Second-half targets from Kai Havertz – a penalty after Denmark had an effort dominated out by VAR for offside moments earlier – and Jamal Musiala gave the hosts a 2-0 win and a spot towards Spain or Georgia within the final eight.
However that was not the entire story on a dramatic and stormy night time in Dortmund when English referee Michael Oliver took the gamers from the sphere after 35 minutes because of thunder and lightning.
There was a 24-minute delay earlier than the motion resumed in entrance of soaked supporters, who had tried to guard themselves from torrential rain below makeshift covers.
Germany had the ball within the web inside 4 minutes as centre-back Nico Schlotterbeck rose to satisfy Toni Kroos’ nook and beat Kasper Schmeichel with a towering header.
However the eagle-eyed Oliver noticed that Joshua Kimmich had blocked off Schlotterbeck’s marker Andreas Skov Olsen and accurately disallowed the aim.
It was one-way site visitors as Denmark’s field was besieged, with Schmeichel denying Kimmich, Schlotterbeck and Havertz with full-stretch saves contained in the opening 10 minutes.
Robert Andrich headed one other Kroos nook straight at Schmeichel and Musiala drove extensive, and it appeared merely a matter of time earlier than Germany would rating.
However Denmark step by step established a foothold as Christian Eriksen and Joakim Maehle went shut earlier than the skies darkened and loud thunder claps and lightning stuffed the air.
When the rain relented and the gamers returned, either side had clear probabilities earlier than the break.
Havertz despatched a free header straight at Schmeichel and Rasmus Hojlund rippled the side-netting on the different finish earlier than being denied by Manuel Neuer’s courageous goalkeeping.
Denmark had been celebrating three minutes after the restart when Joachim Andersen lashed dwelling from 10 yards.
However Thomas Delaney was inches offside within the build-up in accordance with the semi-automated offside expertise, and Andersen’s distress was compounded by David Raum’s cross touching his outstretched arm.
Havertz stepped as much as tuck away his second spot-kick of the event, beating Schmeichel’s dive to his left with an ideal penalty inside the correct put up.
Hojlund didn’t beat Neuer once more from 10 yards, smashing his shot straight on the veteran goalkeeper, earlier than Musiala raced onto Schlotterbeck’s raking cross after 68 minutes.
Musiala made no mistake with a relaxed right-footed end, transferring him stage on three targets with Georgia’s Georges Mikautadze because the event’s prime scorer.
