Denmark national football team

Denmark

Nickname(s)	De Rød-Hvide (The Red and Whites) Danish Dynamite
Association	Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Kasper Hjulmand
Captain	Simon Kjær
Most caps	Simon Kjær (131)
Top scorer	Poul "Tist" Nielsen and Jon Dahl Tomasson (52)
Home stadium	Parken Stadium
FIFA code	DEN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	21 (4 April 2024)[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	10 (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)
Medal record Men's football UEFA European Championship 1992 Sweden Team 1984 France (s.f.) Team 2020 Europe (s.f.) Team FIFA Confederations Cup 1995 Saudi Arabia Team Olympic Games 1908 London Team 1912 Stockholm Team 1960 Rome Team 1948 London Team

The Denmark men's national football team (Danish: Danmarks herre-fodboldlandshold or herrelandsholdet) represents Denmark and Greenland 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.

Denmark were the winners of the 1906 Intercalated Games football competition 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.

Since the 1980s and the "Danish Dynamite" team, 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. Their most prominent result in recent history was at Euro 2020 where the team lost in the semi-final against England after extra time.