Denmark national football team
The Denmark men's national football team (Danish: Danmarks herre-fodboldlandshold or herrelandsholdet) represents Denmark in men's international football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organised under DBU. Denmark's home stadium is Parken Stadium in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen; their head coach is Kasper Hjulmand.
Nickname(s) | De Rød-Hvide (The Red and Whites) Danish Dynamite |
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Association | Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU) |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Head coach | Kasper Hjulmand |
Captain | Simon Kjær |
Most caps | Peter Schmeichel (129) |
Top scorer | Poul "Tist" Nielsen and Jon Dahl Tomasson (52) |
Home stadium | Parken Stadium |
FIFA code | DEN |
FIFA ranking | |
Current | 18 8 (22 December 2022)[1] |
Highest | 3 (May 1997, August 1997) |
Lowest | 51 (April 2017) |
First international | |
Denmark 9–0 France B (London, England; 19 October 1908) | |
Biggest win | |
Denmark 17–1 France (London, England; 22 October 1908) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Germany 8–0 Denmark (Breslau, Germany; 16 May 1937) | |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 6 (first in 1986) |
Best result | Quarter-finals (1998) |
European Championship | |
Appearances | 9 (first in 1964) |
Best result | Champions (1992) |
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 1993) |
Best result | Runners-up (1993) |
FIFA Confederations Cup | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 1995) |
Best result | Champions (1995) |
Website | dbu.dk |
Denmark were the winners of the Football at the 1906 Intercalated Games and silver medalists at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics. However, as amateurs who prohibited their internationals from becoming professionals at foreign clubs, Denmark did not qualify for the FIFA World Cup until 1986, although they won another Olympic silver in 1960.
Denmark has remained competitive in international tournaments. Triumph in the 1992 European Championship in Sweden marked the team's most prominent victory, defeating defending champions the Netherlands in the semi-final and world champions Germany in the final. They also won the 1995 King Fahd Cup, defeating Argentina in the final. Their best World Cup result was achieved in 1998, where they narrowly lost 3–2 in a quarter-final against Brazil. Denmark also made the round of 16 in 1986, 2002 and 2018.
Teams
Apart from the men's senior A-level team, Denmark competes with a women's national team, and has teams at various youth levels for both men and women, most prominently the under-21 national team. Historically, the A-level team competed in the Olympics until and including the 1988 tournament, whereafter Olympic games count as under-21 national games. In addition to the A-level team and youth teams, Denmark also has a special league national team named Ligalandsholdet, with the best Danish footballers from the Nordic leagues. Ligalandsholdet was created in January 1983, and has played unofficial games for the national team during the winter break of the Nordic leagues every year since, save for 2005 and 2011. Sometimes the media also refer to Ligalandsholdet as Denmark's B-team, as the best Danish footballers selected for the A-team often play in leagues outside of the Nordic countries. As such, the national team coach has on several occasions outlined the purpose of having unofficial matches played by Ligalandsholdet as an opportunity of testing new potential upcoming Danish players for the A-team.
History
Amateur years
On 12 April 1896, Denmark XI defeated Podilatikos Syllogos Athinon, either 9–0 or 15–0, at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome in Athens in a demonstration game during the 1896 Olympic Games.[3]
On 18 April 1897, a game was played in Hamburg when a selection team from the Danish Football Association defeated a selection team from the Hamburg-Altona Football Association, 5–0 in the presence of 5,000 spectators.[4][5][6]
The first three editions of the Olympic football event in 1900–1906 had an unofficial status, as the event was not yet open for national football teams to compete, and only had limited participation of three or four club teams from a few nations. Denmark had no club team invited in the 1900 Olympics and the 1904 Olympics, but then received a special invitation for the 1906 Olympics, to compete against one Greek club team (Athens) and two club teams from the Ottoman Empire (Smyrna and Thessaloniki). The team to represent Denmark was compiled of players from the Copenhagen Football Association (KBU), and they won the event, and thereby an unofficial gold medal. Two years later, in the first official football tournament at the 1908 Olympics, Denmark won a silver medal. At the next Olympics, in 1912, the team again won a silver medal, which was followed by a golden era from July 1912 until August 1920, with Denmark ranked most of the time as number one in the world by the Elo ranking. The first official national football match was played on 19 October 1908 during the Olympic Games in London. Denmark beat France's second team 9–0 in the tournament's quarterfinals.
Although Denmark figured fairly prominently in the pre-FIFA World Cup era, international success would elude them for years from the first World Cup in 1930 and forward. Despite the country's ability to produce outstanding football talents, the Danish Football Union (DBU) only had the ambition (or economy) to send the national team to play friendly matches and in the regional tournament, the Nordic Championship, from October 1920 until June 1948. When DBU opted to set their sights higher, they allowed the national team to start contesting the Olympics again, promptly resulting in a bronze medal at the 1948 Olympics. After, the team only reached the quarter-final at the 1952 Olympics, with the DBU choosing not to contest the next 1956 Olympics. As football remained an amateur past-time, most of the best Danish footballers moved abroad to make a living,[7] and due to DBU enforcing the rule to bar all professionals from the national team, it started to become difficult to assemble a highly competitive team.
Denmark experienced their next revival at the 1960 Olympics with a third set of Olympic silver medals. This was followed by another notable performance at the 1964 European Nations' Cup, where Denmark impressively finished in fourth place. However, this finish was considered by many as being more the result of a comparatively easy draw rather than a result of a well-playing team. In order for Denmark to qualify for the semi-final, they only had to defeat Malta, Albania and Luxembourg. In the semi-final, Denmark fell 3–0 to the Soviet Union, then lost the third-place match to Hungary.
The strict rule of only allowing amateurism at the national team was finally abolished by the DBU in May 1971, as they had acknowledged this change was needed in order to build a highly competitive team. In February 1978, when the DBU also decided to allow professional football to be introduced in the Danish leagues, the way was at the same time paved for the national team to sign its first sponsorship with the well-known Danish brewery Carlsberg. The new sponsorship enabled the DBU to hire the German Sepp Piontek in July 1979 as the first full-time professional coach of the national team. The full transition of the national team from amateurism to professionalism had now been accomplished, and indeed, this would soon lead to a vast improvement in the performances of the team.[7]
According to Rob Smyth and Lars Eriksen, authors of a book on the "Danish Dynamite" team that would soon emerge:
That process [the transition to professionalism] was accelerated by the fact that so many of the national team were playing abroad, and values learned there were slowly seeping in. ... Denmark got a headstart on football globalisation, benefiting from the enlightenment and experience that comes with playing abroad. At Euro 84, their 20-man squad contained 14 overseas-based players; the other seven teams had only five between them. At Mexico 86, their squad included players from the champions of Italy, West Germany, England, Holland and Belgium, but not Denmark.[8]
Danish Dynamite (1980–1990)
In the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification, Denmark finished with eight points from eight matches, including a 3–1 win against the eventual World Cup champions Italy, but Denmark failed to qualify for the final tournament despite the impressive result. Qualification for UEFA Euro 1984 saw Denmark defeat England at Wembley Stadium when Allan Simonsen converted a penalty kick for a 1–0 win. Denmark qualified for their first international tournament since 1964, and the team was dubbed "Danish Dynamite" in a competition for the official Danish Euro 1984 song.[7] Denmark's participation ended in the semi-final when the team lost on penalties to Spain, most remembered for Preben Elkjær's penalty miss, his shorts torn apart. Following the strong performance at the finals, the name "Danish Dynamite" became a mainstay for the following decade of the Danish national team under head coach Sepp Piontek.[9]
Denmark made their first World Cup appearance in the 1986 World Cup, and with the attacking duo of Michael Laudrup and Preben Elkjær, thrashed Uruguay 6–1. In the second round, Denmark once again faced Spain and once more lost, 5–1, including four goals by Emilio Butragueño. The first Spanish goal was caused by a miss-timed backpass by Jesper Olsen to Butragueño, an unfortunate action subsequently coined as "a real Jesper Olsen" ("en rigtig Jesper Olsen"). The phrase would live on for 13 years, and was repeated by the Danish TV commentators in 1999, when an identical backpass was carried out by Jesper Grønkjær to Filippo Inzaghi in Grønkjær's debut for the national team.[10]
Denmark qualified for Euro 1988, and nearly made the 1988 Olympics. Richard Møller Nielsen guided Denmark to a secured spot for the final tournament – ahead of West Germany, but following the discovery that Dane Per Frimann was not eligible for the team's 2–0 win over Poland, Denmark was penalised, and subsequently failed to qualify. At Euro 1988, Denmark's participation ended in early defeat after Denmark lost all the group games to Spain, West Germany and Italy. They then failed to qualify for the 1990 World Cup; Sepp Piontek resigned as head coach of the national team in April 1990, where he was replaced by Richard Møller Nielsen.
The Møller Nielsen fairytale: 1992 European Championship
Denmark began Euro 1992 qualification with a secure home victory against the Faroe Islands, but the following results in the qualification were an away draw against Northern Ireland and a 2–0 home loss against Yugoslavia. Danes Michael Laudrup and Brian Laudrup opted to quit the national team in November 1990. When Nielsen subsequently decided to dismiss quality players such as Jan Mølby and Jan Heintze from the squad, due to disciplinary problems, several newspapers began demanding that Nielsen step down as head coach. Despite this, Denmark won the rest of their five matches in the qualification group, including a 2–1 away win against Yugoslavia. This was not enough to qualify, as the team still had to settle with a second place in the group, behind Yugoslavia.
Due to international sanctions resulting from the Yugoslav wars, UEFA announced on 31 May 1992 – only ten days prior to the competition – that Yugoslavia was to be excluded from the competition and their place given to Denmark, who finished as the second-placed team in its qualifying group.[11]
Contrary to popular belief,[7] the team did not enter the tournament completely unprepared, after having rallied home from seaside vacations. The majority of players were already assembled to play a friendly match against the CIS when Denmark officially received Yugoslavia's spot.[12] Relying heavily on goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel and his defence, as well as creative spark Brian Laudrup – having decided to make a comeback for the national team in April 1992 – the Danish team created one of the biggest surprises in the event's history, as they went on to win the European Championship trophy under head coach Nielsen's defensive playing style. Advancing from the group stage ahead of England and France, Denmark defeated the Netherlands – the defending Euro 1988 champions – on penalties in the semi-final. Then, in the final, Denmark won 2–0 win against reigning World Cup champions Germany, ensuring Denmark its first international trophy.
Decline and revival (1993–2000)
In August 1993, Michael Laudrup decided to settle his ongoing dispute with Richard Møller Nielsen about the team tactics and made a comeback to the national team. However, the following years Denmark saw mixed results, as they first failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup, but then won the 1995 Confederations Cup, beating Copa América champions Argentina 2–0 in the final. As defending champions at Euro 1996, Denmark disappointed with a lackluster performance after an early elimination in the group stage. The team had achieved a respectable win against Turkey, a draw against Portugal and only a defeat to Croatia.
Nielsen's replacement was Swede Bo "Bosse" Johansson, who gave the team a more offensive strategy, and the 1998 World Cup saw the revival of the Danish team, starring both Laudrup brothers in their last international campaign. After defeating Saudi Arabia 1–0, drawing with South Africa and losing 2–1 to eventual champions France, Denmark defeated Nigeria 4–1 in the round of 16. They exited in the quarterfinals against Brazil.
Without the Laudrup brothers, Denmark qualified for Euro 2000, only to lose all three matches in the group stage.
The Olsen Gang (2000–2015)
Morten Olsen was named the new manager for Denmark in 2000 and the team was quickly dubbed the "Olsen Gang", a reference to the series of Danish movies based around the main character Egon Olsen and his genius (criminal) plans. The nickname was also used for the Danish team as an alternative to the more commonly used "Danish Dynamite", already in those days when Olsen played as a captain. Denmark's tactics shifted from the preferred 4–4–2 formation practised by Bo Johansson to an even more attacking style with an emphasis on the wingers available at the time, namely Jesper Grønkjær and Dennis Rommedahl.[13] Accordingly, the Olsen's preferred formation has been either a 4–3–3 or a 4–2–3–1.[14][15] Olsen even possessed an outspoken opposition to the 4–4–2 system, as he threatened to leave his position as head coach in the event he was asked to deploy Denmark in that formation.[16] To support the development of players for the new tactical 4–3–3 system, all national youth teams also changed their formation.[17] Another change Olsen brought to the national team was to stress the importance of only using fit players who had been granted regular playing time at their club. However, at times he was forced to compromise from this principle, as the pool of players available in the relatively small nation did not always provide him viable substitute options.
Denmark qualified both for the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004, but despite impressive results in the group stage in both tournaments, especially the 2–0 win against reigning World Cup winners France in 2002, Denmark failed to advance any further. At the 2002 World Cup, Denmark was defeated by England in the round of 16, and at Euro 2004, they were eliminated in the quarter-finals against the Czech Republic.
For the 2006 World Cup qualification, Denmark was paired with 2002 third place Turkey and eventual Euro 2004 champions Greece. Following a poor start to qualification, Denmark was trailing both Turkey and Ukraine. After failing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, Morten Olsen considered leaving the job, having received several offers from club teams, but decided to stay and extended his contract until after the 2010 World Cup.[18]
When Denmark's attempt to qualify for the Euro 2008 also failed, the team was heavily criticised. Despite this, Denmark qualified for the 2010 World Cup by winning the group, earning two wins against Sweden and four points against Portugal. Olsen's contract was extended for two further years, until Euro 2012.[19]
At the 2010 World Cup, Denmark was grouped with Japan, Cameroon and the Netherlands. Denmark lost the first match 2–0 to the Netherlands, but then scored a 2–1 victory against Cameroon. The game against Japan, however ended with a 3–1 defeat.
In qualification for Euro 2012, Denmark was once again grouped with Portugal; Denmark secured first place in the group, qualifying directly for the final tournament. Out of eight qualifying matches, Denmark won six, drew one and lost one, resulting Olsen's contract to be extended until after the 2014 World Cup.
At Euro 2012, Denmark were drawn in the proclaimed "group of death", Group B, alongside Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal. After defeating the Netherlands 1–0, they lost 3–2 to Portugal, requiring a win against Germany to advance in the tournament. Despite Michael Krohn-Dehli's equaliser, Denmark lost 2–1 to Germany, and with Portugal defeating the Netherlands 2–1, Denmark was eliminated from the tournament after finishing third in Group B.
Denmark failed to qualify for the next two tournaments under Olsen. They finished second in their 2014 World Cup qualifying group but failed to achieve a play-off berth as they were the "worst" of the UEFA group runners-up (after excluding results against the bottom teams). In UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying they finished third in their group, behind Albania and eventual winners Portugal, but lost to Sweden in the play-offs.
When measuring the performance of the national team by winning share and earned points, Olsen's reign of the Danish national team from July 2000 until January 2012 has so far been the second-most successful in the era of full-time professional coaches, which began in July 1979. As of January 2012, Olsen had a winning share of 52.8%, and with three points for a victory and one for a draw, an average of 1.84 points per match.[20] In comparison, Richard Møller Nielsen still has the best record among the professional coaches of the national team, with a 54.8% winning share and an average of 1.89 points per game.[21]
Hareide era: 2016–2020
New coach Åge Hareide presided over the Danish campaign during the qualification stages.[22] Denmark, ranked number 24 in the FIFA World Rankings at the time of the draw, were drawn into Group E, alongside Poland, Montenegro, Romania, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.[23] Despite suffering early defeats to Poland and Montenegro,[24][25] the Danes rallied, and secured second place in the group, and a berth in the play-offs, with a 1–0 away to Montenegro.[26] Denmark were rewarded for their second-place finish with a play-off against the Republic of Ireland.[27] Denmark secured qualification with a 5–1 win at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which included a hat-trick by Christian Eriksen, who added to his tally of eight goals in qualification.[28]
Denmark were allocated into Pot 3 in advance of the draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[29] They were drawn into Group C, alongside Australia, Peru, and France.[30] Their campaign in Russia began in the Mordovia Arena, Saransk, against Peru. A Yussuf Poulsen goal in the second half secured three points for the Danes.[31] However, they struggled against Australia in their second tie, as Christian Eriksen's early goal was cancelled out by a VAR-awarded penalty, converted by Mile Jedinak, in a game that ended 1–1.[32] Denmark secured qualification in their final group game, playing out the only goalless draw in the entire tournament,[33] in the Luzhniki Stadium against France; a result which saw both teams progress.[34]
Denmark faced Croatia in the round of 16, with the Croats topping Group D with three wins.[35] Mathias Jørgensen scored within the first minute of the game to give Denmark the lead, but Mario Mandzukic equalised only three minutes later, leaving the teams equally perched at one goal apiece.[36] The match remained at 1–1 after ninety minutes, necessitating thirty minutes of extra-time, which still failed to separate the teams, as Luka Modrić saw his late penalty saved by goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.[36] As such, the tie was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out, with Schmeichel and his Croatian counterpart, Danijel Subašić, positioning themselves on the line to face five penalties each.[37] Croatia advanced, as Subašić saved three shots from Eriksen, Lasse Schöne and Nicolai Jørgensen respectively. Ivan Rakitić scored the decisive penalty to eliminate the Danes,[37] putting an end to their best World Cup campaign since 2002.[38]
Following the World Cup, Denmark prepared for participation in the inaugural iteration of the UEFA Nations League, having been drawn in League B against Wales and the Republic of Ireland.[39] The tournament offers an alternative route of qualification for the European Championship,[40] and increases the number of competitive games for international sides, replacing friendlies.[41]
Owing to a dispute with the players' union regarding the commercial rights of the players,[42] the Danish Football Union named an entirely uncapped squad, consisting of a mixture of futsal players and players from the Danish 2nd Division and the Denmark Series (the third and fourth tier of Danish football respectively), in lieu of the regular side, to face Slovakia in a pre-Nations League friendly, and it was feared that the same squad would be used for the competitive fixture against Wales.[43][44] The dispute arose due to the image rights of the players,[45] with Hummel having the exclusive right to the manufacture and marketing of Danish kits.[46] The DBU wanted to use individual players, without explicit permissions, in their advertising.[47][48] Hareide would similarly not be involved, with the side instead falling under the temporary management of John Jensen, with Hasse Kuhn serving as the assistant manager.[42] The Danish FA are currently under a four-year probationary period with UEFA for having forfeited a Women's World Cup qualification game against Sweden in 2017 due to a similar dispute with the women's team,[49] and a further violation could have resulted in Denmark being prohibited from participation in either the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League or the 2020 European Championship.[50] After a temporary agreement enabled the return of the regular players, the Danes won their first Nations League fixture 2–0.[51]
Hareide managed Denmark during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying and got four wins and four draws resulting in a second place, which meant that Denmark qualified for the tournament. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was postponed to 2021, and Hareide's contract expired on 30 June 2020. He was replaced by Kasper Hjulmand.
Hjulmand era: 2020–present
At UEFA Euro 2020, Denmark lost their first group stage match against Finland; Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest in the 43rd minute, causing the match to be halted. They reached the semi-finals despite finishing the group stage with only one win, in which they lost 2–1 in extra-time against England.[52] In the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A, they finished second in their group, only one point behind Croatia and winning twice against world champions France.[53][54] Denmark also qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, topping Group F in the qualification campaign ahead of Scotland, with nine victories. Only one defeat occurred in the final fixture against the Scots in a game which Denmark were already guaranteed a direct place in Qatar.[55]
In the 2022 World Cup, Denmark were drawn again with old foe France, together with African powerhouse Tunisia and Asian underdogs Australia in group D.[56] Due to their impressive Euro 2020 performance and World Cup qualifying and Nations League displays, expectations for Denmark to make a historic breakthrough were high and the Danes were even seen as the biggest dark horses in the World Cup, with predictions going as far as winning it.[57] Denmark were reinforced with the return of captain Christian Eriksen, who recovered from the Euro 2020 stroke.[58] They began their World Cup quest in Qatar with a goalless draw to Tunisia in a game where the Danes controlled possession.[59] In the second game, Denmark played France in the Nations League rematch. This time Les Bleus prevailed over the Danes 2–1, with a brace from Kylian Mbappé after an equaliser from Andreas Christensen.[60] Denmark were forced to beat Australia, who previously downed Tunisia; however, Denmark demonstrated a rather poor performance against the Aussies, unable to break the deadlock and conceding a goal by Mathew Leckie to lose 1–0.[61] Denmark finished last in their group with only one point and one goal scored.[62][63] Moreover, the elimination by Australia meant Denmark were eliminated by an Asian representative for the second time in its history, having been eliminated by Japan back in 2010.
Team image
Supporters
Apart from the national team, Denmark is equally famous for its traveling fans, known as roligans. The movement emerged during the 1980s as the declared opposition to hooliganism. The goal of the roligan movement is calm, yet cheerful, support during the matches, as "rolig" means "calm" in the Danish language. The roligans have since developed an image of easy-going nature and rabid support, and are often considered amongst the world's best national team fans, along with the Tartan Army of Scotland. They were collectively given the FIFA FairPlay Award at the 1984 European Championships.[64] Just before the 1986 World Cup, the roligan movement was organized in order to support the national team at the tournament.
The reputation of the Danish supporters was sullied by an attack from a fan which occurred in June 2007 in the Euro 2008 qualifying match against Sweden, when an enraged Danish supporter invaded the pitch and tried to attack the referee, following his decision to hand out a red card for Christian Poulsen and a penalty kick to Sweden in the last minute of the match. The attacking fan was stopped by some of the Danish football players on the field before he reached the referee, but due to the episode, the match was immediately cancelled by the referee, with UEFA subsequently deciding to award a 0–3 default defeat to Denmark as punishment.[citation needed]
Rivalry
Denmark's main rival is Sweden. The countries have played against each other 107 times, of which Denmark have won 40, drawn 20 and lost 47. The first match between the teams was an 8–0 Denmark win in May 1913. Denmark won their first five matches against Sweden before their first defeat in October 1916, 4–0.
The first competitive match between the countries was a 1–0 loss for Denmark in the group stage of UEFA Euro 1992. Both teams advanced from the group stage and Denmark went on to win the tournament. In UEFA Euro 2004 the teams drew 2–2 in the last group match, ensuring that both teams advanced at the expense of Italy. In Denmark's home match against Sweden in the qualification for UEFA Euro 2008, the visitors were awarded a 3–0 win after a Danish fan invaded the pitch and attacked the referee. The reverse fixture ended in a goalless draw and Denmark failed to qualify for the final tournament.
In the qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Denmark won both matches against Sweden 1–0 and qualified for the World Cup. In the play-off round of the qualification for UEFA Euro 2016, Denmark lost to Sweden 4–3 on aggregate and failed to qualify for the finals. The most recent match between the countries was a 2–0 win for Denmark in November 2020.[65]
Kit
The team kit is produced by Danish company Hummel. It is all-red with white details to reflect the colours of the Danish national flag. Prior to the period of Adidas sponsorship, the kit provider was also Hummel from 1979 to 2004.[66]
Media coverage
Denmark's home and away matches are broadcast by TV2 and DR
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).[67] 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.[68]
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,[69] while the current stadium record of 42,099 spectators was set on 8 October 2005 for a World Cup qualifying match against Greece.[70]
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.[71][72] 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[73] – 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,[74] and was support-wise a big success with a total audience of 20,047 spectators.[75] 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,[76] while the Portugal match only 13,186 spectators.[77] 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.[78] 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 high expectation of spectators desiring to watch the match. However, after Denmark's performance at the 2010 World Cup, the friendly only drew 19,071 spectators.[79] From September 1992 to January 2012, Denmark played a total of 77 A-level matches at Parken Stadium, of which 49 were won, 16 were drawn and 12 lost.[80]
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2022
26 March 2022 Friendly | Netherlands | 4–2 | Denmark | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
20:45 CET | Report |
| Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 39,440 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
3 June 2022 Nations League | France | 1–2 | Denmark | Paris, France |
20:45 CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 75,833 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
6 June 2022 Nations League | Austria | 1–2 | Denmark | Vienna, Austria |
22:15 CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 18,700 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
Note: The match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 20:45, but was delayed to 22:15 due to a power outage in the stadium area. |
10 June 2022 Nations League | Denmark | 0–1 | Croatia | Copenhagen, Denmark |
20:45 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Parken Attendance: 35,862 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) |
13 June 2022 Nations League | Denmark | 2–0 | Austria | Copenhagen, Denmark |
20:45 CEST |
| Report | Stadium: Parken Attendance: 35,230 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) |
22 September 2022 Nations League | Croatia | 2–1 | Denmark | Zagreb, Croatia |
20:45 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 22,715 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
25 September 2022 Nations League | Denmark | 2–0 | France | Copenhagen, Denmark |
20:45 CEST |
| Report | Stadium: Parken Attendance: 36,064 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
22 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup | Denmark | 0–0 | Tunisia | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
16:00 AST | Report | Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 42,925 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico) |
26 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup | France | 2–1 | Denmark | Doha, Qatar |
19:00 AST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadium 974 Attendance: 42,860 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
30 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup | Australia | 1–0 | Denmark | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
18:00 AST |
| Report | Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 41,232 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
2023
23 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Denmark | v | Finland | Copenhagen, Denmark |
20:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Parken |
26 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Kazakhstan | v | Denmark | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
15:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Astana Arena |
16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Denmark | v | Northern Ireland | Copenhagen, Denmark |
20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Parken |
19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Slovenia | v | Denmark | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stožice Stadium |
7 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Denmark | v | San Marino | Copenhagen, Denmark |
20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Parken |
10 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Finland | v | Denmark | Helsinki, Finland |
18:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
14 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Denmark | v | Kazakhstan | Copenhagen, Denmark |
20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Parken |
17 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | San Marino | v | Denmark | Serravalle, San Marino |
20:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle |
17 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Denmark | v | Slovenia | Copenhagen, Denmark |
20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Parken |
20 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Northern Ireland | v | Denmark | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
20:45 BT | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park |
Coaching staff
When the national team is assembled and train together ahead of a match, the team is coached by:
- As of 14 August 2022
Position | Name |
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Manager | Kasper Hjulmand |
Assistant Manager | Morten Wieghorst |
Assistant Coach | Christian Poulsen |
Fitness Coach | Ismael Camenforte |
Goalkeeper Coach | Kim Christensen |
Match Analysts | Thomas Sørensen Christian Kejser |
Position | Name |
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Doctor | Morten Boesen |
Physiotherapists | Morten Skjoldager Tom Boysen Mikkel Ottesen Benno Gøttsche |
Sports Psychologist | Carsten Hvid |
Managers
The responsibility and job description for the manager of the Denmark national football team, has changed throughout the history. From 1908 to 1918, the DBU preferred to assign a manager with the overall responsibility. This was followed by a long era from 1919 to 1956 where either no manager or only a caretaker manager was assigned. When the DBU assigned Arne Sørensen (November 1956 – December 1961) and Poul Petersen (January 1962 –December 1966) as managers for a rolling period of several years, they were given the responsibility to coach the physical training and decide the team tactics before and during each match, but had no influence upon the selection of players for the national squad, which was a job for the specially-appointed selection committee, the UdtagelsesKomitéen.[81]
From 1967 to 1969, the management of the team more or less became a sole responsibility for the UdtagelsesKomitéen, following a new approach. In this new approach, the job to select players continued to be the responsibility for the UdtagelsesKomitéen, but the chairman of the committee was now also appointed to be the "tactical manager" of the national team, as the DBU realized the need of having a special tactical manager assigned to get influence upon both the selection of players and the related tactics before and during the game. However, the appointed tactical manager did not have the responsibility to train the squad, as a special physical coach was instead selected for that job. In 1970, the approach with two managers assigned was again abandoned when the DBU realized the need to assign only one manager with the sole responsibility for the squad.[81]
From 1970 to 1979, the job to select players was not yet a sole responsibility of the manager alone, but only a shared responsibility, as this continued to be a matter for the UdtagelsesKomitéen to decide. When a selection of players had to be made, it was decided by a vote in the committee, with the appointed manager being granted an influence of three votes and the four members of the committee being granted one vote each. This special selection procedure continued until July 1979, where it was decided to award the sole responsibility of all manager-related areas to the manager himself, with the assignment of Sepp Piontek as the first full-time professional manager of the national team.[81]
Manager history
The box below, list all assigned football managers for the national team, since the first official game in October 1908. During the years from 1911 to 1961, a total of 169 games were played without an assigned manager.
Manager | From | To | Record | Notes | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Charlie Williams | October 1908 | December 1910 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00 | |
No manager | January 1911 | December 1912 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.00 | |
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 | |
Arne Sørensen | November 1956 | December 1961 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 48.78 | |
No manager | June 1957 | September 1961 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 | |
Poul Petersen | January 1962 | December 1966 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 36.17 | |
Erik Hansen (tactical coach) Ernst Netuka (training coach) | January 1967 | December 1967 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.00 | |
Erik Hansen (tactical coach) Henry From (training coach) | January 1968 | January 1969 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 36.36 | |
John Hansen (tactical coach) Henry From (training coach) | February 1969 | December 1969 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 55.56 | |
Rudi Strittich | January 1970 | December 1975 | 61 | 20 | 11 | 30 | 32.79 | Qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics — reached Quarter finals |
Kurt Nielsen | January 1976 | June 1979 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 41.94 | |
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 |
Richard Møller Nielsen | May 1987 May 1990 | May 1988[a] June 1996 | 73 | 40 | 18 | 15 | 54.79 | UEFA Euro 1992 Champions 1995 FIFA Confederations Cup Champions Qualified for the UEFA Euro 1996 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
John Jensen (caretaker)[b] | 5 September 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | ||
Kasper Hjulmand[c] | 1 August 2020 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 62.16 | Reached semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2020 Qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup | |
Total | 890 | 417 | 180 | 293 | 46.85 |
- ^ Nielsen coached 8 games in the 1988 Olympics qualification, winning 6, drawing 1, and losing 1.
- ^ Caretaker manager for Denmark's replacement squad of predominantly amateur players in a friendly match against Slovakia.
- ^ Accurate up to and including 30 November 2022.
Players
Current squad
The following 26 players that were included in the final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup were first announced on 7 November 2022 for the first 21 players and on 13 November 2022 for the remaining 5.[82]
- Caps and goals updated as of 30 November 2022, following the match against Australia.
Recent call-ups
The following list of active players were not called up for the latest match of the national team, but were called up for an A-level match within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Peter Vindahl Jensen | 16 February 1998 | 0 | 0 | Nürnberg | v. Austria, 13 June 2022 |
GK | Daniel Iversen | 19 July 1997 | 0 | 0 | Leicester City | v. Austria, 13 June 2022 |
DF | Jannik Vestergaard | 3 August 1992 | 35 | 2 | Leicester City | v. Austria, 13 June 2022 |
DF | Nicolai Boilesen | 16 February 1992 | 22 | 1 | Copenhagen | v. Austria, 13 June 2022 |
DF | Mads Bech Sørensen | 7 January 1999 | 0 | 0 | Nice | 2022–23 UEFA Nations LeaguePRE |
DF | Mads Valentin | 1 September 1996 | 0 | 0 | FC Augsburg | 2022–23 UEFA Nations LeaguePRE |
DF | Andreas Maxsø | 18 March 1994 | 2 | 0 | Brøndby | v. Serbia, 29 March 2022 |
MF | Philip Billing | 11 June 1996 | 3 | 0 | Bournemouth | v. France, 25 September 2022 |
MF | Casper Nielsen | 29 April 1994 | 0 | 0 | Club Brugge | 2022–23 UEFA Nations LeaguePRE |
MF | Morten Hjulmand | 25 June 1999 | 0 | 0 | Lecce | v. Austria, 13 June 2022 |
FW | Rasmus Højlund | 4 February 2003 | 2 | 0 | Atalanta | v. France, 25 September 2022 |
FW | Anders Dreyer | 2 May 1998 | 2 | 0 | Midtjylland | 2022–23 UEFA Nations LeaguePRE |
FW | Jacob Bruun Larsen | 19 September 1998 | 6 | 1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | v. Serbia, 29 March 2022 |
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Player history
The players are freely chosen by the national team manager. They are normally assembled from their respective club teams at the Hotel Marienlyst in Elsinore for a week-long training camp preluding the upcoming match. Friendly matches are typically played on a Wednesday evening. 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.[83][84]
Best players of all time
In November 2006, the DBU nominated eight Danish national team footballers for the "Best Danish Footballer of All Time" award. The nominated players were Morten Olsen, Henning Jensen, Allan Simonsen, Preben Elkjær, Michael Laudrup, Brian Laudrup, Peter Schmeichel and Jon Dahl Tomasson. The winner of the award was decided by a public vote arranged by the broadcasting channel TV2, which ended with Michael Laudrup as a clear winner, with 58% of the votes.[85]
Hall of Fame
Denmark's Hall of Fame was established in October 2008, as a special award to celebrate the best footballers, teams and coaches; throughout the history of the national team. A jury with 6 people (representing the newspapers, authors of football books, active players of the national team, TV2, the DBU, and a Hall of Fame member), each year have the job to award one or two new members for the Hall of Fame. The award will be handed out at the official Danish Football Awards, which is a yearly television broadcast event – organized by the DBU in November throughout 2008 to 2013 and subsequently moved to a later date in February. Beside of receiving the award, all Hall of Fame members are also invited to leave a footprint in bronze, to decorate the entrance hall at "Fodboldens hus" -the DBU headquarters in Brøndby.[86] When the DBU celebrated its 125-year anniversary in May 2014, it decided to make an extraordinary award of nine additional Hall of Fame Members, all playing during the first half of the DBU national team's existence, from 1908 to 1964.[87] Because of financial restraints, the DBU cancelled the planned televised broadcast of the Football Award in February 2015, and for the same reason opted not to award any new Hall of Fame members in this specific year. The DBU expected to return awarding new Hall of Fame members again, when the next broadcast Football Award event is organized in February 2016.[88]
Hall of Fame members
Sorted by last year appearing at the national football team.
- Sophus Krølben Nielsen (1908–1919)[87]
- Nils Middelboe (1908–1920)[87]
- Sophus Målmand Hansen (1911–1920)[87]
- Carl Skomar Hansen (1918–1921)[87]
- Poul "Tist" Nielsen (1910–1925)[87]
- Pauli Jørgensen (1925–1939)[87]
- Carl Aage Præst (1945–1949)[89]
- Eigil Nielsen (1940–1951)[87]
- Knud Lundberg (1943–1956)[87]
- Aage Rou Jensen (1945–1957)[90]
- Harald Nielsen (1959–1960)[91]
- Henry From (1957–1961)[90]
- Poul Pedersen (1953–1964)[87]
- Henning Enoksen (1958–1966)[92]
- Per Røntved (1970–1982)[93]
- Allan Simonsen (1972–1986)[89]
- Frank Arnesen (1977–1987)[94]
- Preben Elkjær (1977–1988)[95]
- Søren Lerby (1978–1989)[94]
- Danish Dynamite team (1980–1989)[a]
- Sepp Piontek (coach, 1979–1990)[96]
- Euro 1992 team (June 1992)[b]
- Lars Høgh (1983–1995)[97]
- Richard Møller Nielsen (coach, 1990–1996)[98]
- Michael Laudrup (1982–1998)[86]
- Brian Laudrup (1987–1998)[99]
- Peter Schmeichel (1987–2001)[100]
- Morten Olsen (1970–1989, coach 2000–2015)[101]
Payment
Each national team player receives a set amount of money per match, including bonuses for a win and qualification for European Championship and World Cup tournaments. Throughout the years, the prize money has gone from around €1,340 for a match win in 1987 and around €26,800 for the Euro 1988 participation alone, to around €67,000 for the 1998 World Cup, and up to €107,000 for the 2002 World Cup participations, per player.[102]
Currently, the payments for participation in games outside the big tournaments are regulated by a collective agreement – to be renegotiated after a certain number of years – while all payments for participation of players in a final tournament squad are regulated by the "1998 agreement" between the DBU and Spillerforeningen. The "1998 agreement" stipulates that whenever the national team qualifies for a World Cup or European Championship tournament, the selected players for the final tournament shall receive 50% of the DBU's revenues from the event, and 65% of the DBU's revenues from the sale of merchandise and license agreements. Additionally, the sponsors of the national team also pay a relatively high "qualification bonus" each time the team qualifies for a final tournament. This bonus is shared between the group of players being selected for the final 18-man squad, to one or several of the qualification matches played, with the exact distribution normally decided according to the number of times the player was selected.[103]
Each of the 23 selected players for the 2002 World Cup received DKK 498,000 (equal to €66,800) from the event revenues,[103] plus DKK 122,900 (equal to €16,500) from the sale of merchandise and license agreements, plus an unknown qualification bonus from the sponsors, plus the standard payment from the DBU each time they were selected for the final 18-man squad to a qualification match.[104] In comparison, each of the 23 selected players for the 2010 World Cup received DKK 635,000 (equal to €85,100) from the event revenues, plus DKK 98,900 (equal to €13,200) from the sale of merchandise and license agreements, plus a qualification bonus from the sponsors at DKK 2,800,000 (equal to €375,000) to be shared between the players – corresponding to an amount of €2,080 per time the player was selected for the final 18-man squad to a qualification match. In addition to the qualification bonus, the players also received this standard payment from the DBU each time they were selected for the 18-man squad to a qualification match:[104]
- Starting fee: home games = DKK 1,2 per spectator, away games = DKK 8,290
- Bonus for a draw: home games = DKK 0, away games = DKK 9,475
- Bonus for a win: home games = DKK 17,765, away games = DKK 29,600
Based on Denmark's results and number of spectators at home matches,[20] the standard qualification match payment to a player selected for all Denmark's qualification matches equals a total amount of DKK 235,898 (or €31,600) for the six qualification matches in the 2008–09 season, and a total amount of DKK 170,788 (or €22,900) for the four qualification matches in the 2009–10 season. Finally, the players could also add a seasonal payment named "regular bonus" from the sponsors, with a total of DKK 4,350,000 (equal to €583,100) to be shared each season by the squad of 18 players selected for a match, meaning a player who was selected for all national team matches from 1 August to 31 July would receive an additional DKK 241,700 (equal to €32,400) payment in both the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons.[104]
The last amount of a players income generated by the national team is the standard payment received for each friendly match:[105]
- Starting fee: home games = DKK 1,0 per spectator, away games = DKK 5,000
- Bonus for a draw: home games = DKK 0, away games = DKK 0
- Bonus for a win: home games = DKK 10,000, away games = DKK 10,000
Based on Denmark's results and number of spectators at home matches,[20] the standard payment to a player selected for all Denmark's friendly matches equals a total amount of DKK 41,426 (or €5,500) for the three friendly matches in the 2008–09 season, and a total amount of DKK 88,773 (or €11,900) for the seven friendly matches in the 2009–10 season.
When all these payments are added together for a player, under the assumption a player was selected for all matches in each season as well as the final 2010 World Cup squad, he would have received a total payment from the DBU of €69,500 in the 2008–09 season and a total payment from the DBU of €186,300 in the 2009–10 season.
Player records
Players listed in bold are still active at national level.
- As of 30 November 2022
Most capped players
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Position | Period |
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1 | Peter Schmeichel | 129 | 1 | GK | 1987–2001 |
2 | Dennis Rommedahl | 126 | 21 | MF | 2000–2013 |
3 | Simon Kjær | 122 | 5 | DF | 2009–present |
4 | Christian Eriksen | 120 | 39 | 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 |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Average | Period |
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1 | Poul "Tist" Nielsen (list) | 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 | Christian Eriksen | 39 | 120 | 0.33 | 2010–present |
6 | Preben Elkjær | 38 | 69 | 0.55 | 1977–1988 |
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 |
Competitive record
Overview | ||||
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Event | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place |
FIFA World Cup* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UEFA European Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
FIFA Confederations Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions | 0 | 1 | ||
Olympic Games | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
*Best result: Quarter-finals in 1998.
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1934 | ||||||||||||||||
1938 | ||||||||||||||||
1950 | ||||||||||||||||
1954 | ||||||||||||||||
1958 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||
1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1966 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | |||||||||
1970 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||
1974 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||
1978 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | ||||||||||
1982 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||||
1986 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | ||
1990 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |||||||||
1994 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||||
1998 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | ||
2002 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
2006 | Did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | |||||||||
2010 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | ||
2014 | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | |||||||||
2018 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 9 | ||
2022 | Group stage | 28th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3 | ||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 6/22 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 132 | 67 | 30 | 35 | 242 | 144 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Denmark's World Cup record | ||||||||
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First match | Scotland 0–1 Denmark (Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico; 4 June 1986) | |||||||
Biggest win | Denmark 6–1 Uruguay (Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico; 8 June 1986) | |||||||
Biggest defeat | Denmark 1–5 Spain (Querétaro, Mexico; 18 June 1986) | |||||||
Best result | Quarter-finals in 1998 | |||||||
Worst result | Group stage in 2010 and 2022 |
UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
1960 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
1964 | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | ||
1968 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |||||||||
1972 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||
1976 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||
1980 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | ||||||||||
1984 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | ||
1988 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
1992 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | ||
1996 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | ||
2000 | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | |||
2004 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | ||
2008 | Did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | |||||||||
2012 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | ||
2016 | Did not qualify | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||
2020 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | ||
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 | ||||||||
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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 |
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||||
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Season | Division | Group | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
2018–19 | B | 4 | Group stage | 1st | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15th | |
2020–21 | A | 2 | Group stage | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7th | |
2022–23 | A | 1 | Group stage | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5th | |
2024–25 | A | To be determined | ||||||||||
Total | Group stage League A | 3/3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 5th |
Olympic Games
Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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Paris 1900 | Was not invited | ||||||
St. Louis 1904 | |||||||
London 1908 | Silver medal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 |
Stockholm 1912 | Silver medal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
Antwerp 1920 | Group stage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1924–1936 | Did not enter | ||||||
London 1948 | Bronze medal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 |
Helsinki 1952 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
Melbourne 1956 | Did not enter | ||||||
Rome 1960 | Silver medal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
Tokyo 1964 | Did not qualify | ||||||
Mexico City 1968 | Did not enter | ||||||
Munich 1972 | Quarter-finals | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
Montréal 1976 | Did not qualify | ||||||
Moscow 1980 | Did not enter | ||||||
Los Angeles 1984 | Did not qualify | ||||||
Seoul 1988 | |||||||
Since 1992 | See Denmark national under-21 football team | ||||||
Total | 7/16 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 83 | 40 |
FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1992 | Did not enter[106] | ||||||||
1995 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
1997 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1999 | |||||||||
2001 | |||||||||
2003 | |||||||||
2005 | |||||||||
2009 | |||||||||
2013 | |||||||||
2017 | |||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 1/10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1985 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1993 | Runners-up | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
2022 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
Total | Runners-up | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Head-to-head record
As of 30 November 2022 after the match against Australia
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
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 |
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Gambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Denmark women s national football team The Denmark men s national football team Danish Danmarks herre fodboldlandshold or herrelandsholdet represents Denmark in men s international football competitions It is controlled by the Danish Football Association DBU the governing body for the football clubs which are organised under DBU Denmark s home stadium is Parken Stadium in the Osterbro district of Copenhagen their head coach is Kasper Hjulmand DenmarkNickname s De Rod Hvide The Red and Whites Danish DynamiteAssociationDansk Boldspil Union DBU ConfederationUEFA Europe Head coachKasper HjulmandCaptainSimon KjaerMost capsPeter Schmeichel 129 Top scorerPoul Tist Nielsen and Jon Dahl Tomasson 52 Home stadiumParken StadiumFIFA codeDENFirst coloursSecond coloursThird coloursFIFA rankingCurrent18 8 22 December 2022 1 Highest3 May 1997 August 1997 Lowest51 April 2017 First international Denmark 9 0 France B London England 19 October 1908 Biggest win Denmark 17 1 France London England 22 October 1908 Biggest defeat Germany 8 0 Denmark Breslau Germany 16 May 1937 World CupAppearances6 first in 1986 Best resultQuarter finals 1998 European ChampionshipAppearances9 first in 1964 Best resultChampions 1992 CONMEBOL UEFA Cup of ChampionsAppearances1 first in 1993 Best resultRunners up 1993 FIFA Confederations CupAppearances1 first in 1995 Best resultChampions 1995 Medal record Men s footballUEFA European Championship1984 France Team1992 Sweden Team2020 Europe TeamFIFA Confederations Cup1995 Saudi Arabia TeamOlympic Games1908 London Team1912 Stockholm Team1948 London Team1960 Rome TeamWebsitedbu dkDenmark were the winners of the Football at the 1906 Intercalated Games and silver medalists at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics However as amateurs who prohibited their internationals from becoming professionals at foreign clubs Denmark did not qualify for the FIFA World Cup until 1986 although they won another Olympic silver in 1960 Denmark has remained competitive in international tournaments Triumph in the 1992 European Championship in Sweden marked the team s most prominent victory defeating defending champions the Netherlands in the semi final and world champions Germany in the final They also won the 1995 King Fahd Cup defeating Argentina in the final Their best World Cup result was achieved in 1998 where they narrowly lost 3 2 in a quarter final against Brazil Denmark also made the round of 16 in 1986 2002 and 2018 Contents 1 Teams 2 History 2 1 Amateur years 2 2 Danish Dynamite 1980 1990 2 3 The Moller Nielsen fairytale 1992 European Championship 2 4 Decline and revival 1993 2000 2 5 The Olsen Gang 2000 2015 2 6 Hareide era 2016 2020 2 7 Hjulmand era 2020 present 3 Team image 3 1 Supporters 3 2 Rivalry 3 3 Kit 3 4 Media coverage 4 Home stadium 5 Results and fixtures 5 1 2022 5 2 2023 6 Coaching staff 6 1 Managers 6 1 1 Manager history 7 Players 7 1 Current squad 7 2 Recent call ups 7 3 Previous squads 7 4 Player history 7 5 Best players of all time 7 6 Hall of Fame 7 6 1 Hall of Fame members 7 7 Payment 8 Player records 8 1 Most capped players 8 2 Top goalscorers 9 Competitive record 9 1 FIFA World Cup 9 2 UEFA European Championship 9 3 UEFA Nations League 9 4 Olympic Games 9 5 FIFA Confederations Cup 9 6 CONMEBOL UEFA Cup of Champions 10 Head to head record 11 Honours 11 1 Official 11 2 Minor titles 12 Notes 13 References 14 Literature 15 External linksTeams EditApart from the men s senior A level team Denmark competes with a women s national team and has teams at various youth levels for both men and women most prominently the under 21 national team Historically the A level team competed in the Olympics until and including the 1988 tournament whereafter Olympic games count as under 21 national games In addition to the A level team and youth teams Denmark also has a special league national team named Ligalandsholdet with the best Danish footballers from the Nordic leagues Ligalandsholdet was created in January 1983 and has played unofficial games for the national team during the winter break of the Nordic leagues every year since save for 2005 and 2011 Sometimes the media also refer to Ligalandsholdet as Denmark s B team as the best Danish footballers selected for the A team often play in leagues outside of the Nordic countries As such the national team coach has on several occasions outlined the purpose of having unofficial matches played by Ligalandsholdet as an opportunity of testing new potential upcoming Danish players for the A team History EditAmateur years Edit The Danish team that won their first silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics Danish team winning the silver medals at the 1912 Olympics On 12 April 1896 Denmark XI defeated Podilatikos Syllogos Athinon either 9 0 or 15 0 at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome in Athens in a demonstration game during the 1896 Olympic Games 3 On 18 April 1897 a game was played in Hamburg when a selection team from the Danish Football Association defeated a selection team from the Hamburg Altona Football Association 5 0 in the presence of 5 000 spectators 4 5 6 The first three editions of the Olympic football event in 1900 1906 had an unofficial status as the event was not yet open for national football teams to compete and only had limited participation of three or four club teams from a few nations Denmark had no club team invited in the 1900 Olympics and the 1904 Olympics but then received a special invitation for the 1906 Olympics to compete against one Greek club team Athens and two club teams from the Ottoman Empire Smyrna and Thessaloniki The team to represent Denmark was compiled of players from the Copenhagen Football Association KBU and they won the event and thereby an unofficial gold medal Two years later in the first official football tournament at the 1908 Olympics Denmark won a silver medal At the next Olympics in 1912 the team again won a silver medal which was followed by a golden era from July 1912 until August 1920 with Denmark ranked most of the time as number one in the world by the Elo ranking The first official national football match was played on 19 October 1908 during the Olympic Games in London Denmark beat France s second team 9 0 in the tournament s quarterfinals Although Denmark figured fairly prominently in the pre FIFA World Cup era international success would elude them for years from the first World Cup in 1930 and forward Despite the country s ability to produce outstanding football talents the Danish Football Union DBU only had the ambition or economy to send the national team to play friendly matches and in the regional tournament the Nordic Championship from October 1920 until June 1948 When DBU opted to set their sights higher they allowed the national team to start contesting the Olympics again promptly resulting in a bronze medal at the 1948 Olympics After the team only reached the quarter final at the 1952 Olympics with the DBU choosing not to contest the next 1956 Olympics As football remained an amateur past time most of the best Danish footballers moved abroad to make a living 7 and due to DBU enforcing the rule to bar all professionals from the national team it started to become difficult to assemble a highly competitive team Denmark experienced their next revival at the 1960 Olympics with a third set of Olympic silver medals This was followed by another notable performance at the 1964 European Nations Cup where Denmark impressively finished in fourth place However this finish was considered by many as being more the result of a comparatively easy draw rather than a result of a well playing team In order for Denmark to qualify for the semi final they only had to defeat Malta Albania and Luxembourg In the semi final Denmark fell 3 0 to the Soviet Union then lost the third place match to Hungary The strict rule of only allowing amateurism at the national team was finally abolished by the DBU in May 1971 as they had acknowledged this change was needed in order to build a highly competitive team In February 1978 when the DBU also decided to allow professional football to be introduced in the Danish leagues the way was at the same time paved for the national team to sign its first sponsorship with the well known Danish brewery Carlsberg The new sponsorship enabled the DBU to hire the German Sepp Piontek in July 1979 as the first full time professional coach of the national team The full transition of the national team from amateurism to professionalism had now been accomplished and indeed this would soon lead to a vast improvement in the performances of the team 7 According to Rob Smyth and Lars Eriksen authors of a book on the Danish Dynamite team that would soon emerge That process the transition to professionalism was accelerated by the fact that so many of the national team were playing abroad and values learned there were slowly seeping in Denmark got a headstart on football globalisation benefiting from the enlightenment and experience that comes with playing abroad At Euro 84 their 20 man squad contained 14 overseas based players the other seven teams had only five between them At Mexico 86 their squad included players from the champions of Italy West Germany England Holland and Belgium but not Denmark 8 Danish Dynamite 1980 1990 Edit In the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Denmark finished with eight points from eight matches including a 3 1 win against the eventual World Cup champions Italy but Denmark failed to qualify for the final tournament despite the impressive result Qualification for UEFA Euro 1984 saw Denmark defeat England at Wembley Stadium when Allan Simonsen converted a penalty kick for a 1 0 win Denmark qualified for their first international tournament since 1964 and the team was dubbed Danish Dynamite in a competition for the official Danish Euro 1984 song 7 Denmark s participation ended in the semi final when the team lost on penalties to Spain most remembered for Preben Elkjaer s penalty miss his shorts torn apart Following the strong performance at the finals the name Danish Dynamite became a mainstay for the following decade of the Danish national team under head coach Sepp Piontek 9 Denmark made their first World Cup appearance in the 1986 World Cup and with the attacking duo of Michael Laudrup and Preben Elkjaer thrashed Uruguay 6 1 In the second round Denmark once again faced Spain and once more lost 5 1 including four goals by Emilio Butragueno The first Spanish goal was caused by a miss timed backpass by Jesper Olsen to Butragueno an unfortunate action subsequently coined as a real Jesper Olsen en rigtig Jesper Olsen The phrase would live on for 13 years and was repeated by the Danish TV commentators in 1999 when an identical backpass was carried out by Jesper Gronkjaer to Filippo Inzaghi in Gronkjaer s debut for the national team 10 Denmark qualified for Euro 1988 and nearly made the 1988 Olympics Richard Moller Nielsen guided Denmark to a secured spot for the final tournament ahead of West Germany but following the discovery that Dane Per Frimann was not eligible for the team s 2 0 win over Poland Denmark was penalised and subsequently failed to qualify At Euro 1988 Denmark s participation ended in early defeat after Denmark lost all the group games to Spain West Germany and Italy They then failed to qualify for the 1990 World Cup Sepp Piontek resigned as head coach of the national team in April 1990 where he was replaced by Richard Moller Nielsen The Moller Nielsen fairytale 1992 European Championship Edit Denmark began Euro 1992 qualification with a secure home victory against the Faroe Islands but the following results in the qualification were an away draw against Northern Ireland and a 2 0 home loss against Yugoslavia Danes Michael Laudrup and Brian Laudrup opted to quit the national team in November 1990 When Nielsen subsequently decided to dismiss quality players such as Jan Molby and Jan Heintze from the squad due to disciplinary problems several newspapers began demanding that Nielsen step down as head coach Despite this Denmark won the rest of their five matches in the qualification group including a 2 1 away win against Yugoslavia This was not enough to qualify as the team still had to settle with a second place in the group behind Yugoslavia Due to international sanctions resulting from the Yugoslav wars UEFA announced on 31 May 1992 only ten days prior to the competition that Yugoslavia was to be excluded from the competition and their place given to Denmark who finished as the second placed team in its qualifying group 11 Contrary to popular belief 7 the team did not enter the tournament completely unprepared after having rallied home from seaside vacations The majority of players were already assembled to play a friendly match against the CIS when Denmark officially received Yugoslavia s spot 12 Relying heavily on goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel and his defence as well as creative spark Brian Laudrup having decided to make a comeback for the national team in April 1992 the Danish team created one of the biggest surprises in the event s history as they went on to win the European Championship trophy under head coach Nielsen s defensive playing style Advancing from the group stage ahead of England and France Denmark defeated the Netherlands the defending Euro 1988 champions on penalties in the semi final Then in the final Denmark won 2 0 win against reigning World Cup champions Germany ensuring Denmark its first international trophy Decline and revival 1993 2000 Edit In August 1993 Michael Laudrup decided to settle his ongoing dispute with Richard Moller Nielsen about the team tactics and made a comeback to the national team However the following years Denmark saw mixed results as they first failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup but then won the 1995 Confederations Cup beating Copa America champions Argentina 2 0 in the final As defending champions at Euro 1996 Denmark disappointed with a lackluster performance after an early elimination in the group stage The team had achieved a respectable win against Turkey a draw against Portugal and only a defeat to Croatia Nielsen s replacement was Swede Bo Bosse Johansson who gave the team a more offensive strategy and the 1998 World Cup saw the revival of the Danish team starring both Laudrup brothers in their last international campaign After defeating Saudi Arabia 1 0 drawing with South Africa and losing 2 1 to eventual champions France Denmark defeated Nigeria 4 1 in the round of 16 They exited in the quarterfinals against Brazil Without the Laudrup brothers Denmark qualified for Euro 2000 only to lose all three matches in the group stage The Olsen Gang 2000 2015 Edit FIFA World Rankings for Denmark August 1993 July 2009 Morten Olsen was named the new manager for Denmark in 2000 and the team was quickly dubbed the Olsen Gang a reference to the series of Danish movies based around the main character Egon Olsen and his genius criminal plans The nickname was also used for the Danish team as an alternative to the more commonly used Danish Dynamite already in those days when Olsen played as a captain Denmark s tactics shifted from the preferred 4 4 2 formation practised by Bo Johansson to an even more attacking style with an emphasis on the wingers available at the time namely Jesper Gronkjaer and Dennis Rommedahl 13 Accordingly the Olsen s preferred formation has been either a 4 3 3 or a 4 2 3 1 14 15 Olsen even possessed an outspoken opposition to the 4 4 2 system as he threatened to leave his position as head coach in the event he was asked to deploy Denmark in that formation 16 To support the development of players for the new tactical 4 3 3 system all national youth teams also changed their formation 17 Another change Olsen brought to the national team was to stress the importance of only using fit players who had been granted regular playing time at their club However at times he was forced to compromise from this principle as the pool of players available in the relatively small nation did not always provide him viable substitute options Denmark qualified both for the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 but despite impressive results in the group stage in both tournaments especially the 2 0 win against reigning World Cup winners France in 2002 Denmark failed to advance any further At the 2002 World Cup Denmark was defeated by England in the round of 16 and at Euro 2004 they were eliminated in the quarter finals against the Czech Republic For the 2006 World Cup qualification Denmark was paired with 2002 third place Turkey and eventual Euro 2004 champions Greece Following a poor start to qualification Denmark was trailing both Turkey and Ukraine After failing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup Morten Olsen considered leaving the job having received several offers from club teams but decided to stay and extended his contract until after the 2010 World Cup 18 When Denmark s attempt to qualify for the Euro 2008 also failed the team was heavily criticised Despite this Denmark qualified for the 2010 World Cup by winning the group earning two wins against Sweden and four points against Portugal Olsen s contract was extended for two further years until Euro 2012 19 At the 2010 World Cup Denmark was grouped with Japan Cameroon and the Netherlands Denmark lost the first match 2 0 to the Netherlands but then scored a 2 1 victory against Cameroon The game against Japan however ended with a 3 1 defeat In qualification for Euro 2012 Denmark was once again grouped with Portugal Denmark secured first place in the group qualifying directly for the final tournament Out of eight qualifying matches Denmark won six drew one and lost one resulting Olsen s contract to be extended until after the 2014 World Cup At Euro 2012 Denmark were drawn in the proclaimed group of death Group B alongside Germany the Netherlands and Portugal After defeating the Netherlands 1 0 they lost 3 2 to Portugal requiring a win against Germany to advance in the tournament Despite Michael Krohn Dehli s equaliser Denmark lost 2 1 to Germany and with Portugal defeating the Netherlands 2 1 Denmark was eliminated from the tournament after finishing third in Group B Denmark failed to qualify for the next two tournaments under Olsen They finished second in their 2014 World Cup qualifying group but failed to achieve a play off berth as they were the worst of the UEFA group runners up after excluding results against the bottom teams In UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying they finished third in their group behind Albania and eventual winners Portugal but lost to Sweden in the play offs When measuring the performance of the national team by winning share and earned points Olsen s reign of the Danish national team from July 2000 until January 2012 has so far been the second most successful in the era of full time professional coaches which began in July 1979 As of January 2012 Olsen had a winning share of 52 8 and with three points for a victory and one for a draw an average of 1 84 points per match 20 In comparison Richard Moller Nielsen still has the best record among the professional coaches of the national team with a 54 8 winning share and an average of 1 89 points per game 21 Hareide era 2016 2020 Edit New coach Age Hareide presided over the Danish campaign during the qualification stages 22 Denmark ranked number 24 in the FIFA World Rankings at the time of the draw were drawn into Group E alongside Poland Montenegro Romania Armenia and Kazakhstan 23 Despite suffering early defeats to Poland and Montenegro 24 25 the Danes rallied and secured second place in the group and a berth in the play offs with a 1 0 away to Montenegro 26 Denmark were rewarded for their second place finish with a play off against the Republic of Ireland 27 Denmark secured qualification with a 5 1 win at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin which included a hat trick by Christian Eriksen who added to his tally of eight goals in qualification 28 Denmark were allocated into Pot 3 in advance of the draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup 29 They were drawn into Group C alongside Australia Peru and France 30 Their campaign in Russia began in the Mordovia Arena Saransk against Peru A Yussuf Poulsen goal in the second half secured three points for the Danes 31 However they struggled against Australia in their second tie as Christian Eriksen s early goal was cancelled out by a VAR awarded penalty converted by Mile Jedinak in a game that ended 1 1 32 Denmark secured qualification in their final group game playing out the only goalless draw in the entire tournament 33 in the Luzhniki Stadium against France a result which saw both teams progress 34 Denmark faced Croatia in the round of 16 with the Croats topping Group D with three wins 35 Mathias Jorgensen scored within the first minute of the game to give Denmark the lead but Mario Mandzukic equalised only three minutes later leaving the teams equally perched at one goal apiece 36 The match remained at 1 1 after ninety minutes necessitating thirty minutes of extra time which still failed to separate the teams as Luka Modric saw his late penalty saved by goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel 36 As such the tie was to be decided with a penalty shoot out with Schmeichel and his Croatian counterpart Danijel Subasic positioning themselves on the line to face five penalties each 37 Croatia advanced as Subasic saved three shots from Eriksen Lasse Schone and Nicolai Jorgensen respectively Ivan Rakitic scored the decisive penalty to eliminate the Danes 37 putting an end to their best World Cup campaign since 2002 38 Following the World Cup Denmark prepared for participation in the inaugural iteration of the UEFA Nations League having been drawn in League B against Wales and the Republic of Ireland 39 The tournament offers an alternative route of qualification for the European Championship 40 and increases the number of competitive games for international sides replacing friendlies 41 Main article 2018 Slovakia v Denmark football match Owing to a dispute with the players union regarding the commercial rights of the players 42 the Danish Football Union named an entirely uncapped squad consisting of a mixture of futsal players and players from the Danish 2nd Division and the Denmark Series the third and fourth tier of Danish football respectively in lieu of the regular side to face Slovakia in a pre Nations League friendly and it was feared that the same squad would be used for the competitive fixture against Wales 43 44 The dispute arose due to the image rights of the players 45 with Hummel having the exclusive right to the manufacture and marketing of Danish kits 46 The DBU wanted to use individual players without explicit permissions in their advertising 47 48 Hareide would similarly not be involved with the side instead falling under the temporary management of John Jensen with Hasse Kuhn serving as the assistant manager 42 The Danish FA are currently under a four year probationary period with UEFA for having forfeited a Women s World Cup qualification game against Sweden in 2017 due to a similar dispute with the women s team 49 and a further violation could have resulted in Denmark being prohibited from participation in either the 2018 19 UEFA Nations League or the 2020 European Championship 50 After a temporary agreement enabled the return of the regular players the Danes won their first Nations League fixture 2 0 51 Hareide managed Denmark during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying and got four wins and four draws resulting in a second place which meant that Denmark qualified for the tournament Due to the COVID 19 pandemic the tournament was postponed to 2021 and Hareide s contract expired on 30 June 2020 He was replaced by Kasper Hjulmand Hjulmand era 2020 present Edit At UEFA Euro 2020 Denmark lost their first group stage match against Finland Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest in the 43rd minute causing the match to be halted They reached the semi finals despite finishing the group stage with only one win in which they lost 2 1 in extra time against England 52 In the 2022 23 UEFA Nations League A they finished second in their group only one point behind Croatia and winning twice against world champions France 53 54 Denmark also qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup topping Group F in the qualification campaign ahead of Scotland with nine victories Only one defeat occurred in the final fixture against the Scots in a game which Denmark were already guaranteed a direct place in Qatar 55 In the 2022 World Cup Denmark were drawn again with old foe France together with African powerhouse Tunisia and Asian underdogs Australia in group D 56 Due to their impressive Euro 2020 performance and World Cup qualifying and Nations League displays expectations for Denmark to make a historic breakthrough were high and the Danes were even seen as the biggest dark horses in the World Cup with predictions going as far as winning it 57 Denmark were reinforced with the return of captain Christian Eriksen who recovered from the Euro 2020 stroke 58 They began their World Cup quest in Qatar with a goalless draw to Tunisia in a game where the Danes controlled possession 59 In the second game Denmark played France in the Nations League rematch This time Les Bleus prevailed over the Danes 2 1 with a brace from Kylian Mbappe after an equaliser from Andreas Christensen 60 Denmark were forced to beat Australia who previously downed Tunisia however Denmark demonstrated a rather poor performance against the Aussies unable to break the deadlock and conceding a goal by Mathew Leckie to lose 1 0 61 Denmark finished last in their group with only one point and one goal scored 62 63 Moreover the elimination by Australia meant Denmark were eliminated by an Asian representative for the second time in its history having been eliminated by Japan back in 2010 Team image EditSupporters Edit Main article Roligan Apart from the national team Denmark is equally famous for its traveling fans known as roligans The movement emerged during the 1980s as the declared opposition to hooliganism The goal of the roligan movement is calm yet cheerful support during the matches as rolig means calm in the Danish language The roligans have since developed an image of easy going nature and rabid support and are often considered amongst the world s best national team fans along with the Tartan Army of Scotland They were collectively given the FIFA FairPlay Award at the 1984 European Championships 64 Just before the 1986 World Cup the roligan movement was organized in order to support the national team at the tournament The reputation of the Danish supporters was sullied by an attack from a fan which occurred in June 2007 in the Euro 2008 qualifying match against Sweden when an enraged Danish supporter invaded the pitch and tried to attack the referee following his decision to hand out a red card for Christian Poulsen and a penalty kick to Sweden in the last minute of the match The attacking fan was stopped by some of the Danish football players on the field before he reached the referee but due to the episode the match was immediately cancelled by the referee with UEFA subsequently deciding to award a 0 3 default defeat to Denmark as punishment citation needed Rivalry Edit Main article Denmark Sweden football rivalry Denmark s main rival is Sweden The countries have played against each other 107 times of which Denmark have won 40 drawn 20 and lost 47 The first match between the teams was an 8 0 Denmark win in May 1913 Denmark won their first five matches against Sweden before their first defeat in October 1916 4 0 The first competitive match between the countries was a 1 0 loss for Denmark in the group stage of UEFA Euro 1992 Both teams advanced from the group stage and Denmark went on to win the tournament In UEFA Euro 2004 the teams drew 2 2 in the last group match ensuring that both teams advanced at the expense of Italy In Denmark s home match against Sweden in the qualification for UEFA Euro 2008 the visitors were awarded a 3 0 win after a Danish fan invaded the pitch and attacked the referee The reverse fixture ended in a goalless draw and Denmark failed to qualify for the final tournament In the qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Denmark won both matches against Sweden 1 0 and qualified for the World Cup In the play off round of the qualification for UEFA Euro 2016 Denmark lost to Sweden 4 3 on aggregate and failed to qualify for the finals The most recent match between the countries was a 2 0 win for Denmark in November 2020 65 Kit Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Denmark national football team kits The team kit is produced by Danish company Hummel It is all red with white details to reflect the colours of the Danish national flag Prior to the period of Adidas sponsorship the kit provider was also Hummel from 1979 to 2004 66 Kit provider Period Hummel 1979 2004 Adidas 2004 2016 Hummel 2016 presentMedia coverage Edit Denmark s home and away matches are broadcast by TV2 and DRHome stadium EditFor stadium history see Parken Stadium Parken Stadium with a capacity of 38 065 spectators located in Copenhagen and used as official home stadium by the Denmark national football team 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 67 As the facilities were considered too small a new stadium in Copenhagen was built with the name Idraetsparken 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 Idraetsparken Among all the played home matches in Idraetsparken 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 68 In regards of the first era from 1908 to 1990 only 22 home matches were played at other stadiums than Idraetsparken of which 11 took place at Aarhus Idraetspark 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 Idraetsparken was used for a home match it was only for some of the less important friendly games or Olympic qualifiers While only Idraetsparken 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 Idraetsparken 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 Idraetsparken 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 69 while the current stadium record of 42 099 spectators was set on 8 October 2005 for a World Cup qualifying match against Greece 70 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 71 72 Despite this decrease in capacity the stadium is today still the biggest venue in Denmark by far the next largest venue Brondby 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 73 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 Idraetspark 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 74 and was support wise a big success with a total audience of 20 047 spectators 75 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 Brondby Stadium against Portugal the number of spectators dropped to a disappointing level The Poland match attracted only 11 088 spectators 76 while the Portugal match only 13 186 spectators 77 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 Brondby 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 78 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 high expectation of spectators desiring to watch the match However after Denmark s performance at the 2010 World Cup the friendly only drew 19 071 spectators 79 From September 1992 to January 2012 Denmark played a total of 77 A level matches at Parken Stadium of which 49 were won 16 were drawn and 12 lost 80 Results and fixtures EditSee also Denmark national football team results 2020 present The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months as well as any future matches that have been scheduled 2022 Edit Netherlands v Denmark 26 March 2022 FriendlyNetherlands 4 2 DenmarkAmsterdam Netherlands20 45 CET Bergwijn 16 71 Ake 29 Depay 38 pen Report Vestergaard 20 Eriksen 48 Stadium Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance 39 440Referee Lawrence Visser Belgium Denmark v Serbia 29 March 2022 FriendlyDenmark 3 0 SerbiaCopenhagen Denmark18 00 CEST Maehle 15 Lindstrom 53 Eriksen 57 Report Stadium Parken Attendance 35 010Referee Felix Zwayer Germany France v Denmark 3 June 2022 Nations LeagueFrance 1 2 DenmarkParis France20 45 CEST Benzema 51 Report Cornelius 68 88 Stadium Stade de France Attendance 75 833Referee Felix Zwayer Germany Austria v Denmark 6 June 2022 Nations LeagueAustria 1 2 DenmarkVienna Austria22 15 CEST Schlager 67 Report Hojbjerg 28 Stryger Larsen 84 Stadium Ernst Happel Stadion Attendance 18 700Referee Willie Collum Scotland Note The match was originally scheduled to kick off at 20 45 but was delayed to 22 15 due to a power outage in the stadium area Denmark v Croatia 10 June 2022 Nations LeagueDenmark 0 1 CroatiaCopenhagen Denmark20 45 CEST Report Pasalic 69 Stadium Parken Attendance 35 862Referee Bartosz Frankowski Poland Denmark v Austria 13 June 2022 Nations LeagueDenmark 2 0 AustriaCopenhagen Denmark20 45 CEST Wind 21 Skov Olsen 37 Report Stadium Parken Attendance 35 230Referee Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez Spain Croatia v Denmark 22 September 2022 Nations LeagueCroatia 2 1 DenmarkZagreb Croatia20 45 CEST Sosa 49 Majer 79 Report Eriksen 77 Stadium Stadion Maksimir Attendance 22 715Referee Davide Massa Italy Denmark v France 25 September 2022 Nations LeagueDenmark 2 0 FranceCopenhagen Denmark20 45 CEST Dolberg 34 Skov Olsen 39 Report Stadium Parken Attendance 36 064Referee Istvan Kovacs Romania Denmark v Tunisia 22 November 2022 2022 FIFA World CupDenmark 0 0 TunisiaAl Rayyan Qatar16 00 AST Report Stadium Education City Stadium Attendance 42 925Referee Cesar Ramos Mexico France v Denmark 26 November 2022 2022 FIFA World CupFrance 2 1 DenmarkDoha Qatar19 00 AST Mbappe 61 86 Report A Christensen 68 Stadium Stadium 974 Attendance 42 860Referee Szymon Marciniak Poland Australia v Denmark 30 November 2022 2022 FIFA World CupAustralia 1 0 DenmarkAl Wakrah Qatar18 00 AST Leckie 60 Report Stadium Al Janoub Stadium Attendance 41 232Referee Mustapha Ghorbal Algeria 2023 Edit Denmark v Finland 23 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingDenmark v FinlandCopenhagen Denmark20 45 CET Report Stadium Parken Kazakhstan v Denmark 26 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingKazakhstan v DenmarkNur Sultan Kazakhstan15 00 CET Report Stadium Astana Arena Denmark v Northern Ireland 16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingDenmark v Northern IrelandCopenhagen Denmark20 45 CEST Report Stadium Parken Slovenia v Denmark 19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingSlovenia v DenmarkLjubljana Slovenia20 45 CEST Report Stadium Stozice Stadium Denmark v San Marino 7 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingDenmark v San MarinoCopenhagen Denmark20 45 CEST Report Stadium Parken Finland v Denmark 10 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingFinland v DenmarkHelsinki Finland18 00 CEST Report Stadium Helsinki Olympic Stadium Denmark v Kazakhstan 14 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingDenmark v KazakhstanCopenhagen Denmark20 45 CEST Report Stadium Parken San Marino v Denmark 17 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingSan Marino v DenmarkSerravalle San Marino20 45 CET Report Stadium Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle Denmark v Slovenia 17 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingDenmark v SloveniaCopenhagen Denmark20 45 CEST Report Stadium Parken Northern Ireland v Denmark 20 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingNorthern Ireland v DenmarkBelfast Northern Ireland20 45 BT Report Stadium Windsor ParkCoaching staff EditWhen the national team is assembled and train together ahead of a match the team is coached by As of 14 August 2022Coaching staff Position NameManager Kasper HjulmandAssistant Manager Morten WieghorstAssistant Coach Christian PoulsenFitness Coach Ismael CamenforteGoalkeeper Coach Kim ChristensenMatch Analysts Thomas Sorensen Christian KejserMedical staff Position NameDoctor Morten BoesenPhysiotherapists Morten Skjoldager Tom Boysen Mikkel Ottesen Benno GottscheSports Psychologist Carsten HvidManagers Edit Main article Denmark national football team statistics Managers The responsibility and job description for the manager of the Denmark national football team has changed throughout the history From 1908 to 1918 the DBU preferred to assign a manager with the overall responsibility This was followed by a long era from 1919 to 1956 where either no manager or only a caretaker manager was assigned When the DBU assigned Arne Sorensen November 1956 December 1961 and Poul Petersen January 1962 December 1966 as managers for a rolling period of several years they were given the responsibility to coach the physical training and decide the team tactics before and during each match but had no influence upon the selection of players for the national squad which was a job for the specially appointed selection committee the UdtagelsesKomiteen 81 From 1967 to 1969 the management of the team more or less became a sole responsibility for the UdtagelsesKomiteen following a new approach In this new approach the job to select players continued to be the responsibility for the UdtagelsesKomiteen but the chairman of the committee was now also appointed to be the tactical manager of the national team as the DBU realized the need of having a special tactical manager assigned to get influence upon both the selection of players and the related tactics before and during the game However the appointed tactical manager did not have the responsibility to train the squad as a special physical coach was instead selected for that job In 1970 the approach with two managers assigned was again abandoned when the DBU realized the need to assign only one manager with the sole responsibility for the squad 81 From 1970 to 1979 the job to select players was not yet a sole responsibility of the manager alone but only a shared responsibility as this continued to be a matter for the UdtagelsesKomiteen to decide When a selection of players had to be made it was decided by a vote in the committee with the appointed manager being granted an influence of three votes and the four members of the committee being granted one vote each This special selection procedure continued until July 1979 where it was decided to award the sole responsibility of all manager related areas to the manager himself with the assignment of Sepp Piontek as the first full time professional manager of the national team 81 Manager history Edit The box below list all assigned football managers for the national team since the first official game in October 1908 During the years from 1911 to 1961 a total of 169 games were played without an assigned manager Manager From To Record NotesG W D L Win Charlie Williams October 1908 December 1910 4 3 0 1 0 75 00No manager January 1911 December 1912 5 3 0 2 0 60 00 Axel Andersen Byrval January 1913January 1917 December 1915December 1918 16 14 1 1 0 87 50No manager January 1916January 1919 December 1916July 1920 10 5 1 4 0 50 00Caretaker manager August 1920 August 1920 1 0 0 1 00 0 00No manager September 1920 December 1938 77 35 13 29 0 45 45Caretaker managers January 1939 October 1956 18 10 3 5 0 55 56No manager July 1939 September 1956 74 29 11 34 0 39 19 Arne Sorensen November 1956 December 1961 41 20 8 13 0 48 78No manager June 1957 September 1961 3 1 0 2 0 33 33 Poul Petersen January 1962 December 1966 47 17 8 22 0 36 17 Erik Hansen tactical coach Ernst Netuka training coach January 1967 December 1967 8 4 2 2 0 50 00 Erik Hansen tactical coach Henry From training coach January 1968 January 1969 11 4 1 6 0 36 36 John Hansen tactical coach Henry From training coach February 1969 December 1969 9 5 1 3 0 55 56 Rudi Strittich January 1970 December 1975 61 20 11 30 0 32 79 Y Qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics reached Quarter finals Kurt Nielsen January 1976 June 1979 31 13 6 12 0 41 94 Sepp Piontek 1 July 1979 April 1990 115 52 24 39 0 45 22 Y Qualified for the UEFA Euro 1984 came in 3rd Y Qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup reached Round Of 16 Y Qualified for the UEFA Euro 1988 Richard Moller Nielsen May 1987May 1990 May 1988 a June 1996 73 40 18 15 0 54 79 UEFA Euro 1992 Champions 1995 FIFA Confederations Cup Champions Y Qualified for the UEFA Euro 1996 Bo Johansson July 1996 June 2000 40 17 9 14 0 42 50 Y Qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup reached Quarter finals Y Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2000 Morten Olsen July 2000 November 2015 166 80 42 44 0 48 19 Y Qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup reached Round Of 16 Y Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2004 Y Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Y Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2012 Age Hareide December 2015 31 July 2020 42 21 18 3 0 50 00 Y Qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup reached Round Of 16 Y Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2020 John Jensen caretaker b 5 September 2018 1 0 0 1 00 0 00 Kasper Hjulmand c 1 August 2020 37 23 3 11 0 62 16 Y Reached semi finals of UEFA Euro 2020 Y Qualified for the 2022 FIFA World CupTotal 890 417 180 293 0 46 85 Nielsen coached 8 games in the 1988 Olympics qualification winning 6 drawing 1 and losing 1 Caretaker manager for Denmark s replacement squad of predominantly amateur players in a friendly match against Slovakia Accurate up to and including 30 November 2022 Players EditCurrent squad Edit The following 26 players that were included in the final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup were first announced on 7 November 2022 for the first 21 players and on 13 November 2022 for the remaining 5 82 Caps and goals updated as of 30 November 2022 following the match against Australia No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 1 GK Kasper Schmeichel vice captain 1986 11 05 5 November 1986 age 36 89 0 Nice16 1 GK Oliver Christensen 1999 03 22 22 March 1999 age 23 1 0 Hertha BSC22 1 GK Frederik Ronnow 1992 08 04 4 August 1992 age 30 8 0 Union Berlin2 2 DF Joachim Andersen 1996 05 31 31 May 1996 age 26 22 0 Crystal Palace3 2 DF Victor Nelsson 1998 10 14 14 October 1998 age 24 8 0 Galatasaray4 2 DF Simon Kjaer captain 1989 03 26 26 March 1989 age 33 122 5 Milan5 2 DF Joakim Maehle 1997 05 20 20 May 1997 age 25 34 9 Atalanta6 2 DF Andreas Christensen 1996 04 10 10 April 1996 age 26 61 3 Barcelona13 2 DF Rasmus Kristensen 1997 07 11 11 July 1997 age 25 13 0 Leeds United17 2 DF Jens Stryger Larsen 1991 02 21 21 February 1991 age 31 49 3 Trabzonspor18 2 DF Daniel Wass 1989 05 31 31 May 1989 age 33 44 1 Brondby26 2 DF Alexander Bah 1997 12 09 9 December 1997 age 25 6 1 Benfica7 3 MF Mathias Jensen 1996 01 01 1 January 1996 age 27 22 1 Brentford8 3 MF Thomas Delaney 1991 09 03 3 September 1991 age 31 72 7 Sevilla10 3 MF Christian Eriksen 3rd captain 1992 02 14 14 February 1992 age 30 120 39 Manchester United15 3 MF Christian Norgaard 1994 04 10 10 April 1994 age 28 18 1 Brentford23 3 MF Pierre Emile Hojbjerg 1995 08 05 5 August 1995 age 27 63 5 Tottenham Hotspur24 3 MF Robert Skov 1996 05 20 20 May 1996 age 26 12 5 1899 Hoffenheim25 3 MF Jesper Lindstrom 2000 02 29 29 February 2000 age 22 9 1 Eintracht Frankfurt9 4 FW Martin Braithwaite 1991 06 05 5 June 1991 age 31 64 10 Espanyol11 4 FW Andreas Skov Olsen 1999 12 29 29 December 1999 age 23 25 8 Club Brugge12 4 FW Kasper Dolberg 1997 10 06 6 October 1997 age 25 40 11 1899 Hoffenheim14 4 FW Mikkel Damsgaard 2000 07 03 3 July 2000 age 22 21 4 Brentford19 4 FW Jonas Wind 1999 02 07 7 February 1999 age 23 15 5 VfL Wolfsburg20 4 FW Yussuf Poulsen 1994 06 15 15 June 1994 age 28 68 11 RB Leipzig21 4 FW Andreas Cornelius 1993 03 16 16 March 1993 age 29 44 9 CopenhagenRecent call ups Edit The following list of active players were not called up for the latest match of the national team but were called up for an A level match within the last 12 months Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upGK Peter Vindahl Jensen 1998 02 16 16 February 1998 age 24 0 0 Nurnberg v Austria 13 June 2022GK Daniel Iversen 1997 07 19 19 July 1997 age 25 0 0 Leicester City v Austria 13 June 2022DF Jannik Vestergaard 1992 08 03 3 August 1992 age 30 35 2 Leicester City v Austria 13 June 2022DF Nicolai Boilesen 1992 02 16 16 February 1992 age 30 22 1 Copenhagen v Austria 13 June 2022DF Mads Bech Sorensen 1999 01 07 7 January 1999 age 24 0 0 Nice 2022 23 UEFA Nations LeaguePREDF Mads Valentin 1996 09 01 1 September 1996 age 26 0 0 FC Augsburg 2022 23 UEFA Nations LeaguePREDF Andreas Maxso 1994 03 18 18 March 1994 age 28 2 0 Brondby v Serbia 29 March 2022MF Philip Billing 1996 06 11 11 June 1996 age 26 3 0 Bournemouth v France 25 September 2022MF Casper Nielsen 1994 04 29 29 April 1994 age 28 0 0 Club Brugge 2022 23 UEFA Nations LeaguePREMF Morten Hjulmand 1999 06 25 25 June 1999 age 23 0 0 Lecce v Austria 13 June 2022FW Rasmus Hojlund 2003 02 04 4 February 2003 age 19 2 0 Atalanta v France 25 September 2022FW Anders Dreyer 1998 05 02 2 May 1998 age 24 2 0 Midtjylland 2022 23 UEFA Nations LeaguePREFW Jacob Bruun Larsen 1998 09 19 19 September 1998 age 24 6 1 1899 Hoffenheim v Serbia 29 March 2022INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad SUS Serving suspension RET Retired from the national team COV COVID 19 positive test or close contactPrevious squads Edit OlympicsOlympics 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 ChampionshipEuro 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 CupWorld 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 CupConfederations Cup 1995 squad Player history Edit See also List of Denmark international footballers The players are freely chosen by the national team manager They are normally assembled from their respective club teams at the Hotel Marienlyst in Elsinore for a week long training camp preluding the upcoming match Friendly matches are typically played on a Wednesday evening 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 83 84 Best players of all time Edit In November 2006 the DBU nominated eight Danish national team footballers for 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 of the award was decided by a public vote arranged by the broadcasting channel TV2 which ended with Michael Laudrup as a clear winner with 58 of the votes 85 Hall of Fame Edit Denmark s Hall of Fame was established in October 2008 as a special award to celebrate the best footballers teams and coaches throughout the history of the national team A jury with 6 people representing the newspapers authors of football books active players of the national team TV2 the DBU and a Hall of Fame member each year have the job to award one or two new members for the Hall of Fame The award will be handed out at the official Danish Football Awards which is a yearly television broadcast event organized by the DBU in November throughout 2008 to 2013 and subsequently moved to a later date in February Beside of receiving the award all Hall of Fame members are also invited to leave a footprint in bronze to decorate the entrance hall at Fodboldens hus the DBU headquarters in Brondby 86 When the DBU celebrated its 125 year anniversary in May 2014 it decided to make an extraordinary award of nine additional Hall of Fame Members all playing during the first half of the DBU national team s existence from 1908 to 1964 87 Because of financial restraints the DBU cancelled the planned televised broadcast of the Football Award in February 2015 and for the same reason opted not to award any new Hall of Fame members in this specific year The DBU expected to return awarding new Hall of Fame members again when the next broadcast Football Award event is organized in February 2016 88 Hall of Fame members Edit Sorted by last year appearing at the national football team Sophus Krolben Nielsen 1908 1919 87 Nils Middelboe 1908 1920 87 Sophus Malmand Hansen 1911 1920 87 Carl Skomar Hansen 1918 1921 87 Poul Tist Nielsen 1910 1925 87 Pauli Jorgensen 1925 1939 87 Carl Aage Praest 1945 1949 89 Eigil Nielsen 1940 1951 87 Knud Lundberg 1943 1956 87 Aage Rou Jensen 1945 1957 90 Harald Nielsen 1959 1960 91 Henry From 1957 1961 90 Poul Pedersen 1953 1964 87 Henning Enoksen 1958 1966 92 Per Rontved 1970 1982 93 Allan Simonsen 1972 1986 89 Frank Arnesen 1977 1987 94 Preben Elkjaer 1977 1988 95 Soren Lerby 1978 1989 94 Danish Dynamite team 1980 1989 a Sepp Piontek coach 1979 1990 96 Euro 1992 team June 1992 b Lars Hogh 1983 1995 97 Richard Moller Nielsen coach 1990 1996 98 Michael Laudrup 1982 1998 86 Brian Laudrup 1987 1998 99 Peter Schmeichel 1987 2001 100 Morten Olsen 1970 1989 coach 2000 2015 101 Payment Edit Each national team player receives a set amount of money per match including bonuses for a win and qualification for European Championship and World Cup tournaments Throughout the years the prize money has gone from around 1 340 for a match win in 1987 and around 26 800 for the Euro 1988 participation alone to around 67 000 for the 1998 World Cup and up to 107 000 for the 2002 World Cup participations per player 102 Currently the payments for participation in games outside the big tournaments are regulated by a collective agreement to be renegotiated after a certain number of years while all payments for participation of players in a final tournament squad are regulated by the 1998 agreement between the DBU and Spillerforeningen The 1998 agreement stipulates that whenever the national team qualifies for a World Cup or European Championship tournament the selected players for the final tournament shall receive 50 of the DBU s revenues from the event and 65 of the DBU s revenues from the sale of merchandise and license agreements Additionally the sponsors of the national team also pay a relatively high qualification bonus each time the team qualifies for a final tournament This bonus is shared between the group of players being selected for the final 18 man squad to one or several of the qualification matches played with the exact distribution normally decided according to the number of times the player was selected 103 Each of the 23 selected players for the 2002 World Cup received DKK 498 000 equal to 66 800 from the event revenues 103 plus DKK 122 900 equal to 16 500 from the sale of merchandise and license agreements plus an unknown qualification bonus from the sponsors plus the standard payment from the DBU each time they were selected for the final 18 man squad to a qualification match 104 In comparison each of the 23 selected players for the 2010 World Cup received DKK 635 000 equal to 85 100 from the event revenues plus DKK 98 900 equal to 13 200 from the sale of merchandise and license agreements plus a qualification bonus from the sponsors at DKK 2 800 000 equal to 375 000 to be shared between the players corresponding to an amount of 2 080 per time the player was selected for the final 18 man squad to a qualification match In addition to the qualification bonus the players also received this standard payment from the DBU each time they were selected for the 18 man squad to a qualification match 104 Starting fee home games DKK 1 2 per spectator away games DKK 8 290 Bonus for a draw home games DKK 0 away games DKK 9 475 Bonus for a win home games DKK 17 765 away games DKK 29 600Based on Denmark s results and number of spectators at home matches 20 the standard qualification match payment to a player selected for all Denmark s qualification matches equals a total amount of DKK 235 898 or 31 600 for the six qualification matches in the 2008 09 season and a total amount of DKK 170 788 or 22 900 for the four qualification matches in the 2009 10 season Finally the players could also add a seasonal payment named regular bonus from the sponsors with a total of DKK 4 350 000 equal to 583 100 to be shared each season by the squad of 18 players selected for a match meaning a player who was selected for all national team matches from 1 August to 31 July would receive an additional DKK 241 700 equal to 32 400 payment in both the 2008 09 and 2009 10 seasons 104 The last amount of a players income generated by the national team is the standard payment received for each friendly match 105 Starting fee home games DKK 1 0 per spectator away games DKK 5 000 Bonus for a draw home games DKK 0 away games DKK 0 Bonus for a win home games DKK 10 000 away games DKK 10 000Based on Denmark s results and number of spectators at home matches 20 the standard payment to a player selected for all Denmark s friendly matches equals a total amount of DKK 41 426 or 5 500 for the three friendly matches in the 2008 09 season and a total amount of DKK 88 773 or 11 900 for the seven friendly matches in the 2009 10 season When all these payments are added together for a player under the assumption a player was selected for all matches in each season as well as the final 2010 World Cup squad he would have received a total payment from the DBU of 69 500 in the 2008 09 season and a total payment from the DBU of 186 300 in the 2009 10 season Player records EditSee also Denmark national football team records and statistics Players listed in bold are still active at national level As of 30 November 2022Most capped players Edit Peter Schmeichel is the most capped player on the men s national team with 129 caps Rank Player Caps Goals Position Period1 Peter Schmeichel 129 1 GK 1987 20012 Dennis Rommedahl 126 21 MF 2000 20133 Simon Kjaer 122 5 DF 2009 present4 Christian Eriksen 120 39 MF 2010 present5 Jon Dahl Tomasson 112 52 FW 1997 20106 Thomas Helveg 108 2 DF 1994 20077 Michael Laudrup 104 37 MF FW 1982 19988 Morten Olsen 102 4 DF 1970 1989Martin Jorgensen 12 MF 1998 201110 Thomas Sorensen 101 0 GK 1999 2012Top goalscorers Edit Jon Dahl Tomasson is the joint top scorer for the men s national team with 52 goals and is also a former assistant manager for the men s national team Rank Player Goals Caps Average Period1 Poul Tist Nielsen list 52 38 1 37 1910 1925Jon Dahl Tomasson 112 0 46 1997 20103 Pauli Jorgensen 44 47 0 94 1925 19394 Ole Madsen 42 50 0 84 1958 19695 Christian Eriksen 39 120 0 33 2010 present6 Preben Elkjaer 38 69 0 55 1977 19887 Michael Laudrup 37 104 0 36 1982 19988 Nicklas Bendtner 30 81 0 37 2006 20189 Henning Enoksen 29 54 0 54 1958 196610 Brian Laudrup 22 86 0 26 1987 1998Ebbe Sand 66 0 33 1998 2004Competitive record EditOverviewEvent 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th placeFIFA World Cup 0 0 0 0UEFA European Championship 1 0 2 1FIFA Confederations Cup 1 0 0 0CONMEBOL UEFA Cup of Champions 0 1Olympic Games 0 3 1 0Total 2 4 3 1 Best result Quarter finals in 1998 FIFA World Cup Edit Main article Denmark at the FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup record Qualification recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA 1930 Did not enter Did not enter 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 4 13 1962 Did not enter Did not enter 1966 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 7 18 1970 6 2 1 3 6 10 1974 4 0 1 3 2 13 1978 6 2 0 4 14 12 1982 8 4 0 4 14 11 1986 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 10 6 8 5 1 2 17 6 1990 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 15 6 1994 12 7 4 1 15 2 1998 Quarter finals 8th 5 2 1 2 9 7 8 5 2 1 14 6 2002 Round of 16 10th 4 2 1 1 5 5 10 6 4 0 22 6 2006 Did not qualify 12 6 4 2 24 12 2010 Group stage 24th 3 1 0 2 3 6 10 6 3 1 16 5 2014 Did not qualify 10 4 4 2 17 12 2018 Round of 16 11th 4 1 3 0 3 2 12 7 3 2 25 9 2022 Group stage 28th 3 0 1 2 1 3 10 9 0 1 30 3 2026 To be determined To be determinedTotal Quarter finals 6 22 23 9 6 8 31 29 132 67 30 35 242 144 Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot out Denmark s World Cup recordFirst match Scotland 0 1 Denmark Nezahualcoyotl Mexico 4 June 1986 Biggest win Denmark 6 1 Uruguay Nezahualcoyotl Mexico 8 June 1986 Biggest defeat Denmark 1 5 Spain Queretaro Mexico 18 June 1986 Best result Quarter finals in 1998Worst result Group stage in 2010 and 2022UEFA European Championship Edit Main article Denmark at the UEFA European Championship UEFA European Championship record Qualification recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA 1960 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 7 1964 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 1 6 7 4 2 1 19 8 1968 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 6 16 1972 6 1 0 5 2 11 1976 6 0 1 5 3 14 1980 8 1 2 5 13 17 1984 Semi finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 9 4 8 6 1 1 17 5 1988 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 2 7 6 3 2 1 4 2 1992 Champions 1st 5 2 2 1 6 4 8 6 1 1 18 7 1996 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 4 10 6 3 1 19 9 2000 16th 3 0 0 3 0 8 10 6 2 2 19 8 2004 Quarter finals 8th 4 1 2 1 4 5 8 4 3 1 15 9 2008 Did not qualify 12 6 2 4 21 11 2012 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 4 5 8 6 1 1 15 6 2016 Did not qualify 10 3 4 3 11 9 2020 Semi finals 3rd 6 3 0 3 12 7 8 4 4 0 23 6 2024 To be determined To be determinedTotal 1 Title 9 16 33 10 6 17 42 50 123 57 30 36 208 145Denmark s European Championship recordFirst 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 1992Worst result Group stage in 1988 1996 2000 and 2012UEFA Nations League Edit UEFA Nations League recordSeason Division Group Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA P R RK2018 19 B 4 Group stage 1st 4 2 2 0 4 1 15th2020 21 A 2 Group stage 2nd 6 3 1 2 8 7 7th2022 23 A 1 Group stage 2nd 6 4 0 2 9 5 5th2024 25 A To be determinedTotal Group stageLeague A 3 3 16 9 3 4 21 13 5thOlympic Games Edit Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Paris 1900 Was not invited St Louis 1904 London 1908 Silver medal 3 2 0 1 26 3 Stockholm 1912 Silver medal 3 2 0 1 13 5 Antwerp 1920 Group stage 1 0 0 1 0 11924 1936 Did not enter London 1948 Bronze medal 4 3 0 1 15 11 Helsinki 1952 Quarter finals 3 2 0 1 7 6 Melbourne 1956 Did not enter Rome 1960 Silver medal 5 4 0 1 11 7 Tokyo 1964 Did not qualify Mexico City 1968 Did not enter Munich 1972 Quarter finals 6 3 1 2 11 7 Montreal 1976 Did not qualify Moscow 1980 Did not enter Los Angeles 1984 Did not qualify Seoul 1988Since 1992 See Denmark national under 21 football teamTotal 7 16 25 16 1 8 83 40FIFA Confederations Cup Edit FIFA Confederations Cup recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1992 Did not enter 106 1995 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 5 1 1997 Did not qualify 1999 2001 2003 2005 2009 2013 2017Total 1 Title 1 10 3 2 1 0 5 1CONMEBOL UEFA Cup of Champions Edit CONMEBOL UEFA Cup of Champions recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1985 Did not qualify 1993 Runners up 2nd 1 0 1 0 1 1 2022 Did not qualifyTotal Runners up 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks Head to head record EditAs of 30 November 2022 after the match against Australia Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record 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 5 2 1 2 6 4 2 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 Curacao 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 18 8 2 9 42 23 19 Gambia 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 Georgia 5 3 2 0 15 5 10 Germany b 28 8 5 15 38 55 17 Ghana 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, 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