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Denmarknational football team record

404
Wins
185
Draws
288
Defeats

877 matches, 1908 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1912, 20th in the world

Denmark have played 877 internationals since 1908: 404 wins, 185 draws and 288 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Sweden, with 108 meetings. Their biggest win is 17–1 against France in the Olympic Games on 22 October 1908.

Denmark's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All8774041852881593–116946%
Competitive518248112158960–64248%
Friendlies35915673130633–52743%
At home4092377894908–46558%
Away39113785169555–61435%
Neutral venues77302225130–9039%

Record against every opponent

Denmark have played 88 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Sweden108422046174–1842024
Norway88531223224–1072026
Finland6040911154–602023
Netherlands329101345–632022
Germany29851638–572024
England23461322–392024
Iceland23203073–122020
Scotland20711216–262025
Poland19101841–352017
Ireland19410523–232019
Spain19231416–372024
France1872933–232022
Portugal18421223–402026
Greece17104338–182025
Belgium1663726–292021
Bulgaria1648421–202016
Hungary1534816–382014
Switzerland1558221–162024
Czechoslovakia140598–311988
Northern Ireland1465317–122025
Austria1381424–152022
Czech Republic1337312–132026
Wales1390419–92026
Italy1222811–212013
Russia1221914–332021
Luxembourg1192033–82019
Romania1134415–182017
Albania1063119–42015
Israel1090125–42021
Malta1090132–72013
Turkey925211–92014
Armenia861113–72017
Croatia82248–112022
Faroe Islands770020–22024
Slovenia752015–42024
Yugoslavia720511–161991
Bosnia62227–82021
Cyprus651021–32011
East Germany622210–101986
Kazakhstan650117–72023
Serbia642010–12024
Australia52126–42022
Georgia532015–52019
Mexico52217–62018
Belarus42209–22025
Brazil410310–102012
Latvia43107–12007
North Macedonia42116–42026
Ukraine42114–32026
Cameroon32015–42010
Liechtenstein330013–02016
Lithuania32109–02025
Montenegro32013–22017
Saudi Arabia33004–02002
Senegal32106–32010
Slovakia31023–72018
South Africa30212–32010
USA32108–52015
Argentina1–1 (1993), 2–0 (1995)21103–11995
Bermuda5–1 (1969), 6–0 (1969)220011–11969
Chile1–2 (2009), 0–0 (2018)20111–22018
Curaçao3–2 (1958), 3–1 (1962)22006–31962
Egypt0–0 (1990), 4–1 (2003)21104–12003
Gibraltar6–0 (2019), 6–0 (2019)220012–02019
Japan3–2 (1971), 1–3 (2010)21014–52010
Moldova8–0 (2021), 4–0 (2021)220012–02021
San Marino4–0 (2023), 2–1 (2023)22006–12023
Tunisia2–1 (2002), 0–0 (2022)21102–12022
Uruguay6–1 (1986), 2–1 (2002)22008–22002
Algeria0–0 (1989)10100–01989
Benin0–2 (1974)10010–21974
Canada2–0 (1989)11002–01989
DR Congo0–0 (2026)10100–02026
Estonia2–2 (2004)10102–22004
Gambia4–1 (1977)11004–11977
Ghana1–0 (1996)11001–01996
Honduras0–1 (1985)10010–11985
Indonesia9–0 (1974)11009–01974
Iran0–0 (1999)10100–01999
Kosovo2–2 (2019)10102–22019
Nigeria4–1 (1998)11004–11998
Panama1–0 (2018)11001–02018
Paraguay1–1 (2006)10101–12006
Peru1–0 (2018)11001–02018
South Korea0–0 (2009)10100–02009
Suriname1–2 (1969)10011–21969
Togo2–0 (1974)11002–01974
UAE1–1 (1990)10101–11990

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v FranceOlympic Games, 22 Oct 190817–1 for Denmark
  2. v IcelandFriendly, 23 Aug 196714–2 for Denmark
  3. v NorwayFriendly, 7 Oct 191712–0 for Denmark
  4. at SwedenFriendly, 5 Oct 191310–0 for Denmark
  5. v IndonesiaFriendly, 3 Sept 19749–0 for Denmark

Heaviest defeats

  1. at GermanyFriendly, 16 May 19370–8 for Denmark
  2. at NetherlandsFriendly, 14 Mar 19840–6 for Denmark
  3. at CzechoslovakiaWorld Cup qualifying, 2 Jun 19730–6 for Denmark
  4. at HungaryEuro qualifying, 21 Sept 19660–6 for Denmark
  5. at RussiaWorld Cup qualifying, 27 Jun 19650–6 for Denmark

Latest results

  1. at WalesNations League, 4 Oct 20261–0 for Denmark
  2. v PortugalNations League, 1 Oct 20262–4 for Denmark
  3. v WalesNations League, 27 Sept 20262–0 for Denmark
  4. at NorwayNations League, 24 Sept 20262–3 for Denmark
  5. v UkraineFriendly, 7 Jun 20262–1 for Denmark
  6. v DR CongoFriendly, 3 Jun 20260–0 for Denmark
  7. at Czech RepublicWorld Cup qualifying, 31 Mar 20262–2 for Denmark
  8. v North MacedoniaWorld Cup qualifying, 26 Mar 20264–0 for Denmark
  9. at ScotlandWorld Cup qualifying, 18 Nov 20252–4 for Denmark
  10. v BelarusWorld Cup qualifying, 15 Nov 20252–2 for Denmark

Denmark's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1908: 1546End of 1912: 1609End of 1913: 1662End of 1914: 1669End of 1915: 1692End of 1916: 1682End of 1917: 1692End of 1918: 1685End of 1919: 1656End of 1920: 1635End of 1921: 1632End of 1922: 1582End of 1923: 1597End of 1924: 1586End of 1925: 1607End of 1926: 1619End of 1927: 1636End of 1928: 1639End of 1929: 1592End of 1930: 1626End of 1931: 1554End of 1932: 1551End of 1933: 1570End of 1934: 1506End of 1935: 1507End of 1936: 1552End of 1937: 1569End of 1938: 1528End of 1939: 1540End of 1940: 1538End of 1941: 1556End of 1942: 1530End of 1943: 1540End of 1945: 1546End of 1946: 1598End of 1947: 1586End of 1948: 1580End of 1949: 1592End of 1950: 1538End of 1951: 1543End of 1952: 1473End of 1953: 1531End of 1954: 1483End of 1955: 1499End of 1956: 1463End of 1957: 1426End of 1958: 1442End of 1959: 1442End of 1960: 1467End of 1961: 1473End of 1962: 1567End of 1963: 1549End of 1964: 1503End of 1965: 1489End of 1966: 1421End of 1967: 1501End of 1968: 1493End of 1969: 1533End of 1970: 1454End of 1971: 1471End of 1972: 1446End of 1973: 1459End of 1974: 1469End of 1975: 1458End of 1976: 1515End of 1977: 1527End of 1978: 1527End of 1979: 1551End of 1980: 1544End of 1981: 1647End of 1982: 1625End of 1983: 1722End of 1984: 1790End of 1985: 1836End of 1986: 1859End of 1987: 1832End of 1988: 1744End of 1989: 1817End of 1990: 1789End of 1991: 1813End of 1992: 1846End of 1993: 1865End of 1994: 1842End of 1995: 1927End of 1996: 1916End of 1997: 1870End of 1998: 1788End of 1999: 1878End of 2000: 1785End of 2001: 1847End of 2002: 1900End of 2003: 1884End of 2004: 1850End of 2005: 1881End of 2006: 1898End of 2007: 1795End of 2008: 1809End of 2009: 1807End of 2010: 1752End of 2011: 1848End of 2012: 1796End of 2013: 1767End of 2014: 1771End of 2015: 1746End of 2016: 1738End of 2017: 1867End of 2018: 1931End of 2019: 1929End of 2020: 1968End of 2021: 1978End of 2022: 1929End of 2023: 1872End of 2024: 1908End of 2025: 1913End of 2026: 1912
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 2024, reached on 6 June 2022. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly35915673130633–527
Nordic Championship142732346314–208
World Cup qualifying140713336264–153
Euro qualifying133643138227–155
European Championship371091844–54
Nations League28145938–30
World Cup2396831–29
Olympic Games430128–3
Confederations Cup32105–1
Malta International Tournament31202–0
Kirin Cup21106–2
Scania 100 Tournament20020–6
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions10101–1

Top scorers

  1. 1Jon Dahl Tomasson36
  2. 2Christian Eriksen29
  3. 3Preben Elkjær26
  4. 4Michael Laudrup19
  5. 5Nicklas Bendtner17
  6. 6Brian Laudrup16
  7. 7Dennis Rommedahl15
  8. 8Ole Madsen14
  9. 9Ebbe Sand13
  10. 10Rasmus Højlund13

Counted from the 332 of 877 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Denmark play their first international?

On 22 October 1908, a 17–1 win against France in the Olympic Games.

What is Denmark's biggest win?

17–1 against France in the Olympic Games on 22 October 1908.

What is Denmark's heaviest defeat?

0–8 against Germany in a friendly on 16 May 1937.

Who have Denmark played the most?

Sweden: 108 matches, with 42 wins, 20 draws and 46 defeats for Denmark.

What is Denmark's longest winning run?

13 wins in a row, from 22 October 1908 to 25 June 1916.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.