Euro 2024: Germany and Switzerland through to last-eight of competition

Germany's Kai Havertz (right) celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the game from a penalty. Credit: PA

Germany took a 2-0 win over Denmark and a place in the European Championship quarterfinals on Saturday, joining Switzerland in the final eight.

It was the host nation's first win in the knockout stage of a major tournament since 2016.

Earlier in the match, claps of thunder and forks of lightening brought the Germany v Denmark fixture to a sudden halt.

Referee Michael Oliver blew the whistle in the 35th minute of the game. Players moved into the dressing room awaiting the game to restart.

The two teams were brought back out onto the pitch 24 minutes later where they warmed up before the match resumed.

Meanwhile, holders Italy crashed out of Euro 2024 as Luciano Spalletti’s side fell to a limp 2-0 defeat to Switzerland in their last-16 clash in Berlin.

Three years after lifting the trophy at Wembley, the European champions looked a shadow of the team that emerged to take the title in 2021 and were comfortably beaten by a Swiss side who advanced to the quarter-finals of the European Championship for just the second time in their history.

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