EURO 2024: Round of 16 match Germany-Denmark cancelled due to thunderstorm

Updated on June 30, 2024, 02:03 IST

The ongoing EURO 2024 round of 16 match between Germany and Denmark has been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, while fans are impatiently waiting for the match to resume. On the other hand, in the first header of the day, Switzerland knocked out Italy after a 2-0 win in Berlin and qualified for the quarter-finals.

Still images from the round of 16 match between Germany and Denmark at the 2024 European Championship.

The round of 16 match between Germany and Denmark was suspended by UEFA after a thunderstorm broke out in Dortmund just 30 minutes into the match. The match was tied 0-0 when lightning struck near Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park.

The incident actually occurred in the 36th minute, with referee Michael Oliver signalling to abandon play before UEFA issued a statement announcing that play had been suspended.

“Due to the adverse weather conditions (thunderstorms and heavy rain) in Dortmund, it was decided to cancel the UEFA EURO2024 Round of 16 match between Germany and Denmark. UEFA will make an announcement regarding the resumption of play in due course,” UEFA wrote in a statement.

The lightning was followed by hail and rain before the players returned to the locker rooms.

The hosts had entered the tournament as favourites after comfortably progressing through the group stage. Their dominant performances in their first two matches secured their qualification with one game to spare against Switzerland. However, the 1-1 draw in that match means that coach Julian Nagelsmann will be expecting a thrilling performance.

Denmark, on the other hand, fared much worse in the group phase, picking up only three points after three draws. These were just enough for a narrow second place in Group C.

After a delay of approximately 23 minutes, the players returned to the field and were given a five-minute warm-up period before Oliver resumed play from the point where he had stopped.

Earlier, Oliver had taken representatives of both teams aside in the tunnel, away from the cameras and microphones, to explain the situation. Soon the rain stopped, making the possibility of abandonment seem unlikely.

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