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This is what happens when bad weather interrupts a European Championship match
29.06.2024, 12:21
Meteorologists are predicting bad weather for the European Championship round of 16 match between Germany and Denmark. Fan zones could be closed. But what if it becomes dangerous in the Dortmund stadium too? Things would continue like this after the game was interrupted.
The summer fairytale of 2006 has one thing over the summer fairytale 2.0: At the World Cup 18 years ago, the weather gods took pity on Germany and turned the sun on in time for the opening match. From then on, the sun shone almost continuously for four weeks. That is definitely different at the home European Championship this year. Lightning, thunder, hail, heavy rain: the weather is not kind to the tournament.
This Saturday, at least the public viewing in some parts of the country is likely to be cancelled when the DFB team plays against Denmark in the round of 16 (9 p.m./ZDF, MagentaTV and in the ntv.de live ticker)The meteorologists at wetter.de even assume that not all events can take place. If the game goes into extra time, things could get particularly dicey.
But what happens if a storm rages over the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund? Of course, players, referees and fans should not be put in danger. In the worst case scenario, the referee will stop the game so that everyone can get to safety. If play cannot continue in the evening, the match will be continued the next day – in the case of Germany against Denmark, that means on Sunday.
The same players have to play
This is different to the Bundesliga, where a game does not continue the next day but is rescheduled. The same thing happened with the cancelled DFB Cup game between 1. FC Saarbrücken and Borussia Mönchengladbach. The condition of the pitch was so desolate before the game that the game was not even kicked off. The quarter-final, in which the third division team knocked out the Bundesliga team, did not take place until March 12th and not February 7th.
In the event of a break, the rules also specify how play will be resumed. The game will be restarted exactly where the last action took place before the break. If there was a throw-in, it will be taken at the same place; if a goal kick by the goalkeeper should have followed, this will be the restart of play.
The score will be retained, as will all warnings issued by the referee. The line-ups must also be exactly the same as before the break. Any changes to the teams on the pitch would then be counted as a substitution. If players were substituted before the break, they may not be used when play resumes.