Germany vs Denmark live updates: Euro 2024 match team news ...

Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann, speaking before the match, said: "We took a lot of risks (late on in the group-stage match against Switzerland).

"It was a very good test for the knockout games and a good sign that we can come back. There is a special spirit in this squad.

"We need to maintain that, as it can have a big impact. The law of a tournament is that the opponents tend to get better the further you go."

Germany may not have lived up to expectations at recent tournaments. But they won the Euros as West Germany in 1972, again eight years later, and again in 1996. And they also lifted no fewer than four World Cups — in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014.

As Gary Lineker once said: ‘Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win’.

It just seems as though, at the pressure-cooker moments in tournaments, Germany always finds a way. That institutional memory of Turniermannschaft (tournament team) could be crucial in the rarefied air of knockout matches. Just ask Gareth Southgate…

Against inferior teams in Euros qualification, Denmark stuck with the 4-3-3, but played a 3-4-3 in both games against Slovenia, their strongest opposition.

It gives a stronger defensive base, settling into a 5-4-1 or 5-3-2, and gets midfielders closer to support right-footed left wing-back Joakim Maehle, who has played off the right too.

Christian Eriksen and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg were typically the first-choice midfield partnership, balancing a passer with a ball-winner. This means Kasper Hjulmand can be creative with his front three, mixing between playing a front two with one No 10 like Eriksen, or a lone striker and two No 10s.

Expect switches of play, especially to Maehle, from Crystal Palace’s Joachim Andersen (who was one of five Palace players in Group C), who plays right centre-back.

There will be penetrative runs from No 8s against a low block and plenty of early crosses and cutbacks — the wing-back and midfielders like to crash the box.

Welcome to The Radar — the Euro 2024 edition. There are 50 players, with at least one representative from each of the 24 nations that were competing in Germany. We’ve profiled established stars and rising talents, and hopefully got the mix just right.

There is a bespoke data visualisation for every player, with all our data correct as of Sunday, June 9. Just click to expand and collapse each card, and you can use the filters to sort players by nation, club or position.

You might also be interested from a club perspective, as your team might have been linked with a move for one of these players this summer. It’s been a huge undertaking from our brilliant team of writers, data experts, editors, designers and engineers, so thank you to everyone involved.

Check it out below - and enjoy!

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The Radar – The Athletic’s Euro 2024 scouting guide

One last dance. Toni Kroos, the 34-year-old veteran, has stated he will retire from club and international football after the tournament, coming out of international retirement after three years in the proverbial wilderness. It’s literally now or never.

Julian Nagelsmann’s call to reintegrate the Real Madrid icon has paid dividends so far, with Germany icon Rudi Voller saying: ‘He’s been peeing ice cubes since he was 18’.

As boxer Dillian Whyte once said, a bit of a weird analogy. But Kroos’ poise on the ball has been a big weapon so far with the physicality and mobility of someone like Robert Andrich alongside him in the engine room.

Euro 2020 and World Cup 2022 went entirely differently for Denmark. At the last Euros, they made the semi-finals for the first time since they won the tournament in 1992. Their cross-heavy 3-4-3 was awkward to defend against, especially right-footed left wing-back Joakim Maehle.

But they flattered to deceive in Qatar. Denmark lacked incision. Their switches to Maehle were as predictable as defendable. It was the first time in Hjulmand’s tenure (50 games) that Denmark had gone three games without a win.

The numbers made for stark reading: No wins and only one goal scored, from a set piece; the only team to not complete a through ball; the most switches of play per game; the lowest dribble success rate.

There are a total of seven players across both teams who will miss their next side's match if they are booked.

For Germany, defenders Antonio Rudiger and Maximilian Mittelstadt, plus midfielder Robert Andrich, are walking the disciplinary tightrope. Centre-half Jonathan Tah is suspended, with Nico Schlotterbeck set to replace him.

For Denmark, defenders Joakim Maehle and Jannik Vestergaard, midfielder Christian Norgaard and forward Jonas Wind will be aiming to avoid a caution so that they do not miss a potential quarter-final tie, if they beat Germany.

Midfielder Morten Hjulmand - no relation to manager Kasper - is suspended. Thomas Delaney or Norgaard will likely be first in line to come into the side in his stead.

These two teams have drawn three of their last four matches against each other.

Among those four, the only to produce a winner was Germany's 2-1 win at Euro 2012, with Lars Bender scoring a late winner after Michael Krohn-Dehli had cancelled out Lukasz Podolski's opener.

It could be another tight battle ahead.

Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel (Anderlecht), Frederik Ronnow (Union Berlin), Mads Hermansen (Leicester City).

Defenders: Andreas Christensen (Barcelona), Simon Kjaer (AC Milan), Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City), Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray), Alexander Bah (Benfica), Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg), Rasmus Kristensen (Roma), Victor Kristiansen (Bologna).

Midfielders: Christian Eriksen (Manchester United), Thomas Delaney (Anderlecht), Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham), Christian Norgaard (Brentford), Mathias Jensen (Brentford), Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).

Forwards: Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge), Anders Dreyer (Anderlecht), Kasper Dolberg (Anderlecht), Rasmus Hojlund (Manchester United), Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).

Goalkeepers: Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)

Defenders: Waldemar Anton (Stuttgart), Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt), Maximilian Mittelstadt (Stuttgart), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)

Midfielders: Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), Chris Fuhrich (Stuttgart), Pascal Gross (Brighton), Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)

Forwards: Maximilian Beier (Hoffenheim), Niclas Fullkrug (Borussia Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Deniz Undav (Stuttgart, on loan from Brighton).

And a warm welcome (again) to The Athletic's live blog for Germany vs Denmark today.

Of course, we have a separate live blog running concurrently for the earlier kick-off, Switzerland vs Italy, which you can find on our website and follow alongside this one.

I've had a brew and am ready to get into the nitty-gritty of the Euros knockouts.

On the way: Build-up, analysis, team news, line-ups latest, stats, pre-match quotes, and much more. Stick around.

The four quarter-finals are played in the usual 5pm BST/12pm ET and 8pm BST/3pm ET time-slots across Friday 5 and Saturday 6 July, with the semi-finals at 8pm BST/3pm ET on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 July.

Final-ly, the the tournament showpiece is played at 8pm BST/3pm ET on Sunday 14 July.

Good question.

On Sunday, England play Slovakia at 5pm BST, 12pm ET, followed by Spain vs Georgia at 8pm BST, 3pm ET.

Next week on Monday, the fixtures are:

And on Tuesday:

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The Westfalenstadion of Borussia Dortmund, the German giants that play in the country's top flight, the Bundesliga.

AKA Signal Iduna Park for sponsorship reasons, and BVB Stadion Dortmund for boring technical UEFA reasons.

Opened in 1974 and with a capacity of 66,099 for international matches (an oddly precise number, I know), it boasts one of the most genuinely lively atmospheres in European football.

And how it will be rocking tonight, with host nation Germany packing it to the rafters. I can't wait for this one.

The action begins at 9pm local time, which is 8pm BST in the UK, 3pm ET and 12pm/noon PT in the US.

The early kick-off, Switzerland vs Italy, starts three hours earlier at 6pm local time, 5pm BST, 12pm/noon ET, 9am PT.

Hello there.*

Today, it's the first day of the 2024 European Championship knockout stages.

And we have two tasty round of 16 ties for you: first, Switzerland vs Italy, and - covered by this live blog - hosts Germany vs Denmark.

Stick with The Athletic - we'll see you right.

*Probably the first and last Star Wars reference in this blog.