Germany v Denmark LIVE: Final score and result after sublime Jamal Musiala strikes for Euro 2024 hosts
Germany 2-0 Denmark: Goals from Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala send the hosts into the quarter-finals
Germany advanced to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 after an enthralling and fascinating contest against Denmark in Dortmund.
The hosts started as the more aggressive side and thought they had the opener when Nico Schlotterbeck headed home in the fourth minute. That goal was ruled out for an infringement in the box and Denmark had a reprieve.
They strengthened in the first half and were in the ascendancy when a rare thunderstorm called proceedings to a halt due to dangerous lightning. The match resumed and the team went into the break all square.
Denmark then struck first in the second half as Jaochim Andersen finished of a fortunate set piece routine only for VAR to rule him offside. Mere minutes later, Andersen was penalised for handling the ball in his own box and gave away a penalty.
Kai Havertz slotted it past Kasper Schmeichel and the hosts never looked back. Jamal Musiala added a second with a superb curling strike and Germany secured the win to reach the next round.
Relive all the latest updates from Germany v Denmark below.
Vestergaard relishing Denmark’s ‘underdog’ status
Denmark defender Jannik Vestergaard is confident his team is capable of beating Germany and potentially repeating their success from 32 years ago when the country won the tournament.
“We know that to win the tournament it would be a bit of an upset,” he said. “But we like being underdogs. Germany will be favourites, but we like being a bit of a pain to the opposition and playing to our strengths.”
Can Denmark repeat history?
The Danes have good memories about playing Germany in this competition. During the 1992 European Championship Denmark famously beat them 2-0 in the final and lifted the trophy for the first time.
The manager, Kasper Hjulmand, picked out the Euro 2024 hosts as one of the favourites to win the tourament before it began but he’ll be hoping to put an end to their chances tonight.
Both these sides are unbeaten so far but one of the teams must go home after this clash. Could Denmark possibly knock out the hosts?
Forget the ‘easy draw’ – Slovakia’s new approach brings a belief they can beat England
On Sunday, Slovakia take on England in the Round of 16 in Gelsenkirchen. An advance to the knockout stages – their second in eight years – is already a big success, but Slovakia feel there is more to achieve against a heavily criticised Gareth Southgate side.
That’s especially true after a surprising 1-0 win against Belgium, the Group E favourites, in their opening game of the tournament. After the match, Slovakia’s players danced and sang along to a popular folk song Macejko, Macejko with a huge group of travelling supporters in Frankfurt, among which sat former internationals Martin Skrtel and Jan Durica.
Goalkeeper Martin Dubravka praised the fans, calling them “fantastic” and said he heard them in the second half even though he was in front of the Belgian stand. Slovakia have managed to get supporters on their side again – and they will see there’s another struggling giant out there for the taking.
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Head coach Francesco Calzona has introduced a free-flowing, attacking style of play which is yielding positive results for the national team
Cole Palmer ready to be England’s missing link in Slovakia showdown
Cole Palmer can seem like the missing link for England, the footballer who can give them something they are lacking. And as Gareth Southgate’s side still miss a left-footer who can play left-back, who is capable of contributing in the final third, there came an unexpected revelation. “My first position was left-back,” he said. Sensing a sudden excitement among his audience, the Chelsea winger was quick to add: “I am talking Under-10s. Under-10s! I have never played left-back since. I was tiny and I just got put left-back. Then when I was 12 I moved further and further up.”
But Palmer’s has been a career of unconventional moves, where he has been reinvented to ever greater effect. When he left Manchester City for Chelsea, he was not expecting a return of 22 goals and 11 assists in the Premier League alone. The man who turned Pep Guardiola down has been turned into a cause celebre, the player many want to add excitement to an uninspired international team.
Cole Palmer ready to be England’s missing link in Slovakia showdown
Palmer impressed in his 20-minute cameo against Slovenia and may just be the answer to Gareth Souhgate’s problems
Denmark’s route to last-16
Denmark have a tough task on their hands and if they fancy their chances of springing an upset they will need to improve on their group stage performances.
A member of the dull Group C gang, a positive for the Danes is that they have proven themselves a difficult team to beat with three draws in their three matches so far.
Christian Eriksen has rolled back the years and is now the focal point of the side while Jonas Wind and Rasmus Højlund are capable of causing problems for Germany’s defence.
These two teams have drawn three out of the last four games they have played which could mean the match heads into extra time and a possibly penalty shootout.
Germany’s route to last-16
Euro 2024 hosts Germany had a very strong Group A campaign comfortably beating Scotland and Hungary before a stoppage-time Niclas Fullkrug equaliser against Switzerland confirmed them as winners of their section.
Jamal Musiala, Toni Kroos and Florian Wirtz - to name just a few - have been star performers and in front of a partisan crowd in Dortmund, Julian Nagelsmann’s side will feel confident of defeating Denmark to reach a fourth Euros quarter-final out of the last five editions.
Forget the group stage – Euro 2024 starts now
Spain are the only top side at Euro 2024 largely satisfied with how their group stage went, but everyone else would still nod along to manager Luis De La Fuente’s message. That is to basically forget everything that has happened so far.
It’s a feeling deepened by the first real break of the tournament, following an intense start. After some squads packed three matches into eight days, teams like Austria now wait a full week for their next fixture. Managers have been glad of that, to the point it almost represents a break in the tournament, too.
“It is a new competition starting for us,” French manager Didier Deschamps said. It might almost be called the real European Championships now, right down to how it features just 16 teams in the way it used to. “We’ll see the real potential of every team,” De La Fuente added.
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Predicted line-ups
Germany XI: Neuer; Kimmich, Schlotterbeck, Rudiger, Mittelstadt; Andrich, Kroos; Musiala, Gündogan, Wirtz; Havertz.
Denmark XI: Schmeichel; Andersen, Vestergaard, Christensen; Maehle, Delaney, Højbjerg, Kristiansen; Wind, Eriksen; Hojlund.
Early team news
For Germany, there may be two enforced changes at centre-back. Jonathan Tah is suspended, while Toni Rudiger is carrying a problematic thigh injury, so it remains to be seen if he’ll be fit.
There are no more injury concerns for the hosts, so don’t expect many more changes to the starting side. Niclas Fullkrug will likely have to settle for a place on the bench despite his goal against Switzerland, while players such as Leroy Sane don’t seem to have done enough to play themselves into the first eleven.
Denmark also have suspensions to contend with, as midfielder Morten Hjulmand will miss out. Thomas Delaney or Christian Norgaard could come in, but there likely won’t be many more changes as Denmark look to stifle Germany in a similar way to the game against England.
How to watch Germany vs Denmark
When is Germany v Denmark?
The match will kick off at 8pm BST on Saturday 29 June at the BVB Stadion Dortmund.
What TV channel is it on?
The match will be shown on ITV 1 with coverage starting at 7.15pm. The match can also be streamed live online via ITVX. You can find a full list of which channel is showing each match here.
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