There is a risk of severe storms in parts of Germany for the European Championship round of 16 match between the German national football team and Denmark this Saturday (9 p.m./ZDF and MagentaTV). Thunderstorms with heavy rain in some regions, heavy gale-force to hurricane-force gusts and large hail are particularly likely in the southwest.
Going to a public viewing is not advisable, said Tobias Reinartz, meteorologist at the German Weather Service in Offenbach on Saturday: “It can be very dangerous if you are outside.”
And in Dortmund, where the DFB team’s round of 16 match is being played, there is also a risk of a heavy thunderstorm coming up towards the end of the game. “Extra time would not be advisable from a meteorological point of view,” explained Reinartz. According to the Dortmund police, the game will take place as of now and the fan zones will also be open.
Further south, however, the first major public viewing was cancelled. In Frankfurt, the city announced at midday that the fan zone would remain closed for the entire Saturday. After assessing the weather conditions, it was concluded “that the Frankfurt fan zone cannot be operated safely given these forecasts,” it said. In Stuttgart, however, the fan zone will initially be open. “We are in constant contact with the German Weather Service and hope that we will be spared from bad weather,” said a spokesperson for the event company.
16:37: Stuttgart exercises purchase option for national player Undav
According to information from the TV channel Sky, Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart have exercised the purchase option in their efforts to sign loan player Deniz Undav. The sum for the Brighton & Hove Albion international is said to be around 20 million euros. The Premier League club, now coached by former St. Pauli coach Fabian Hürzeler, could now exercise the buy-back option. Negotiations would then have to be renegotiated.
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VfB is said to have already reached a verbal agreement with Undav on a contract extension for three to four years. The 27-year-old played 33 competitive games for the Swabians last season and scored 19 goals. His strike partner Serhou Guirassy is reportedly about to move from VfB to Borussia Dortmund.
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15:22: “Nati” or “Nazi”? Police sensitize
Before the round of 16 match between Italy and Switzerland today at 6 p.m., Berlin police officers were made particularly aware of a Swiss fan chant. The officers were explicitly informed that the exclamation “Nati” as an abbreviation for the Swiss national team sounds like “Nazi,” as the Berlin police confirmed to the German Press Agency. A reporter from the “BZ” first reported on the short message service X. In the past, the exclamations have sometimes caused confusion among outsiders.
14:49: Only Spain is better than Austria, says Krankl
Austria’s football legend Hans Krankl still has a lot of faith in his national team. “Austria doesn’t have to hide from anyone. Anything is possible at this European Championship – right up to the final. Spain is the best I’ve seen so far. And then comes Austria,” said the former national player and coach in an interview with Sport1.
The 71-year-old scored the decisive goal for Austria in the 3-2 victory against Germany at the 1978 World Cup. He primarily credits the German coach Ralf Rangnick, who celebrates his 66th birthday today, for the success of the current national team.
14.11: Steffen Freund calls it quits
Former national player Steffen Freund will stop working as a TV expert for RTL on Saturday evening after the European Championship round of 16 match between Italy and Switzerland. The 54-year-old announced this on Instagram. “After 10 years, I have the great pleasure of saying goodbye to RTL with a real blast: the European Championship round of 16 match between Switzerland and Italy in Berlin,” wrote Freund.
Brandenburg slang on the microphone: Steffen Freund comments on his last game today
Source: dpa/Harry Langer
In recent years, Freund has also been involved as a co-commentator at the German team’s international matches. As he left, he wrote: “The national team on RTL – for a long time the grey goose among the national teams, now in pink, perhaps on the way to summer fairytale 2.0.”
13:40: Barcelona fears for its prodigy
Lamina Yamal from FC Barcelona is the new child prodigy of world football. At just 16 years old, he is in the Spanish starting eleven and is impressing at the European Championships. His club is now worried about losing the teenager, also because of his agent.
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13:05: Coman apparently leaves at short notice
According to reports, Kingsley Coman is temporarily leaving the French team’s European Championship quarters in East Westphalia for the birth of his fourth child. The 28-year-old FC Bayern striker is reportedly travelling to Sweden to be with his girlfriend. This was reported by the broadcaster RMC Sport and the newspaper “20 minutes”. He is expected back by France’s round of 16 match against Belgium in Düsseldorf on Monday (6 p.m.). There was no confirmation of this at first.
Coman has only played a few times for the Équipe Tricolore at the European Championship finals in Germany. He was not in the starting line-up once. He came on as a substitute in the 75th minute of the 0-0 draw in the second group match after having struggled with injury problems at Bayern in the previous months.
12:29 pm: Rooney criticises English stars
Experts and fans rate England’s performance at the European Championship as poor. Wayne Rooney also criticizes their performance after the final whistle. The players have a slightly different view. They are speaking out from the criticism-free zone ahead of the round of 16.
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11:40 a.m.: Slovenian with the most powerful goal of the European Championship
Powerful and precise long-range shots are one of the big trends at this European Championship. The biggest hit so far was by Slovenian Erik Janza with his 1:1 goal against Denmark. According to UEFA and Adidas, the ball reached 128.76 kilometers per hour.
According to the data, nine goals have been scored from a distance of 20 metres or more. Denmark’s Morten Hjulmand scored against England from 28 metres, which was the longest distance for a goal to date.
10:56 am: Germany vs. Schmeichel, Part II
In 1992, Germany lost the European Championship final against Denmark. Or, to be more specific, Germany lost against Danish goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel. Before the European Championship round of 16 on Saturday, the DFB team is now faced with the anxious question: like father, like son?
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1992 European Championship final against Denmark
10:08 a.m.: Darts and football, German round of 16 double pack
Martin Schindler is not worried about the scheduling and the European Football Championship as a rival event. “It doesn’t matter at all. We’re going here and want to win the game – regardless of whether Germany is playing or not. You have to be selfish sometimes,” said Schindler at the Darts Team World Championship in Frankfurt. After finishing first in their preliminary round, he and Gabriel Clemens will face Northern Ireland in the round of 16 on Saturday evening (7.10 p.m./DAZN).
Martin Schindler (l.) and Gabriel Clemens play for Germany at the Team World Championship
Source: dpa/Jürgen Kessler
This means that the Arrows round of 16 does not directly overlap with the DFB team’s match against Denmark (9 p.m./ZDF and MagentaTV). However, it could still be the case that fans do not use the tickets they bought long ago and instead watch football in other company. Schindler: “If that’s the case, then that’s the case. We support Germany when we can see them. But we want to play here for ourselves and for no one else.”
9.21am: Italy ready for a penalty shootout
Before the round of 16 match against Switzerland, the Italians have prepared for all eventualities. “I let in a few goals during penalty shootout training so that they aren’t so depressed,” joked goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma before today’s match at 6 p.m. in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium. But it is important to practice penalty shootouts.
In the European Championship final that was won three years ago, the goalkeeper saved two penalties in the penalty shootout and was voted player of the tournament. However, his coach Luciano Spalletti would prefer to have decided the game against Switzerland beforehand. “It would not be ideal in terms of the course of the game if we had to go to a penalty shootout,” said the 65-year-old.
8:30 a.m.: The countdown of the German team
This is how the national team spends the day until kick-off of the round of 16 against Denmark:
By 10 a.m.: The national players must have had breakfast. Morning: Discussion of standard situations, for the first time the procedures for a possible penalty shootout may also be discussed, followed by light training. 1 p.m.: Lunch, then free time. 5.15 p.m.: An early light dinner, energy reserves are replenished. Around 7 p.m.: Team meeting, then departure to the stadium. 9 p.m.: Kick-off by the English referee Michael Oliver.
7:46 a.m.: Faeser draws a positive interim conclusion on security
After the end of the group phase, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser has drawn a positive interim conclusion about the security situation at the European Championships. “Security remains the top priority. The strong security measures are working, especially a very strong police presence at all venues, at public viewings and in many other places,” the SPD politician told the editorial network Germany.
For the state police and the federal police, the tournament is a “huge effort,” explained Faeser. “The federal police alone deploy 22,000 officers every day to protect all German borders, airports and rail traffic. The police intervened quickly and consistently against violence by hooligans, bottle throwing and pyrotechnics. However, the fact that police officers were also attacked shows how dangerous this operation can be.”
The security authorities are constantly adapting their measures, said Faeser. “During the knockout phase of the European Championship, forces can be concentrated even more because fewer games are taking place on the same day. Rescue workers and fire brigades are also constantly on duty, and the THW is providing support with 3,400 volunteers. I would like to express my greatest thanks and respect to all of them,” said the 53-year-old.
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