Germany’s Euro 2024 last-16 tie with Denmark is halted due to a thunderstorm over the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.
Germany‘s Euro 2024 last-16 tie with Denmark has been halted due to a thunderstorm over the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.
Following pre-game warnings of severe weather conditions and a possible tornado, the game kicked off with no hitches as Julian Nagelsmann‘s men made the much brighter start.
The Euros hosts thought that they had taken the lead with just four minutes gone through a Nico Schlotterbeck header, but Joshua Kimmich was penalised for a foul on Andreas Skov Olsen.
The Danes began to get a foothold in the game in the half-hour that followed, during which the heavens opened and a few flashes of lightning were seen before a loud clap of thunder saw referee Michael Oliver take both sides off the pitch.
The game has been halted in the 35th minute due to lightning ⚡
Players have now moved into the dressing room awaiting the game to restart.#Euro2024 | #GERDEN pic.twitter.com/bBRvI0otcd
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 29, 2024
The two sets of players made a bee-line for the dugouts to recuperate and receive instructions for a couple of minutes, at which point the rainfall became torrential and also turned into hail, forcing fans in the lower tiers to duck for cover.
Oliver quickly directed both teams down the tunnel as the game was officially suspended, although some fans saw the funny side, dancing right below a waterfall from an apparent leak at the Signal Iduna Park.
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