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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nick Ames at BVB Stadion Dortmund

Germany v Denmark suspended at Euro 2024 due to lightning storm

Germany fans shelter from the rain after the last-16 game in Dortmund is stopped because of adverse weather conditions.
Germany fans shelter from the rain after the last-16 game in Dortmund is stopped because of adverse weather conditions. Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/Reuters

The Euro 2024 last-16 tie between Germany and Denmark was suspended amid extraordinary conditions after a lightning storm erupted in Dortmund.

Michael Oliver, the English referee, halted proceedings in the 35th minute with the score goalless after ear-splitting claps of thunder, flashes of fork lightning and torrential rain passed over BVB Stadion. After initially taking the players to the side of the pitch, he told them a short while later to return to their dressing rooms.

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