In the early morning of June 30, Beijing time, in the second 1/8 final of the 2024 European Cup, the German team played against the Danish team, and in the end, the German team defeated the Danish team 2-0 and successfully advanced to the top 8, with Havertz and Musiala scoring goals.
Germany is the host team, although the current world ranking is not too high, but from this time they are playing at home after all, the first game of the group stage is a 5-1 victory over Scotland, and then defeated Hungary, a draw against Switzerland, with 2 wins and 1 draw to maintain an unbeaten record, Group A top advanced to the round of 16. On the whole, the German team in the group stage played steadily, the "German tank" is back, and with the home game, there is still reason to expect the German team to go further and even win the championship. Denmark's performance in the group stage was a bit magical, without a win, and advanced to the round of 16 with three consecutive draws, knowing that some teams in other groups are still bottom with 4 points.
In the first half, the two teams exchanged scores, and the game was suspended for nearly 30 minutes due to bad weather. In the first half, the German team's offensive was good, the Danish goalkeeper Schmeichel Jr. performed well, and the Danish team also had a chance, Hojlen missed a single chance and the rating was not high.
Denmark scored in the second half, but it was disallowed, but then Germany were awarded a penalty and Kai Havertz broke the deadlock. In the 68th minute, Musiala scored to extend the advantage and Germany led 2-0. In the time since, the score has not changed again and the Germans have successfully qualified.
In the other quarter-finals, Switzerland defeated defending champion Italy 2-0. As a result, Switzerland and Germany were the first to reach the last eight, while Italy was eliminated.