Germany advanced to the quarter-finals of the home European Championships with a 2:0 win over Denmark – “in a wild and turbulent night in the soccer heartland of the Ruhr region”. The international press comments after the DFB team’s victory
Denmark:
B.T.: “Denmark fell gracefully in the thunder-and-rain game in Dortmund. Still, we should ask some serious questions now.”
Berlingske: “Dominant Germans knock Denmark out of the European Championship – The Danish national players can pack their bags and go on summer vacation after their elimination from the European Championship.”
Jyllands-Posten: “Denmark was washed out of the European Championships with a thunderclap. The European Championship favorites from Germany were better man for man than a Danish national team that couldn’t really gain a foothold and left the finals winless. “
Great Britain:
Daily Mail: “On a wild and turbulent night in the soccer heartland of the Ruhr, Germany played with fire and embraced chaos. They flirted with defeat against a fine Danish team but strode through the storm and came out the other side.”
The Sun: “The hosts weathered lightning, torrential rain and video evidence to progress in the most chaotic clash of the European Championships. This game was a European Championship classic.”
Daily Mirror: “Germany’s luck looked the mark of a champion on a night when Julian Nagelsmann’s players also showed their weaknesses before Jamal Musiala decided the game.”
Guardian: “A wild, frantic, at times stirring game was punctuated first by the elements and then by the lethal technocracy that stifles top-flight soccer. At the end of it all, Germany can dream of a new summer fairytale because they overcame the most extraordinary obstacles.”
The Times: “The soccer gods smile on Germany as Julian Nagelsmann’s men ride through the storm. “
Italy:
La Gazzetta dello Sport: “Andersen’s fairytale turns into a nightmare: the defender slips from celebrating the supposed 1-0 to the drama surrounding the penalty he conceded.”
Tuttosport: “Germany fly into the quarter-finals. Havertz and Musiala eliminate Denmark.”
La Repubblica: “A sublime Germany that has several ways to win in its repertoire and perhaps hasn’t shown them all yet. Even if there were 42 seconds between the waves of water and shots, a dry brace from one VAR to the next that could have changed the story of the game. In a way, this too was a spectacle that pumped even more emotion into the veins of the ecstatic crowd in a throbbing game.”
Corriere della Sera: “There are many winners. The winners are Germany, who advance to the next round even if they suffer against Denmark. The VAR, who decided the result with four interventions, wins. And the tornado that caused the game to be interrupted in the 36th minute when a thunderstorm of rain and lightning hit Dortmund. “
France:
L’Équipe: “The VAR saves Germany from Denmark. Germany have qualified for the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 by beating Denmark 2-0 in an incredible game on Saturday. The match was initially interrupted due to a heavy thunderstorm before the VAR intervened twice in a decisive manner.”
Le Parisien: “The German footballers have qualified for the quarter-finals of their European Championship 2024 campaign after they knocked Denmark out in a game full of twists and turns. “
Spain:
Marca: “Germany are going through the storm. The hosts prevailed against a very good Danish side, who couldn’t cope with Germany’s opening goal and had to rely on Schmeichel’s saves.”
AS: “The VAR, which disallowed a goal for Denmark and awarded the hosts a penalty, saved the team against a brave Danish Dynamite. Andersen is the tragic figure. “
Austria:
Kurier: “Round of 16 triumph against Denmark: German European Championship party after thunderstorm. The European Championship hosts can continue to dream of a summer fairytale 2.0: A heavy thunderstorm was followed by a 2:0 victory against Denmark.”
Kronen-Zeitung: “After thunderstorm: Germans thunder into the quarter-finals.”
oe24.at: “DFB-Elf let it rip against Denmark after thunderstorm in Dortmund. The new edition of the German summer fairytale continues. “
Switzerland:
Blick: “First land under – then Germany on. Without shining, Germany beat the Danes 2:0 and reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship on home soil. But the game will be remembered more for the spectacular thunderstorm images from Dortmund.”
Tages-Anzeiger: “Joachim Andersen will probably never forget those few minutes, or rather seconds. First he stands in front of the cheering fans and is celebrated as the scorer who put Denmark 1:0 ahead against Germany. But then, a few moments and two VAR decisions later, Andersen is the tragic hero who gave the Germans the lead. Because his own goal didn’t count – and shortly afterwards he conceded a penalty. “
