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Germany vs Denmark clash suspended after LIGHTNING strikes at Euro 2024 stadium as players sent to dressing rooms

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GERMANY’S Euro 2024 clash against Denmark was halted due to lightening and a heavy downpour.

A huge thunderstorm hit Dortmund after an extreme weather warning was issued yesterday.

Lightening flashed above the stadium
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Torrential rain poured down[/caption]
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Players were taken off the pitch[/caption]
And they went to the dressing rooms for 20 minutes as they waited for the conditions to ease
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Some fans loved the rain[/caption]

English referee Michael Oliver kept play going for five minutes before suspending the last-16 match with 36 minutes on the clock.

German and Danish players appealed it was not safe to carry on as hailstones then bounced off the pitch.

The drenched English official eventually blew his whistle and signalled that play was suspended.

Oliver ushered the teams off the field and the stars briefly took shelter in the dugout.

They were then told to go to their dressing rooms and wait for the rain to ease.

It continued to pour down for another 15 minutes as fans took cover in the concourses.

However, some braved the adverse conditions and were spotted signing in the rain with their tops off.

Meanwhile, in a desperate attempt for the game to not be called off, stadium staff tried to sweep rain off the side of the sidelines.

Fortunately, the weather eased and the match continued after a 20 minute delay in total.

Players then reappeared to complete the first-half after Uefa protocol allowed them five minutes to warm-up.

The game was restarted with a drop ball to Germany.

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Water poured off the roof[/caption]
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Fans were drenched in the stands[/caption]
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Supporters at the front rushed inside as the players went off the pitch[/caption]
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Stadium staff swept water off the sidelines[/caption]

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