In this European Cup, Germany, as the host, played smoothly in the first two games and qualified ahead of schedule, and in the last round of the thrilling draw with Switzerland to win the group, but this also made the German tank in the "death half" of the knockout round. In the first round of the knockout round, Germany played Denmark, the second place in Group C, Havertz and Musiala scored two goals in the second half, and Germany easily passed 2:0 and won the place in the top 8.
Denmark are winless in the group stage, drawing three in a row, but they are still ahead of England to qualify from the group. In this game, Nagelsmann made some adjustments in the starting line-up, Ta accumulated yellow cards and was suspended, and Schlotterbeck formed a back line with Raum, Rudiger and Kimmich; Kroos and Andrich continue to double in midfield; Sane replaces Wirtz and partners Gundogan, Kai Havertz and Musiala in attack; It was Manuel Neuer who was in goal. On the Danish side, Schmeichel Jr., Christensen, Hojbjerg, Eriksen, Hojlen and other main players also started the game.
After the opening, Germany almost blitzed, in the 4th minute, Schlotterbeck received a corner kick from Kroos and scored with a header, but the goal was invalidated because of the previous push foul; However, it seems to be affected by Italy's upset, the German team took the initiative early, in the 6th minute, Kroos transferred laterally, Kimmich shot vigorously from the periphery, and Schmeichel Jr. made a world save sideways; In the eighth minute, Kroos took a corner kick, Schlotterbeck headed it in, Schmeichel pointed it out with his fingertips. In the 11th minute, Havertz went to the left side of the penalty area to volley the ball without stopping, and Schmeichel saved the ball again.
In the 35th minute, there was extreme rain and hail on the field, coupled with lightning and thunder, and the referee Oliver immediately stopped the game out of consideration for the players; After a 25-minute hiatus, the game resumed. In the 36th minute, Raum got rid of a cross from the left, Havertz hit the goal with a header in the middle of the penalty area, and Schmeichel made another save in front of the goal; Schmeichel made five saves throughout the first half to keep Germany in vain.
In the 49th minute of the second half, Denmark's Anderson volleyed in a scuffle in the penalty area to give Denmark the lead, but it was blown invalid because of offside; Just three minutes later, Anderson gave a penalty for handball in his own penalty area, and the German team got a penalty opportunity, and Havertz hit the penalty safely, 1:0! Kai Havertz became the first German player in European Championship history to score two penalties.
With a goal in hand, the German team looks more relaxed; In the 58th minute, Raum crossed diagonally from the left, but Havertz had a half-single chance but directly pushed it wide; In the 67th minute, Denmark had a rare opportunity to attack, but Hoylen's shot was blocked by Neuer; In the 69th minute, Schlotterbeck sent a long pass over the top, and Musiala, who got a single chance this time, did not waste the opportunity to push the far corner, 2:0! At the age of 21 years and 124 days, Musiala not only tied Mikataze as the joint top scorer in this European Championship, but also became the youngest player in the history of the German team in the knockout stage of the European Championship.
In the 91st minute, Neuer made a long pass from the backfield, Phil Krueger stepped forward to score a point, and Wirtz pushed it into the net with a single knife, but the first goal was invalid because of offside; However, Germany still maintained the 2:0 advantage until the end of the game, thus getting the ticket to the top 8; Considering the obvious difference in strength between Georgia and Spain, it is likely that Germany will face Spain next.