Germany – Denmark: A masked man shouts from the roof of a stadium

German police arrested a man on the roof of Borussia Dortmund’s stadium on Saturday, April 29, 2024. He climbed onto the roof during Germany’s Euro 2024 last-16 match against Denmark and was filmed by spectators.

A lot certainly happened in Dortmund during Germany’s Euro 16 match against Denmark (2-0). The second and decisive match of the European Championship was interrupted for half an hour due to a storm and featured controversial decisions by the referee. But there was another incident that might have escaped your attention.

At around 10:27 pm, the two teams returned to the court to continue the game after being forced to take a break due to weather reasons. After discussing with his assistant, referee Michael Oliver did not immediately blow the whistle to restart the game. He called the two captains Kasper Schmeichel and Ilkay Ndogan and asked for a short adjustment. The three looked up at the sky at the same time. If we could imagine that this was always a weather problem, it was not the case.