In the early morning of June 30, Beijing time, a key battle in the 1/8 finals of the European Cup was played by the German men's football team against the Danish men's football team. In the first half, Schlotterbeck's header was blown invalid, and goalkeeper Neuer saved Hojlen's one-handed shot, and neither side scored; In the second half, Kai Havertz broke the deadlock with a penalty and Musiala doubled the scoreline. In the end, Germany eliminated Denmark 2-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals for the 11th time in team history.
As hosts, Germany has failed to win the championship for 28 consecutive years, and the last time they were crowned was in the last century, this time hosting the European Championship will be hoping to lift the trophy on their doorstep.
In this tournament, Germany played steadily, accumulating 7 points to qualify, and successfully won the first place in Group A, because the first half of the knockout round brought together Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium and other giants, making Germany's road to the final full of challenges. Now in the 1/8 finals, Germany's opponent is Denmark, which also won the championship, and the latter drew 3 consecutive draws in the group stage and advanced thrillingly.
In the latest edition of the world rankings, Germany is ranked 16th and Denmark is ranked 21st, which is the fourth time in the history of the two teams to meet at the European Championships, after Germany won 2-1 in the previous three times.
In this game, Germany made two position adjustments, Raum and Sane started the game together, and Wirtz sat on the bench.
In the 4th minute of the opening game, Schlotterbeck scored with a header, and the referee signaled Kimmich to block the foul first, and the German goal was blown invalid.
After the goal was whistled, Germany continued to organise the attack. In the 7th minute, Kimmich's sudden shot was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 8th minute, Schlotterbeck's header went just wide. In the 10th minute, Kai Havertz's volley was cleared by the goalkeeper. In the 37th minute, Kai Havertz's header was saved by the goalkeeper again.
Towards the end of the first half, Denmark suddenly had two threatening attacks. In the 42nd minute, Schlotterbeck made a mistake with the ball in the penalty area, and Hojlen hit the side netting from close range, and 3 minutes later, Germany made a mistake in the front pass, Denmark quickly counterattacked, and Hojlen's single shot was blocked by goalkeeper Neuer.
Throughout the first half, Germany had 61% possession and five of eight shots on target, while Denmark had one of six shots on target, but none of them scored.
In the second half, Denmark went from heaven to hell in just 4 minutes, and defender Anderson was awarded a penalty after the goal was blown.
In the 49th minute, Anderson swept the goal, and the referee signaled that teammate Delaney was offside, and the Danish goal was invalidated.
In the 51st minute, Anderson was awarded a handball in the penalty area, and then Kai Havertz scored from the spot, and Germany took a 1-0 lead, and the whole team celebrated wildly.
In the 68th minute, Musiala scored with a single goal to help Germany expand the score 2-0.
After that, Denmark got a good chance to score, but still didn't take it, and finally was eliminated 0-2.
After the victory, Germany returned to the quarterfinals of the European Championship for the first time in eight years, and it was also the 11th time in team history, ranking first in history during the same period, setting a record of 64 years. Next, Germany will face the winner of the Spain vs Georgia match in the quarter-finals.