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It is the Denmark nation's football squad (Danish: Danmarks fodboldlandshold) is the representative of Denmark in international football for men competition. It is managed by the Danish Football Association (DBU) the governing body for the various football clubs operated under DBU. Denmark's stadium of home can be found at Parken Stadium in the Osterbro district in Copenhagen and their director of football is Kasper Hjulmand.

Denmark was the winner of their own Football during the 1906 Intercalated Games and silver medalists in 1908 as well as 1912 Olympics. As amateurs, who prevented their international players from becoming professional in overseas clubs Denmark didn't qualify to play in the FIFA World Cup until 1986 even though they also won an Olympic silver medal in 1960.

Denmark has been competitive at international competitions. Triumph at the 1992 European Championship in Sweden marked the most prestigious victory for Denmark by defeating the defending champions, the Netherlands in the semi-final , and the world champions Germany in the final. In 1995, they also won the King Fahd Cup, defeating Argentina in the final. Their most successful World Cup result was achieved in 1998, when they were beaten 3-2 but narrowly in the quarter-finals against Brazil. Denmark also reached Round of 16 appearances in the years 1986, 2002 and in the year 2018.

1. Teams

In addition to the men's senior A-level team Denmark is also home to the women's national team as well as teams of different youth levels for women and men particularly the national team for under-21s. The A-level team has historically played in the Olympics through the 1988 event, after which Olympic games are considered to be under-21 national championships. Alongside the A-level along with youth and A-level teams Denmark offers a league-specific national squad called Ligalandsholdet which features the top Danish players in across the Nordic leagues. Ligalandsholdet was established in the month of January 1983 and has played games that were not official in the National Team during winter breaks in the Nordic leagues each year since until 2005 and the year 2011. Some media outlets also refer to it as Denmark's B-team since the top Danish players selected for the A-team typically play in leagues that are not part from the Nordic countries. In this regard, the coach of the national team has at various times explained the reason behind having non-official games held by Ligalandsholdet as a way of testing the potential of upcoming Danish players to be part of the A-team.

2. History

Denmark national football team.

2.1. Amateur years

On the 12th of April, 1896 Denmark XI defeated Podilatikos Syllogos Athinon either 9-0 or 15-0 at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome in Athens as part of a demonstration match at the time of the 1996 Olympics Games.On 19 April, 18th April an event was played in Hamburg where a team of selection of Denmark's Danish Football Association defeated a team of Hamburg-Altona Football Association. Hamburg-Altona Football Association, 5-0.

The first three editions the Olympic football tournament from 1900 to 1906 did not have an official nature, since the event was not available for national teams of football to participate with, and it only allowed the participation by four or three club teams from a small number of countries. Denmark did not have a club team that was invited to the 1900 Olympics and also the 1904 Olympics However, the country received an invitation to the 1906 Olympics in which they would compete against a Greek Club team (Athens) and two clubs from the Ottoman Empire (Smyrna and Thessaloniki). The team representing Denmark comprised members of The Copenhagen Football Association (KBU) and were victorious, winning the event and thus earned an official gold medal. The following year when they participated in the first official football event in the 1908 Olympics, Denmark won a silver medal. In the following Olympics in 1912, Denmark again took home the silver medal. This then followed by a glittering period that ran from July 1912 through August 1920, when Denmark being ranked for the majority of times as the number one country on the planet according to an Elo rating. Denmark's first national soccer match took place on 19 October 1908 in the Olympic Games in London. Denmark defeated France's second squad 9-0 in the quarterfinals of the tournament.

While Denmark was prominently represented during the prior to the FIFA World Cup era, international success was not theirs until the very initial World Cup in 1930 and to the present. Despite its capability to produce exceptional soccer players however, there was a lack of talent in the Danish Football Union (DBU) was unable to achieve the goal (or economics) to send their national team for friendly games and participate in the regional championship known as called the Nordic Championship, from October 1920 to June 1948. If DBU decided to go for a higher goal and allowed their national squad to begin participating in the Olympics in the following year, which resulted in an Olympic silver medal in the 1948 Olympics. The team then made it to the quarter-finals of the 1952 Olympics and the DBU refusing to participate in the next Olympics. Because football was still an amateur pastime, the majority of the top Danish players moved to other countries to earn a living and as a result of the DBU enforced the rule to exclude professional athletes from the national team it became increasingly difficult to create a competitive team.

Denmark had their next chance to shine in the 60th Olympics with three sets of Olympic silver medals. Then came another impressive performance at the World Cup in which Denmark was able to finish in fourth position. But, this result was seen by some to be more due to an comparatively easy draw than the result of a very well-played team. To allow Denmark to be eligible for the semi-finals, they required to defeat Malta, Albania and Luxembourg. In the semi-finals, Denmark fell 3-0 to the Soviet Union, then lost the third place match to Hungary.

The strict policy of allowing only amateurism in the level of national teams was eliminated through the DBU in May 1971 since they knew that this change was necessary to create an elite team. In February 1978 when it was decided that the DBU was also able to permit professional soccer to be played within the Danish leagues, the path was opened for Denmark's national side to sign their first contract with the famous Danish beer company Carlsberg. This new partnership allowed the DBU to recruit an experienced German Sepp Piontek on July 7, 1979 to be the first professional head coach for the team. The complete transformation to the team's transition from an amateurism to professional was completed and, in fact, it will soon result in an enormous improvement in the performance that the players.

Based on Rob Smyth and Lars Eriksen the authors of a book in 2009 about"the "Danish Dynamite" team, the following would be revealed:

The transition to professionalism] was made easier by the fact that many players from the national players were playing overseas, and the lessons that were learned in the United States were slowly making their way into. ... Denmark got an advantage in globalisation of football as it gained knowledge and knowledge gained from playing overseas. In Euro 84, their 20-man squad included 14 international players while the other teams only had five players between their players. In Mexico 1986, the team included players from top teams from Italy, West Germany, England, Holland and Belgium however, not Denmark.

2.2. Danish Dynamite (1980–1990)

In 1982's FIFA World Cup qualification, Denmark had eight points in eight matches with a win of 3-1 against ultimate World Cup champions Italy, however, Denmark did not qualify for the final event despite their impressive performance. Qualifying to play in UEFA Euro 1984 saw Denmark lose to England on the pitch at Wembley Stadium when Allan Simonsen scored a penalty for an 1-0 victory. Denmark had qualified for their first international tournament since 1964 as well as the squad was nicknamed "Danish Dynamite" in a contest for an officially-released Danish Euro 1984 song. Denmark's participation was cut short in the semi-finals where the team was defeated by penalties to Spain which is best remembered by Preben Elkjaer's penalty blunder, his shorts ripped apart. After the impressive performance in Finals time, the nickname "Danish Dynamite" became the mainstay of the remainder of the decade of Danish national team, under head coach Sepp Piontek.

Denmark was the first nation to make a World Cup appearance in the 1986 World Cup, and with the duo of attacking Michael Laudrup and Preben Elkjaer defeated Uruguay 6-1. After the 2nd round Denmark was again in the same match as Spain and lost again 5-1, including four goals scored by Emilio Butragueno. First Spanish goal was the result of an untimely backpass from Jesper Olsen Butragueno an unlucky move later referred to by the media as "a authentic Jesper Olsen" ("en an rigtig Jesper Olsen"). The phrase would be used for 13 years and was recited by Danish television commentators back in the year 1999, after the same backpass was played to Jesper Gronkjaer for Filippo Inzaghi during Gronkjaer's first game in the national team.

Denmark was able to qualify as a participant in Euro 1988, and nearly qualified for it to the 1988 Olympics. Richard Moller Nielsen guided Denmark to a guaranteed spot for the final competition in front of West Germany, but following the realization the fact that Dane Per Frimann wasn't suitable for the team's 2:0 win against Poland, Denmark was penalised for not being able to make it to the finals. In Euro 1988, Denmark's participation was a complete loss following Denmark was eliminated from all group matches against Spain, West Germany and Italy. The team was not able to make it to their place in the 1990 World Cup; Sepp Piontek was dismissed as the head coach of Denmark's nation's team on April of 1990 after which he got replaced Richard Moller Nielsen.

2.3. 1992 European Championship victory

In August 1993 Michael Laudrup decided to settle his ongoing disagreement in the form of a settlement with Richard Moller Nielsen about the team's tactics. He returned back to Denmark's national side. But, in the years following, Denmark experienced mixed results when they initially did not qualify for in 1994 for the World Cup, but then they won their 1995 Confederations Cup, beating Copa America champions Argentina by 2-0 during the championship. As the defending champions of Euro 1996, Denmark disappointed by a poor performance following being eliminated early at the start of the group phase. Denmark had managed to secure an impressive win over Turkey and a draw with Portugal and only a loss to Croatia.

Nielsen's replacement for Nielsen was Swede "Bosse" Johansson, who provided the team with an aggressive approach and 1998's World Cup saw the revival of the Danish team, featuring both Laudrup brothers during their final international tournament. After beating Saudi Arabia 1-0, drawing with South Africa and losing 2-1 to the eventual winners France, Denmark defeated Nigeria 4-1 in the round of 16. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals, where they faced Brazil.

With out any of the Laudrup Brothers, Denmark were able to participate in Euro 2000 but lost all three games at the level of the group.

2.4. Decline and revival (1993–2000)

In August 1993 Michael Laudrup decided to settle his ongoing disagreement in the form of a settlement with Richard Moller Nielsen about the team's methods and returned in the Danish national squad. However, the next few years Denmark experienced mixed results when they initially did not qualify for their 1994 World Cup, but then they won their 1995 Confederations Cup, beating Copa America champions Argentina with a 2-0 win at the end of the tournament. As champions in the defending tournament at Euro 1996, Denmark disappointed with their performance, which was mediocre following being eliminated early at the start of the group phase. Denmark had managed to secure an impressive win over Turkey as well as a draw against Portugal and only lost to Croatia.

Nielsen's replacement for Nielsen was Swede "Bosse" Johansson, who introduced more of an offensive plan and the 1998 World Cup saw the revival of the Danish team, which featured both Laudrup brothers in their final international match. After losing to Saudi Arabia 1-0, drawing with South Africa and losing 2-1 to the eventual winners France, Denmark defeated Nigeria 4-1 in the round of 16. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals to play Brazil.

With out any of the Laudrup Brothers, Denmark were able to participate in Euro 2000 but lost all three games at the level of the group.

2.5. The Olsen Gang (2000–2015)

Morten Olsen was appointed the new manager of Denmark in 2000 . The team quickly became known as"the "Olsen Gang", a reference to the series of Danish films based on the principal protagonist Egon Olsen as well as his brilliant (criminal) strategies. The nickname was also utilized to describe the Danish team as a substitute to the more common "Danish Dynamite" which was already used in the times when Olsen was captain of the team. The tactics of Denmark changed from the 4-4-2 style that was used by Bo Johansson to an even more aggressive style, with emphasis on the wingers who were available at the time, including Jesper Gronkjaer, and Dennis Rommedahl. So, Olsen's preferred formation was either the 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1. Olsen was even vocal in his opposing the 4-4-2 formation and threatened to quit his position as head coach if that he was required to play Denmark in that form. To help develop players to play in the new system of 4-3-3 tactical the national youth teams also altered their formation. Another alteration Olsen introduced into the national squad was to emphasize the importance of utilizing only healthy players who were allowed regular practice time with their clubs. However, the team was forced to break in this regard, since the players in the tiny nation could not always give him feasible alternatives for substitutes.

Denmark was able to qualify for both at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 however, despite outstanding performances in the group stage of both tournaments, particularly the 2-0 victory over the reigning World Cup winners France in 2002, Denmark failed to advance further. In 2002's World Cup, Denmark was defeated by England in the round of 16 in the round of 16, and then in Euro 2004, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals against their country of origin, the Czech Republic.

In this 2006 World Cup qualification, Denmark was joined by the 2002 third-placed Turkey and eventually Euro 2004 champions Greece. After a slow start to qualification Denmark was in the lead against equally Turkey as well as Ukraine. In the end, after failing to qualify to participate in the 2006 World Cup, Morten Olsen was contemplating leaving his job, receiving several invitations from clubs however, he decided to remain and extend his contract until following his participation in the 2010 World Cup.

In the event that Denmark's bid to qualify for Euro 2008 also failed, the team received a lot of criticism. However, Denmark qualified for the 2010 World Cup by winning the group with two victories over Sweden as well as four points in the match against Portugal. Olsen's deal was renewed by two more years, up to Euro 2012.

In the time of 2010's World Cup, Denmark was included with Japan, Cameroon and the Netherlands. Denmark lost their opening match by 2-0 against the Netherlands and then won an impressive 2-1 victory over Cameroon. The match against Japan was a different story, ending with the score being 3-1 in defeat.

For the qualification process in preparation for Euro 2012, Denmark was again in a group with Portugal; Denmark secured first position in the group, and was able to qualify immediately for the last event. Of the eight qualifying games, Denmark won six, draw one, and lost one. This led to Olsen's contract being extended until 2014. World Cup.

The tournament was held in Euro 2012, Denmark were placed in the so-called "group that will die" which is Group B together with Germany as well as Portugal, Germany Netherlands as well as Portugal. After beating the Netherlands by 1-0, they fell 3-1 to Portugal which required a victory against Germany for advancing to the tournament. Despite the equalizer scored by Michael Krohn-Dehli, Denmark fell 2-1 to Germany after which, with Portugal winning 2-1 over the Netherlands with a score of 2-1. Denmark was eliminated from the tournament being at the third place in group B.

Denmark did not get into the next two games under Olsen. They placed third in their 2014. World Cup qualifying group but did not manage to secure an automatic play-off spot since they were in the "worst" among all UEFA team runners-up (after not taking into account results against the teams that were the bottom). For UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying they were 3rd in the group they were placed into, just behind Albania and the eventual winners Portugal and Portugal, but they fell in the play-offs to Sweden during the play-offs.

In assessing how the team performed based on earning points and winning share Olsen's tenure as coach as coach of his Danish National team that began in July of 2000 through January 2012 has been the second most successful of the period with full-time coaches that started in July 1979. In January 2012 Olsen had the highest percentage of winning 52.8 percent, and three points for winning and one point for the draw and it was an average 1.84 points per game. By contrast, Richard Moller Nielsen still holds the top record among the coaches from the professional national team, having the highest winning share of 54.8 percentage winning share, as well as an average 1.89 points per match.

2.6. Hareide era: 2016–2020

The new head coach Age Hareide presided over the Danish team during the qualification phases. Denmark was ranked as number at 24 on the FIFA World Rankings at the date of the draw were drawn in Group E along with Poland, Montenegro, Romania, Armenia, and Kazakhstan. Despite early losses in the first two games against Poland and Montenegro but the Danes were able to bounce back and secure the second spot in the group and an opportunity to play in the play-offs. They won 1-1 draw against Montenegro. Denmark received a deserved reward for their second-place finish by winning a play-off match against their fellow country, the Republic of Ireland. Denmark achieved their qualification by winning 5-1 in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which was capped off by a hat-trick scored by Christian Eriksen, who added to his total of eight goals in qualifying.

Denmark was allocated to Pot 3 prior to drawing for 2018's FIFA World Cup. They were placed in Group C alongside Australia, Peru, and France. Their journey in Russia started in the Mordovia Arena in Saransk and played against Peru. A Yussuf Poulsen strike in the second period secured an additional three points to the Danes. However, they had a tough time against Australia during their second game with Christian Eriksen's first goal was defeated with a penalty that was awarded by VAR and that was converted to Mile Jedinak, in a match which ended 1-1. Denmark were able to qualify in their final group match in which they played the only goalless draw of the tournament at Luzhniki Stadion against France with a result that was a win for both teams.

Denmark played Croatia in the first round of 16 of the tournament, with the Croats leading their group D by winning three times. [34The score was 34. Mathias Jorgensen scored within the first minute of the match giving Denmark the lead, however Mario Mandzukic equalised only three minutes later, leaving both teams equal with one goal each. The game was tied 1-1 after 90 minutes requiring thirty minutes of extra-time but it was unable to make a difference between the two teams in the end Luka Modric saw his late penalty saved by goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. So, the match was decided by an extra-penalty shoot-out. Schmeichel as well as His Croatian teammate, Danijel Subasic, positioning themselves to take on five penalties each. Croatia were able to advance, as Subasic stopped three shots by Eriksen, Lasse Schone and Nicolai Jorgensen, respectively. Ivan Rakitic scored the decisive penalty to defeat the Danes ending to their greatest World Cup campaign since 2002.

After this World Cup, Denmark prepared to participate in the inaugural version of UEFA Nations League, having been selected for League B against Wales and the Republic of Ireland. The tournament provides a different method of qualifying for the European Championship and also increases the amount of games played for international teams as well as replacing friendly matches.

In the wake of a dispute with the player union over their rights to commercial use of players as well as the rights of the players' union, players' union members Danish Football Union named an completely uncapped team, made up from a mix of futsal and soccer members of the Danish 2nd Division and the Denmark Series (the third and fourth tiers of Danish football, respectively) instead of the regular team, to take on Slovakia in an international friendly prior to the Nations League, and it was believed that the same squad could be selected for the match against Wales. The issue was due to issues with the rights to image of players as well as Hummel being the only one with the right to manufacture and market of Danish kits. The DBU would like to use the images of the names of players, with no explicit permission for their advertisements. Hareide is also not involved, the side being under the temporary supervision by John Jensen, with Hasse Kuhn serving as assistant manager. The Danish FA is currently on the supervision of a probationary period of four years with UEFA due to having been disqualified from a Women's World Cup qualifying match with Sweden in 2017 because of similar disputes between the women's team and another breach could have led to Denmark being barred from participation in in the 2018-19 UEFA Nations League as well as for the 2020 European Championship. A temporary arrangement was able to allow the return of regular players as well as the return of the regular players, the Danes have won their very first Nations League fixture 2-0.

Hareide took charge of Denmark throughout his time as Denmark's manager during UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying and had four wins and four draws that resulted in a 2nd place finish which means that Denmark was able to participate in the event. Because of the COVID-19 epidemic, the tournament was delayed until 2021. Hareide's contract was due to expire on 30 June 2020. Hareide has been replaced by Kasper Hjulmand.

2.7. Hjulmand era: 2020–present

In UEFA Euro 2020, Denmark fell short in their opening group stage game with Finland; Eriksen suffered a cardiac collapse in the 43rd minute and the match had to stop. Denmark made it to the semi-finals, even though they finished in the first group phase with just one win, and they were defeated 2-1 in extra-time against England.

3. Team image

As per detail below.

3.1. Supporters

In addition to being a home team for the nation, Denmark is equally famous for its fanatics who travel around the country who are referred to as the roligans. The movement began in the 1980s, and was the first to declare opposing of hooliganism. The aim of the roligans is calmand positive, support for games, because "rolig" refers to "calm" within the Danish language. The roligans are now able to project an image of relaxed, easygoing and unwavering support. They are frequently regarded as among the best national team supporters as well as those of the Tartan Scottish Army. They received an award called the FIFA FairPlay Award at the 1984 European Championships. In the days before that 1986 World Cup, the roligan movement was formed to assist the national team in the World Cup.

However, the good name of Danish football fans Danish supporters was marred due to their 2007 UEFA qualifier fan attack that took place in June 2007 during the Euro 2008 qualifying match against Sweden in which an angry Danish fan invaded the pitch and attempted to assault the referee after his decision to award the red card to Christian Poulsen and a penalty kick to Sweden at the end of the game. The attacker was stopped by several of the Danish footballers on the field prior to when reaching the referee, however due to the incident the match was then ended by the referee and UEFA later deciding to grant an 0-3 default victory to Denmark for the punishment.

3.2. Rivalry

Denmark's biggest opponent is Sweden. They have played each against each other 107 times. Of which Denmark has won 40 times, draw 20 but lost 47. The first game between the two teams was 8-0 Denmark victory in May 1913. Denmark had a 5-0 win in their first five match against Sweden before losing their first match in the month of October 1916, 4-0.

The first game played in a competitive manner between the two countries ended in the loss of 1-0 to Denmark at the stage group in UEFA Euro 1992. Both teams advanced to the group stage, and Denmark was able to win the tournament. At UEFA Euro 2004 the teams played 2-2 in their final group game, which ensured that both teams made it to the finals with the help of Italy. The Denmark home game against Sweden during the qualifying to UEFA Euro 2008, the team was awarded a win of 3-0 following the incident in which a Danish fan entered the pitch and assaulted the referee. The match was a draw, and Denmark did not qualify for this final event.

When it came to qualifying to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Denmark defeated Sweden by 1-0, and then qualified to play in to play in the World Cup. In the play-off phase of the qualifying of UEFA Euro 2016, Denmark fell to Sweden 4-3 in aggregate, and did not qualify for the finals. The most recent game between the two nations was a 2-0 victory for Denmark in November of 2020.

3.3. Kit

The team kit is made by the Danish manufacturer Hummel. It's all-red and has white highlights to match the colors and colours Danish nation's flag. Prior to the time of Adidas sponsorship the kit maker was Hummel from 1979 until 2004.

Kit provider Period
Denmark Hummel 1979–2004
Germany Adidas 2004–2016
Denmark Hummel 2016–present

3.4. Media coverage

Danmark's away and home games is broadcast through SBS Discovery Media (Kanal 5 6, 6'eren Canal 9).

4. Home stadium

The first home match for the Denmark national team was a 2–1 friendly win over England on 25 May 1910, taking place with 12,000 spectators at the stadium "KBs baner" (located in the area "Granen", where the Forum Copenhagen later was built). As the facilities were considered too small, a new stadium in Copenhagen was built with the name Idrætsparken, that since its opening 25 May 1911 hosted all the home matches of the football club KB and most of the home matches of the national team. During the first 82 years of the national team, from October 1908 until November 1990, Denmark played a total number of 254 A-level home matches, of which 232 were played in Idrætsparken. Among all the played home matches in Idrætsparken, Denmark achieved 125 victories (54%), 41 draws (18%) and 66 defeats (28%). The stadium reached a record of 51,600 spectators for the 1–2 game against Sweden in June 1957.

In regards of the first era from 1908 to 1990, only 22 home matches were played at other stadiums than Idrætsparken, of which 11 took place at Aarhus Idrætspark (then known as Atletion) in Aarhus, followed by Aalborg Stadion in Aalborg with six games, and the remaining five matches hosted by four other stadiums. Whenever another stadium than Idrætsparken was used for a home match, it was only for some of the less important friendly games or Olympic qualifiers. While only Idrætsparken was used to host the matches related to big important tournaments, like the Nordic championship, the UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cup. When a major rebuild of Idrætsparken began in December 1990, the subsequent two official Euro 1992 qualification matches were moved to Odense Stadium in Odense.

On 9 September 1992, the rebuilt Idrætsparken, now called Parken and later renamed Telia Parken for sponsorship reasons, became the biggest venue in Denmark with a capacity of 42,358 spectators, and was opened with a friendly 1–2 defeat against Germany. This first match in Parken was viewed by 40,500 spectators, while the current stadium record of 42,099 spectators was set on 8 October 2005 for a World Cup qualifying match against Greece.

The capacity of the stadium was later reduced to 38,009 seats after the upper part of the D-side was converted from 4,000 extra seats into office and VIP areas in June 2009. Despite this decrease in capacity, the stadium is today still the biggest venue in Denmark by far; the next largest venue, Brøndby Stadium, only has a capacity of 26,000 seats. From September 1992 to May 2006, Parken was the sole stadium of all the men's senior national team matches. However, meagre spectator support at some of the friendly matches at Parken, which from 2000 to 2005 attracted an acceptable average of 23,862 per match – but down to 9,598 for the friendly 3–1 win over Israel in April 2002 – prompted the DBU to start hosting many of the friendly matches to other stadiums around Denmark. These other stadiums had less spectator capacity than Parken, but just about enough to cover the Danes' somewhat lesser interest for friendly matches.

On 27 May 2006, Parken's 13-year monopoly on national team matches was broken for the first time when Denmark played a friendly match at the Aarhus Idrætspark against upcoming 2006 World Cup participants Paraguay. Tickets to this match were sold out quickly, with almost 19,000 of the 20,227 tickets sold within the first hour of sale, and was support-wise a big success with a total audience of 20,047 spectators. When the two next friendly matches were played at some other new venues, 16 August at Fionia Park in Odense against Poland, and on 1 September at Brøndby Stadium against Portugal, the number of spectators dropped to a disappointing level. The Poland match attracted only 11,088 spectators, while the Portugal match only 13,186 spectators. In particular, the Portugal match was deemed as a support-wise failure because it featured a higher-ranked opponent, which spectators normally would have a high interest to watch. The main reasons why Brøndby Stadium failed to attract a high number of spectators were generally thought to be a combination of the poor rainy weather and the fact the stadium is located on the outskirts of Copenhagen, and as such does not attract a new demographic audience compared to Parken, due to the travel distances being more or less the same for the majority of the population.

Currently, while most of the friendly matches continue to be played at some of the smaller stadiums in Denmark, it has been decided to continue playing all of the qualifying matches for the European Championships and World Cup only at Parken Stadium. Those friendly matches, which are believed to create a high interest from spectators, will also continue to be played at Parken. For example, the friendly against Germany in August 2010 was played at Parken Stadium due to the general expectation of many spectators having a desire to watch the match. However, after Denmark's weak performance at the 2010 World Cup, the friendly only drew 19,071 spectators. During the last 19.5 years, from September 1992 to January 2012, Denmark played a total of 77 A-level matches at Parken Stadium, of which 49 were won (64%), 16 were drawn (21%) and 12 lost (15%).

5. Results and fixtures

This article gives details on international football matches which were played by Denmark national football team starting in 2020 to the present.

5.1. 2021

2022 World Cup qualification 1 September 2021  Denmark 2-0  Scotland Copenhagen, Denmark
2022 World Cup qualification 4 September 2021  Faroe Islands 0-1  Denmark Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
2022 World Cup qualification 7 September 2021  Denmark 5-0  Israel Copenhagen, Denmark
2022 World Cup qualification 9 October 2021  Moldova 0-4  Denmark ChiÈ™inău, Moldova
2022 World Cup qualification 12 October 2021  Denmark 1-0  Austria Copenhagen, Denmark
2022 World Cup qualification 12 November 2021  Denmark 3-1  Faroe Islands Copenhagen, Denmark
2022 World Cup qualification 15 November 2021  Scotland 2-0  Denmark Glasgow, Scotland

5.2. 2022

Friendly 26 March 2022  Netherlands 4-2  Denmark Amsterdam, Netherlands
Friendly 29 March 2022 ​ Denmark 3-0  Serbia Copenhagen, Denmark
Nations League 3 June 2022  France 1-2 ​ Denmark Paris, France
Nations League 6 June 2022  Austria 1-2 ​ Denmark Vienna, Austria
Nations League 10 June 2022 ​ Denmark 0-1  Croatia Copenhagen, Denmark
Nations League 13 June 2022 ​ Denmark 2-0  Austria Copenhagen, Denmark
Nations League 22 September 2022  Croatia v ​ Denmark Zagreb, Croatia
Nations League 25 September 2022 ​ Denmark v  France Copenhagen, Denmark
2022 FIFA World Cup 22 November 2022 ​ Denmark v  Tunisia Al Rayyan, Qatar
2022 FIFA World Cup 26 November 2022  France v ​ Denmark Doha, Qatar
2022 FIFA World Cup 30 November 2022  Australia  v ​ Denmark Al Rayyan, Qatar

6. Coaching staff

If the team for national is gathered and trains together in advance of an event The team is led by:

On the 14th of August, 2022.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Denmark Kasper Hjulmand
Assistant Manager Denmark Morten Wieghorst
Assistant Coach Denmark Christian Poulsen
Fitness Coach Spain Ismael Camenforte
Goalkeeper Coach Denmark Kim Christensen
Match Analysts Denmark Thomas Sørensen
Denmark Christian Kejser

Medical staff

Position Name
Doctor Denmark Morten Boesen
Physiotherapists Denmark Morten Skjoldager
Denmark Tom Boysen
Denmark Mikkel Ottesen
Denmark Benno Gøttsche
Sports Psychologist Denmark Carsten Hvid

 

6.1. Managers

The job description and responsibility that a coach has for Denmark national football team has been changed over time. From 1908 to 1918 the DBU preferring the assignment of a coach who had the responsibility for all aspects. Then came an extended period between 1919 and 1956 when there was no manager or an interim manager was chosen. When the DBU was assigned Arne Sorensen (November 1956 until November 1961 - December 2011) along with Poul Petersen (January 1962 - December 1966) as managers over an extended period of months, the managers were assigned the task of coaching the physical training and determine the team's tactics prior to and during every game however they had no say in how players were selected for national team that was the responsibility of the committee for selection, called the UdtagelsesKomiteen.

From 1967 until 1969, the administration of the team was more or less an exclusive responsibility of the UdtagelsesKomiteen and was restructured to follow a different method of operation. This new method of management the responsibility of selecting players was still the sole responsibility of the UdtagelsesKomiteen however, that committee's chairman was appointed as responsible for the role of "tactical management" of the national squad. the DBU recognized the necessity to have a specific tactical manager to have influence on the choice of players as well as the tactics used before and during games. The appointed tactical manager was not entrusted with the responsibility of educating the players, since an individual physical coach was chosen to do the job. As of 1970, this method of assigning two managers was reverted when the DBU recognized the necessity to designate only one manager who had sole responsibility of the squad.

From 1970 until 1979, the task of deciding on players was not a sole job of the manager and was an obligation shared by all, since this was still an issue for the UdtagelsesKomiteen to make a decision. If a decision to select players was required the decision was made by a vote of the committee. The chosen manager having an influence of 3 votes, and the other four representatives of the panel given a single vote. The special selection process continued until July 1979when it was decided to give the entire responsibility for all managerial-related tasks to the manager and the appointment of Sepp Piontek as the very first full-time manager of the national team.

6.1.1. Manager history

The box below, lists the football managers assigned to the national team, starting with the first official match in the month of October 1908. From 1911 until 1961, the 169 matches were held with any manager assigned to the team.

Manager From To Record Notes
G W D L Win %
England Charlie Williams October 1908 December 1910 4 3 0 1 75.00  
No manager January 1911 December 1912 5 3 0 2 60.00  
Denmark Axel Andersen Byrval January 1913
January 1917
December 1915
December 1918
16 14 1 1 87.50  
No manager January 1916
January 1919
December 1916
July 1920
10 5 1 4 50.00  
Caretaker manager August 1920 August 1920 1 0 0 1 0.00  
No manager September 1920 December 1938 77 35 13 29 45.45  
Caretaker managers January 1939 October 1956 18 10 3 5 55.56  
No manager July 1939 September 1956 74 29 11 34 39.19  
Denmark Arne Sørensen November 1956 December 1961 41 20 8 13 48.78  
No manager June 1957 September 1961 3 1 0 2 33.33  
Denmark Poul Petersen January 1962 December 1966 47 17 8 22 36.17  
Denmark Erik Hansen (tactical coach)
Austria Ernst Netuka (training coach)
January 1967 December 1967 8 4 2 2 50.00  
Denmark Erik Hansen (tactical coach)
Denmark Henry From (training coach)
January 1968 January 1969 11 4 1 6 36.36  
Denmark John Hansen (tactical coach)
Denmark Henry From (training coach)
February 1969 December 1969 9 5 1 3 55.56  
Austria Rudi Strittich January 1970 December 1975 61 20 11 30 32.79
  • Qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics — reached Quarter finals
Denmark Kurt Nielsen January 1976 June 1979 31 13 6 12 41.94  
Germany Sepp Piontek 1 July 1979 April 1990 115 52 24 39 45.22
  •  Qualified for the UEFA Euro 1984 — came in 3rd
  •  Qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup — reached Round Of 16
  •  Qualified for the UEFA Euro 1988
Denmark Richard Møller Nielsen May 1987
May 1990
May 1988[a]
June 1996
73 40 18 15 54.79
Sweden Bo Johansson July 1996 June 2000 40 17 9 14 42.50
  • Qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup — reached Quarter finals
  • Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2000
Denmark Morten Olsen July 2000 November 2015 166 80 42 44 48.19
  • Qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup — reached Round Of 16
  • Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2004
  • Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
  • Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2012
Norway Åge Hareide December 2015 31 July 2020 42 21 18 3 50.00
  • Qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup — reached Round Of 16
  • Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2020
Denmark John Jensen (caretaker)[b] 5 September 2018 1 0 0 1 0.00  
Denmark Kasper Hjulmand[c] 1 August 2020   32 22 2 8 68.75
  • Reached semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2020
  • Qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Total 885  416  179 290 47.01  

7. Players

Detail of the players as below mentioned.

 

7.1. Current squad

The 23 players listed below were selected to the squad for 2022 to 23 UEFA Nations League matches, beginning on June 3 in 2022.

Caps and goals are updated at 13 June 2022 following the match against Austria.

No, Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Kasper Schmeichel (vice-captain) 5 November 1986 (age 35) 84 0 France Nice
16 GK Peter Vindahl Jensen 16 February 1998 (age 24) 0 0 Netherlands AZ
22 GK Daniel Iversen 19 July 1997 (age 25) 0 0 England Leicester City

2 DF Joachim Andersen 31 May 1996 (age 26) 17 0 England Crystal Palace
3 DF Jannik Vestergaard 3 August 1992 (age 30) 35 2 England Leicester City
4 DF Victor Nelsson 14 October 1998 (age 23) 7 0 Turkey Galatasaray
5 DF Joakim Mæhle 20 May 1997 (age 25) 29 9 Italy Atalanta
6 DF Andreas Christensen 10 April 1996 (age 26) 56 2 Spain Barcelona
13 DF Rasmus Kristensen 11 July 1997 (age 25) 8 0 England Leeds United
17 DF Jens Stryger Larsen 21 February 1991 (age 31) 49 3 Turkey Trabzonspor
20 DF Nicolai Boilesen 16 February 1992 (age 30) 22 1 Denmark Copenhagen

7 MF Mathias Jensen 1 January 1996 (age 26) 19 1 England Brentford
8 MF Morten Hjulmand 25 June 1999 (age 23) 0 0 Italy Lecce
10 MF Christian Eriksen (3rd captain) 14 February 1992 (age 30) 115 38 England Manchester United
15 MF Philip Billing 11 June 1996 (age 26) 3 0 England Bournemouth
18 MF Daniel Wass 31 May 1989 (age 33) 43 1 Denmark Brøndby IF
23 MF Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 5 August 1995 (age 27) 58 5 England Tottenham Hotspur

9 FW Martin Braithwaite 5 June 1991 (age 31) 60 10 Spain Barcelona
11 FW Andreas Skov Olsen 29 December 1999 (age 22) 21 7 Belgium Club Brugge
12 FW Robert Skov 20 May 1996 (age 26) 11 5 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
14 FW Mikkel Damsgaard 3 July 2000 (age 22) 16 4 England Brentford
19 FW Jonas Wind 7 February 1999 (age 23) 15 5 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
21 FW Andreas Cornelius 16 March 1993 (age 29) 41 9 Turkey Trabzonspor

7.2. Recent call-ups

This list contains active athletes who was not selected for the most recent match of the national team but they were called up to play in an A-level match in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Frederik Rønnow 4 August 1992 (age 30) 8 0 Germany Union Berlin  Serbia, 29 March 2022
GK Jesper Hansen 31 March 1985 (age 37) 0 0 Denmark AGF  Austria, 12 October 2021
GK Jonas Lössl 1 February 1989 (age 33) 1 0 Denmark Midtjylland  Scotland, 1 September 2021

DF Mads Bech Sørensen 7 January 1999 (age 23) 0 0 England Brentford 2022–23 UEFA Nations LeaguePRE
DF Mads Valentin 1 September 1996 (age 25) 0 0 Germany FC Augsburg 2022–23 UEFA Nations LeaguePRE
DF Andreas Maxsø 18 March 1994 (age 28) 2 0 Denmark Brøndby IF  Serbia, 29 March 2022
DF Alexander Bah 9 December 1997 (age 24) 3 1 Portugal Benfica  Serbia, 29 March 2022
DF Simon Kjær (captain) 26 March 1989 (age 33) 119 5 Italy Milan  Scotland, 15 November 2021

MF Thomas Delaney 3 September 1991 (age 30) 69 7 Spain Sevilla  Croatia, 10 June 2022
MF Christian Nørgaard 10 March 1994 (age 28) 17 1 England Brentford 2022–23 UEFA Nations League
MF Jesper Lindstrøm 29 February 2000 (age 22) 5 1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt  Serbia, 29 March 2022
MF Casper Nielsen 29 April 1994 (age 28) 0 0 Belgium Club Brugge  Serbia, 29 March 2022
MF Jens Jønsson 10 January 1993 (age 29) 5 0 Greece AEK Athens  Scotland, 15 November 2021
MF Jens Stage 8 November 1996 (age 25) 1 0 Germany Werder Bremen  Scotland, 15 November 2021
MF Anders Christiansen 8 June 1990 (age 32) 5 0 Sweden Malmö FF  Faroe Islands, 4 September 2021
MF Rasmus Falk 15 January 1992 (age 30) 2 0 Denmark Copenhagen  Scotland, 1 September 2021

FW Yussuf Poulsen 15 June 1994 (age 28) 68 11 Germany RB Leipzig  Croatia, 10 June 2022INJ
FW Kasper Dolberg 6 October 1997 (age 24) 35 10 France Nice France France, 3 June 2022
FW Anders Dreyer 2 May 1998 (age 24) 2 0 Denmark Midtjylland 2022–23 UEFA Nations LeaguePRE
FW Jacob Bruun Larsen 19 September 1998 (age 23) 6 1 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim  Serbia, 29 March 2022
FW Pione Sisto 4 February 1995 (age 27) 26 1 Denmark Midtjylland  Scotland, 15 November 2021
FW Mikael Uhre 30 September 1994 (age 27) 1 0 United States Philadelphia Union  Scotland, 15 November 2021
FW Emil Riis 24 June 1998 (age 24) 0 0 England Preston North End  Scotland, 15 November 2021
FW Mohamed Daramy 7 January 2002 (age 20) 4 0 Denmark Copenhagen  Faroe Islands, 12 November 2021

7.3. Previous squads

Olympics

  • Olympics 1908 squad
  • Olympics 1912 squad
  • Olympics 1920 squad
  • Olympics 1948 squad
  • Olympics 1952 squad
  • Olympics 1960 squad
  • Olympics 1972 squad
  • Olympics 1992 squad
  • Olympics 2016 squad

UEFA European Championship

  • Euro 1964 squad
  • Euro 1984 squad
  • Euro 1988 squad
  • Euro 1992 squad
  • Euro 1996 squad
  • Euro 2000 squad
  • Euro 2004 squad
  • Euro 2012 squad
  • Euro 2020 squad

FIFA World Cup

  • World Cup 1986 squad
  • World Cup 1998 squad
  • World Cup 2002 squad
  • World Cup 2010 squad
  • World Cup 2018 squad
  • World Cup 2022 squad

FIFA Confederations Cup

  • Confederations Cup 1995 squad

7.4. Player history

The players are selected by the manager of the national team. They typically are assembled from their clubs on the Hotel Marienlyst in Elsinore for the duration of a week-long camp to prepare for the game to be played. The games are usually played on Wednesday evenings. World Cup qualifiers are played on both Saturday and Wednesday evenings, while Euro qualifiers now take place on both a Friday and Tuesday evening when playing two matches in a row, or on a Friday/Saturday/Tuesday at rounds with only one match scheduled.

7.5. Best players of all time

In November 2006 in November 2006, the DBU suggested eight Danish national team footballers to win awarding the "Best Danish Footballer of All Time" award. The nominated players were Morten Olsen, Henning Jensen, Allan Simonsen, Preben Elkjaer, Michael Laudrup, Brian Laudrup, Peter Schmeichel and Jon Dahl Tomasson. The winner was determined by an open vote conducted by the channel that broadcasts TV2 that concluded with Michael Laudrup as the clear winner with 58 percent of the votes.

7.6. Hall of Fame

The Denmark's Hall of Fame was established in October 2008 as an honorary award to recognize the greatest players, coaches, and teams throughout the history of Denmark's national team. A jury of six (representing the media, authors of football-related books and active players of the team of Denmark, TV2, the DBU and an official Hall of Fame member) Each year, they have the task of awarding two or three new members to this year's Hall of Fame. The award will be given out during the official Danish Football Awards, which is a broadcast every year on TV2. event that is hosted by the DBU during November from between 2008 and 2013, then changed to a event in February. Alongside being awarded the prize All Hall of Fame members are invited to leave a mark in bronze to beautify the entrance hall of "Fodboldens Hus" The DBU headquarters located in Brondby. In the year that the DBU celebrated its 125th anniversary back in April 2014 it decided to present an exceptional award consisting of the addition of nine Hall of Fame Members, all of whom played during the initial part of DBU national team's existence from 1908 until 1964. Due to financial limitations the DBU decided to cancel the planned telecast presentation of the Football Award in February 2015 and, for the same reason decided not to present anyone else with Hall of Fame members in this particular year. The DBU expects to award members who are new Hall of Fame members again in the event that follows. Football Award event is organized in February 2016.

7.6.1. Hall of Fame members

Then, last year, she was a regular in the national team.

  1. Sophus Krølben Nielsen (1908–1919)
  2. Nils Middelboe (1908–1920)
  3. Sophus Målmand Hansen (1911–1920)
  4. Carl Skomar Hansen (1918–1921)
  5. Poul "Tist" Nielsen (1910–1925)
  6. Pauli Jørgensen (1925–1939)
  7. Carl Aage Præst (1945–1949)
  8. Eigil Nielsen (1940–1951)
  9. Knud Lundberg (1943–1956)
  10. Aage Rou Jensen (1945–1957)
  11. Harald Nielsen (1959–1960)
  12. Henry From (1957–1961)
  13. Poul Pedersen (1953–1964)
  14. Henning Enoksen (1958–1966)
  15. Per Røntved (1970–1982)
  16. Allan Simonsen (1972–1986)
  17. Frank Arnesen (1977–1987)
  18. Preben Elkjær (1977–1988)
  19. Søren Lerby (1978–1989)
  20. Danish Dynamite team (1980–1989)
  21. Sepp Piontek (coach, 1979–1990)
  22. Euro 1992 team (June 1992)
  23. Lars Høgh (1983–1995)
  24. Richard Møller Nielsen (coach, 1990–1996)
  25. Michael Laudrup (1982–1998)
  26. Brian Laudrup (1987–1998)
  27. Peter Schmeichel (1987–2001)
  28. Morten Olsen (1970–1989, coach 2000–2015)

7.7. Payment

Every national team member is awarded a certain amount of cash per game as well as bonuses in the event of winning and qualifying into European Championship and World Cup tournaments. Over the years, the amount of money awarded to the winner has varied from around EUR1,340 to the match-winning win in 1987, to approximately EUR26,800 for Euro 1988 participation alone, to approximately EUR67,000 for in 1998 for the World Cup, and up to EUR107,000 in 2003 World Cup participations, per player.

The current payment for playing in games that are not part of the major tournaments are controlled through a collective agreement to be revised after a set amount of time - while the payments made to players in the final team of a tournament are controlled according to the "1998 agreement" between the DBU and Spillerforeningen. This "1998 agreement" states that when the national team is selected for an event such as a World Cup or European Championship tournament, the players selected for the final event will be paid 50% of DBU's revenue from the event and 65percent of the DBU's profits from the sale license agreements and merchandise. In addition those who sponsor the team provide a high "qualification bonus" every time the team is qualified for an event that is final. The bonus is split between the group of players chosen to make the final 18-man team as well as to a few of the qualifying matches in the qualification matches, and the exact distribution is usually determined based on the number of times that the participant was chosen.

The 23 chosen players of the 2002 World Cup received DKK 498,000 (equal to EUR66,800) from the event's revenue as well as DKK 122,000 (equal 16500 euros) from the licensing and sale of merchandise agreements, as well as an unspecified reward for qualifying from sponsors, in addition to the standard amount from the DBU every time they were picked for the final 18-man group for a qualifying match. As a contrast, 23 players who were selected in the World Cup in 2010 World Cup received DKK 635,000 (equal to EUR85,100) from the event's revenue in addition to DKK 99,900 (equal up to 13200 euros) from the selling of license and merchandise agreements, and a qualification bonus from sponsors of DKK 2.800 million (equal to 375,000 euros) to be split between the players. This amounts to the equivalent of EUR2,080 each time the player was chosen for the final 18-man team for a qualifying match. Alongside the bonus to qualify, players also received this basic amount from DBU every time they were picked for the 18-man team to the qualifying match:

  • Starting fee: home games = DKK 1,2 per spectator, away games = DKK 8,290
  • Bonus for drawing Home games equals DKK 0 and away games equals DKK 9,475
  • Bonus for winning Home games equals DKK 17,765 home games equals DKK 29,600

Based on the results of Denmark's matches and the number of people who attended match venues, the typical payment for a qualification match to the player who is selected for all Denmark's qualifying matches is DKK 235,898 (or EUR31,600) for the six qualifying matches during the 2008-09 season. Then, an amount totalling DKK 170,788 (or EUR22,900) for the four qualifying matches during the season of 2009-10. Additionally, players can also receive a season-long payment called "regular bonuses" from sponsors which is DKK 450,000 (equal approximately 583,100 euros) to be divided every season by the team of 18 players chosen for a game, which means the player selected for all matches of the national team between 1 August and 31 July could be eligible for the additional DKK 24,700 (equal approximately EUR32,400) payments in both the 2009-10 season and the 2008-09 season.

The final amount of the player's income earned through the National Team is the payment made for every friend match:

  • Starting fee: home games = DKK 1,0 per spectator, away games = DKK 5,000
  • Bonus for drawing Home games equals DKK 0 and away games = DKK 0, away games = DKK
  • Bonus for winning Home games equals DKK 10,000 home games equal DKK 10,000

Based on the results of Denmark's matches and the number of fans at games at home, the average payment to a player for Denmark's all friendly matches amounts to DKK 41,426 (or EUR 5,500) to be used for three of the friendly matches during the 2008-09 season. This is followed by the total sum of USD 88,773 (or 11,900 euros) in the case of seven matches that were played in this season.

If all these costs are taken together for a player, based on the assumption that a player was chosen for all matches during each season, in addition to the final World Cup squad in 2010, World Cup squad, he would have received a total payout by DBU DBU of EUR69,500 during the 2008-09 season, and a total amount to the DBU of EUR186,300 during the season 2009-10.

8. Player records

From 13 June 2022

The players highlighted in bold are in active play at the national level.

8.1. Most capped players

Rank Player Caps Goals Position Period
1 Peter Schmeichel 129 1 GK 1987–2001
2 Dennis Rommedahl 126 21 MF 2000–2013
3 Simon Kjær 119 5 DF 2009–present
4 Christian Eriksen 115 38 MF 2010–present
5 Jon Dahl Tomasson 112 52 FW 1997–2010
6 Thomas Helveg 108 2 DF 1994–2007
7 Michael Laudrup 104 37 MF/FW 1982–1998
8 Morten Olsen 102 4 DF 1970–1989
Martin Jørgensen 12 MF 1998–2011
10 Thomas Sørensen 101 0 GK 1999–2012

8.2. Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Average Period
1 Poul "Tist" Nielsen 52 38 1.37 1910–1925
Jon Dahl Tomasson 112 0.46 1997–2010
3 Pauli Jørgensen 44 47 0.94 1925–1939
4 Ole Madsen 42 50 0.84 1958–1969
5 Preben Elkjær 38 69 0.55 1977–1988
Christian Eriksen 115 0.33 2010–present
7 Michael Laudrup 37 104 0.36 1982–1998
8 Nicklas Bendtner 30 81 0.37 2006–2018
9 Henning Enoksen 29 54 0.54 1958–1966
10 Brian Laudrup 22 86 0.26 1987–1998
Ebbe Sand 66 0.33 1998–2004

9. Competitive record

Overview
Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
FIFA World Cup* 0 0 0 0
UEFA European Championship 1 0 1 2
FIFA Confederations Cup 1 0 0 0
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions 0 1    
Olympic Games 0 3 1 0
Total 2 4 2 2

9.1. FIFA World Cup

Draws also include knockout matches that are that are decided by penalty shoot-out.

FIFA World Cup record   Qualification record
Year Round

Position

Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 4 13
Chile 1962 Did not enter Did not enter
England 1966 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 7 18
Mexico 1970 6 2 1 3 6 10
West Germany 1974 4 0 1 3 2 13
Argentina 1978 6 2 0 4 14 12
Spain 1982 8 4 0 4 14 11
Mexico 1986 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 10 6 8 5 1 2 17 6
Italy 1990 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 15 6
United States 1994 12 7 4 1 15 2
France 1998 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 1 2 9 7 8 5 2 1 14 6
South Korea Japan 2002 Round of 16 10th 4 2 1 1 5 5 10 6 4 0 22 6
West Germany 2006 Did not qualify 12 6 4 2 24 12
South Africa 2010 Group stage 24th 3 1 0 2 3 6 10 6 3 1 16 5
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify 10 4 4 2 17 12
Russia 2018 Round of 16 11th 4 1 3 0 3 2 12 7 3 2 25 9
Qatar 2022 Qualified 10 9 0 1 30 3
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined            
Total Quarter-finals 6/22 20 9 5 6 30 26 132 67 30 35 242 144
Denmark's World Cup record
First match  Scotland 0–1 Denmark 
(Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico; 4 June 1986)
Biggest win  Denmark 6–1 Uruguay Uruguay
(Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico; 8 June 1986)
Biggest defeat  Denmark 1–5 Spain Spain
(Querétaro, Mexico; 18 June 1986)
Best result Quarter-finals in 1998
Worst result Group stage in 2010

9.2. UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record   Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 7
Spain 1964 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 1 6 7 4 2 1 19 8
Italy 1968 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 6 16
Belgium 1972 6 1 0 5 2 11
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 0 1 5 3 14
Italy 1980 8 1 2 5 13 17
France 1984 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 9 4 8 6 1 1 17 5
West Germany 1988 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 2 7 6 3 2 1 4 2
Sweden 1992 Champions 1st 5 2 2 1 6 4 8 6 1 1 18 7
England 1996 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 4 10 6 3 1 19 9
BelgiumNetherlands 2000 16th 3 0 0 3 0 8 10 6 2 2 19 8
Portugal 2004 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 4 5 8 4 3 1 15 9
AustriaSwitzerland 2008 Did not qualify 12 6 2 4 21 11
PolandUkraine 2012 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 4 5 8 6 1 1 15 6
France 2016 Did not qualify 10 3 4 3 11 9
Europe 2020 Semi-finals 4th 6 3 0 3 12 7 8 4 4 0 23 6
West Germany 2024 To be determined To be determined
Total 1 Title 9/16 33 10 6 17 42 50 123 57 30 36 208 145
Denmark's European Championship record
First match  Denmark 0–3 Soviet Union 
(Barcelona, Spain; 17 June 1964)
Biggest win  Denmark 5–0 Yugoslavia 
(Lyon, France; 16 June 1984)
Biggest defeat 0–3
(five matches)
Best result Champions in 1992
Worst result Group stage in 1988, 1996, 2000 and 2012

 

9.3. UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
Portugal 2018–19 B 4 Group stage 1st 4 2 2 0 4 1   15th
Italy 2020–21 A 2 Group stage 2nd 6 3 1 2 8 7   7th
2022–23 A 1 To be determined
Total Group stage League A 2/2 10 5 3 2 12 8 7th

9.4. Olympics Games

Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
France Paris 1900 Was not invited
United States St. Louis 1904
United Kingdom London 1908 Silver medal 3 2 0 1 26 3
Sweden Stockholm 1912 Silver medal 3 2 0 1 13 5
Belgium Antwerp 1920 Group stage 1 0 0 1 0 1
1924–1936 Did not enter
United Kingdom London 1948 Bronze medal 4 3 0 1 15 11
Finland Helsinki 1952 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 7 6
Australia Melbourne 1956 Did not enter
Italy Rome 1960 Silver medal 5 4 0 1 11 7
Japan Tokyo 1964 Did not qualify
Mexico Mexico City 1968 Did not enter
West Germany Munich 1972 Quarter-finals 6 3 1 2 11 7
Canada Montréal 1976 Did not qualify
Soviet Union Moscow 1980 Did not enter
United States Los Angeles 1984 Did not qualify
South Korea Seoul 1988
Since 1992 See Denmark national under-21 football team
Total 7/16 25 16 1 8 83 40

9.5. FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not enter
Saudi Arabia 1995 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 5 1
Saudi Arabia 1997 Did not qualify
Mexico 1999
South Korea Japan 2001
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
Total 1 Title 1/10 3 2 1 0 5 1

9.6. CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions

CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1985 Did not qualify
 1993 Runners-up 2nd 1 0 1 0 1 1
England 2022 Did not qualify
Total Runners-up 1/3 1 0 1 0 1 1

10. Head-to-head record

At the time of 13 June 2022 following the match against  Austria.

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Albania 10 6 3 1 19 4 15
 Algeria 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Argentina 2 1 1 0 3 1 2
 Armenia 8 6 1 1 13 7 6
 Australia 4 2 1 1 6 3 3
 Austria 13 8 1 4 24 15 9
 Belarus 2 1 1 0 1 0 1
 Belgium 16 6 3 7 26 29 -3
 Benin 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Bermuda 2 2 0 0 11 1 10
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1
 Brazil 3 1 0 2 7 6 1
 Bulgaria 16 4 8 4 21 20 1
 Cameroon 3 2 0 1 5 4 1
 Canada 1 1 0 0 2 0 2
 Chile 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1
 Croatia 6 2 2 3 7 9 −2
 Curaçao 2 2 0 0 6 3 3
 Cyprus 6 5 1 0 21 3 18
 Czech Republic[a] 26 3 11 12 18 42 −24
 East Germany 6 2 2 2 10 10 0
 Egypt 3 2 1 0 7 2 5
 England 26 6 5 16 28 48 −20
 Estonia 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Faroe Islands 6 6 0 0 18 2 16
 Finland 60 39 10 11 153 59 94
 France 17 7 2 8 39 21 18
 Gambia 1 1 0 0 4 1 3
 Georgia 5 3 2 0 15 5 10
 Germany 28 8 5 15 38 55 −17
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Gibraltar 2 2 0 0 12 0 12
 Greece 16 9 4 3 34 18 16
 Honduras 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Hungary 16 3 4 9 16 40 −24
 Iceland 25 21 4 0 78 15 63
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 9 0 9
 Iran 2 1 1 0 4 0 4
 Israel 10 9 0 1 25 4 21
 Italy 13 3 2 8 16 24 −8
 Japan 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1
 Jordan 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1
 Kazakhstan 4 4 0 0 12 3 9
 Kosovo 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Latvia 4 3 1 0 7 1 6
 Liechtenstein 3 3 0 0 13 0 13
 Lithuania 2 1 1 0 4 0 4
 Luxembourg 11 9 2 0 33 8 25
 North Macedonia 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2
 Malta 9 9 0 0 32 4 28
 Mexico 4 2 1 1 6 5 1
 Moldova 2 2 0 0 12 0 12
 Montenegro 3 2 0 1 3 2 1
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 3 1 2
 Netherlands 32 9 10 13 45 63 −18
 Nigeria 1 1 0 0 4 1 3
 Northern Ireland 11 4 5 2 14 9 5
 Norway 89 54 14 21 227 105 122
 Panama 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Paraguay 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1
 Peru 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Poland 22 12 2 8 46 37 9
 Portugal 15 3 2 10 18 31 −13
 Republic of Ireland 19 4 10 5 23 23 0
 Romania 18 6 4 8 27 34 −7
 Russia 13 2 1 10 14 37 −23
 Saudi Arabia 3 3 0 0 4 0 4
 Scotland 18 7 0 11 14 22 −8
 Senegal 3 2 1 0 6 3 3
 Serbia 12 5 0 7 23 25 −2
 Slovakia 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4
 Slovenia 4 4 0 0 11 1 10
 South Africa 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1
 South Korea 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Spain 17 2 3 12 15 34 −19
 Suriname 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
  Switzerland 12 4 6 2 17 14 3
 Sweden 108 42 20 46 176 186 −10
 Togo 1 1 0 0 2 0 2
 Tunisia 2 2 0 0 5 2 3
 Turkey 10 3 5 2 12 9 3
 Ukraine 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 United States 3 2 1 0 8 5 3
 Uruguay 2 2 0 0 8 2 6
 Wales 11 7 0 4 16 9 7
Total 857 396 176 276 1,572 1,168 404

11. Honours

As per detail below.

 

11.1. Official

UEFA European Championship

  • Champions: 1992
  • Semi-finals: 1984, 2020
  • Fourth place: 1964

FIFA Confederations Cup

  • Champions: 1995

CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions:

  • Runners-up: 1993

Olympics Games

  • Silver medal: 1908, 1912, 1960
  • Bronze medal: 1948

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