scored a second soon after when he clipped a shot over Schmeichel only to see it go wide, but Germany had their decisive second with just over 20 minutes remaining.
This time it was young star Musiala who got the goal as he raced through on the left and slotted into the far corner.
From then on the home fans were on their feet, roaring their side on for more goals, hoping they would really lay down a marker to suggest they might go all the way.
No more were forthcoming, but the Germany fans cheered their side passionately at the final whistle in celebration of this convincing win.
They will next play the winner of Sunday's game between Spain, who have looked one of the best sides so far, and surprise package Georgia. The quarter-final is scheduled for Friday, 5 July.
Jamal Musiala, 21, has scored three goals in four games at Euro 2024
This was a game and result that may live long in the memory of German fans. Their team produced a display that, at times, showed why they are becoming strong contenders to lift the European Championship trophy on home soil.
Germany are now the highest-scoring team in the tournament with 10 goals, and they should probably have boosted that tally even further here.
Havertz saw an early header saved and then had a good chance in the closing stages when he was denied by Schmeichel, who also saved from Florian Wirtz late on.
The epic storm that caused the delay in play will not be soon forgotten, and it was the sort of night where not only the weather was tempestuous. The VAR calls put Germany and their fans through a rollercoaster of emotions, but they were ultimately lifted by another excellent display by Musiala.
Germany were aggrieved when Schlotterbeck saw his early header ruled out for what appeared to be obstruction, bringing back memories of the goal they had disallowed in the first half of the Switzerland draw in their final group game.
However, the big video assistant referee calls went firmly in Germany's favour in the second half, with Denmark denied an equaliser when Delaney was offside by a toe, and then the penalty decision that led to the breakthrough as David Raum's cross touched Andersen's outstretched arm.
Watch Andersen's dismal two minutes as he has a goal ruled out before giving away a penalty
Defensively there were some German concerns as Denmark, who exited Euro 2024 without winning a game, should have scored in the first half when Rasmus Hojlund went through.
But ultimately Germany's attacking strength, led by the exciting and dynamic trio of Musiala, Wirtz and Havertz, proved decisive.
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
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| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
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| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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| 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
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| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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| 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
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Manager: Julian Nagelsmann
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Kasper Hjulmand
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
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This will be the fifth meeting between Germany and Denmark at a major tournament (World Cup/EUROs), with both sides winning two each of the previous four. The only previous knockout stage tie between the two nations was the final of EURO 1992, which Denmark won 2-0.
Three of the last four meetings between Germany and Denmark in all competitions have been drawn (Germany won the other 2-1 at EURO 2012), which is more draws than the first 24 encounters between the two sides beforehand (2).
Denmark have lost all five of their previous UEFA European Championship matches against host nations, including one against Germany in the 1988 group stage. They were eliminated by hosts England at Wembley in the semi-final of the last EUROs (2-1).
Germany have reached the UEFA EURO knockout stages for a fifth consecutive tournament. Their last two knockout matches have both ended in 2-0 defeats, to France in the EURO 2016 semi-final and England in the EURO 2020 round of 16.
Denmark have reached the knockout stages of the UEFA European Championship in consecutive editions for the first time in their history, having reached the semi-final at EURO 2020. The Danes have only won three of their nine knockout matches in the finals (D2 L4), two of which were at EURO 2020.
The two teams hosting a UEFA EURO round of 16 match have both won, with France beating the Republic of Ireland at EURO 2016 in Lyon and England beating Germany at EURO 2020 at Wembley. Excluding penalty shootouts, host nations have only lost two of their last 14 knockout matches (W7 D5), both in the final and both 1-0 defeats – Portugal in 2004 vs Greece and France in 2016 vs Portugal.
Denmark have only won three of their last 15 matches at major tournaments (World Cup/EUROs), drawing seven and losing five. They are winless in their last seven such games (D4 L3), drawing all three of their group games at this year’s European Championship.
In the group stage, Christian Eriksen was directly involved in 55% of Denmark’s 42 shots, attempting 10 and creating the chance for a further 13. He is the first Denmark player to register both 10+ shots and 10+ chances created at a single edition of a major tournament (World Cup/EUROs).
Niclas Füllkrug has scored four goals in six major tournament appearances for Germany, with all games and goals coming as a substitute. Among all European players to play at least 100 minutes at the FIFA World Cup and UEFA EURO combined, only Poland’s Ernst Wilimowski (one every 30 mins) has a better minutes per goal ratio than Füllkrug (one every 35 mins).
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos completed 324 passes in the EURO 2024 group stages, the most ever by a player in a single group stage at the European Championship. Among all players to play 1,000+ minutes in the competition since 1980, Kroos has completed the most passes per 90 minutes of any player (92).
