Lightning stops playAfter several days of hot weather, the skies above Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park had been gathering throughout the evening.
Thunder and lightning could be heard from afar, with the rain arriving after 32 minutes of Germany’s last-16 game against Denmark.
Soon after, lightning flashes could be seen from inside the stadium, with two to three ear-splitting cracks of thunder.
The suspension lasted for around 24 minutes — with preparations to restart occurring as soon as the lighting had moved out of the area.
Players reemerged from their changing rooms five minutes before the resumption, and waited momentarily for groundstaff to test the pitch.
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