Germany are by way of to the EURO 2024 quarter-finals to face both Spain or Georgia, however wanted the rub of the inexperienced with some VAR selections at each ends to push previous Denmark 2-0.
The hosts had began with snug victories over Scotland and Hungary, however scraped a last-gasp 1-1 draw with Switzerland to high the group. Jonathan Tah and former Lecce midfielder Morten Hjulmand sat out bans, with Serie A represented by Bologna’s Victor Kristiansen and ex-Atalanta pair Rasmus Hojlund and Joakim Maehle.
Nico Schlotterbeck rose to nod in an early Germany nook kick within the fourth minute, although it was disallowed for an earlier Joshua Kimmich push.
Kimmich’s long-range strike was palmed away and Denmark began to push ahead, Antonio Rudiger making a decisive block on the sensational Christian Eriksen first contact.
Play was halted on 35 minutes when a thunderstorm hovered over the stadium, full with lightning bolts and enormous lumps of hail.
When it resumed, Kasper Schmeichel parried the Kai Havertz header from point-blank vary, then Manuel Neuer got here dashing off his line to get one thing on the Rasmus Hojlund counter-attack, permitting his teammate to clear from an open aim.
Denmark had the ball within the internet with Joachim Andersen after a chaotic transfer on the daybreak of the second half, but it surely was dominated offside by a matter of millimetres.
Moments later, VAR intervened once more for a Germany penalty when the David Raum cross struck Andersen’s hand in an unnatural place, so Havertz transformed into the close to backside nook.
The hosts doubled their lead on the counter-attack with a Musiala angled drive after the sumptuous lengthy Schlotterbeck ball excessive.
Florian Wirtz turned the newest participant to see a aim disallowed on the 90th for offside after a fragile dink over Schmeichel.
Germany 2-0 Denmark
Havertz pen 54 (G), Musiala 68 (G)
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