Thunder, lightning, hail and chills. The round of 16 between Germany and Denmark has it all. In Dortmund, in a match suspended midway through the first half due to bad weather, the home team won 2-0 and qualified for the quarterfinals where they will face the winner of Spain-Georgia on July 5 in Stuttgart. The decisive goals for the Germans were Havertz’s penalty in the 53rd minute and Musiala’s in the 68th minute. However, the Danes were very unlucky: 30 seconds before the move that led to Havertz’s goal, the VAR cancelled out what would have been Andersen’s 1-0 for a millimetric offside. However, Neuer and his teammates conceded several chances to the Danes. Neuer’s interventions, as well as a bit of imprecision from Hojlund, allowed the Germans to keep a clean sheet.
the race
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Nagelsmann confirms the 4-2-3-1, with Sané starting for the first time (in the national team) since November. Gundogan, Musiala and the fake 9 Havertz complete the attack. Denmark responds with the 4-3-3 with Eriksen, Hojlund and Skov Olsen in attack. Germany got off to a better start and, from a set piece, took the lead with Schlotterbeck, but the referee annulled it due to a block by Kimmich. In the 6th minute Kimmich himself tries with a shot from outside, which Schmeichel saves for a corner. The Danish goalkeeper also had to intervene in the 7th minute, on Schlotterbeck’s header and then on Havertz’s initiative in the 11th minute. In short, Nagelsmann’s team seems to dominate, but in the 24th minute it is Eriksen, with a brilliant pass, who puts Maehle in a position to hit the net, but the winger is imprecise. In the 36th minute the match was suspended due to bad weather and, at the restart, the hosts were once again dangerous, with Havertz who missed the ball with his header and hit Schmeichel squarely. In the 45th minute Hojlund, alone against Neuer, failed to complete a good counterattack, failing to avoid the outgoing German goalkeeper.
the recovery
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In the second half, everything happens: first Andersen, in a melee, puts his team ahead. However, the goal is disallowed for a millimetric offside by Delaney. After the intervention of the VAR, thirty seconds pass and Germany breaks through on the left with Raum whose cross is blocked, with an outstretched arm, by Andersen. The VAR intervenes again and a penalty is awarded that Havertz converts. Denmark goes out of its way and exposes itself to the opponents’ counterattacks: in the 59th minute it is Havertz, after a divine control, who wastes it by being alone against Schmeichel. In the 66th minute it is Hojlund who wastes a great opportunity by shooting the ball at Neuer. A few moments later it is Musiala, launched by Schlotterbeck, who doubles for Germany, placing the ball in the far corner. From that moment on, the pace, understandably, slows down, with Germany limiting itself to controlling the two-goal advantage, with the exception of a goal by Wirtz (born from a long throw by Neuer), however disallowed for offside. It therefore ends 2-0, with the Germans winning, albeit suffering, against a team that is not of the first tier. In a game played well, but still decided by some lucky episodes.
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