Denmark at the FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.

The first time Denmark entered the tournament was for the 1958 edition in Sweden. However, they lost all four of their qualifying matches to England and the Republic of Ireland.

They qualified for the first time in 1986, where they won all three of their Group Stage matches including a 2-0 against title contenders West Germany, but were eliminated by Spain in the next round. Since then, the Danish national team has regularly qualified for FIFA World Cup Finals and have made their fifth appearance in Russia 2018. Their best performance was in 1998, where they reached the quarter finals.

Summary table

Location and Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958Did not qualify
Chile 1962Did not enter
England 1966Did not qualify
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986Round of 1694301106
Italy 1990Did not qualify
United States 1994
France 1998Quarter-finals8521297
South Korea Japan 2002Round of 1610421155
Germany 2006Did not qualify
South Africa 2010Group stage24310236
Brazil 2014Did not qualify
Russia 2018Round of 1611413032
Qatar 2022To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
TotalQuarter-finals5/21209563026
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

Overview of matches

No. Date Type Opponent Result Scorers Attendance Record
1 4 June 1986 Group stage Scotland Scotland 1–0 Elkjær 57' 18,000 1–0–0
2 8 June 1986 Group stage Uruguay Uruguay 6–1 Elkjær (3) 11', 67', 80', Lerby 41', Laudrup 52', Olsen 88' 26,500 2–0–0
3 13 June 1986 Group stage Germany West Germany 2–0 Olsen 43' (pen.), Eriksen 62' 36,000 3–0–0
4 18 June 1986 Round of 16 Spain Spain 1–5 Olsen 33' (pen.) 38,500 3–0–1
5 12 June 1998 Group stage Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1–0 Rieper 69' 38,140 4–0–1
6 18 June 1998 Group stage South Africa South Africa 1–1 Nielsen 12' 33,300 4–1–1
7 24 June 1998 Group stage France France 1–2 M. Laudrup 42' (pen.) 39,100 4–1–2
8 28 June 1998 Round of 16 Nigeria Nigeria 4–1 Møller 3', B. Laudrup 12', Sand 60', Helveg 76' 77,100 5–1–2
9 3 July 1998 Quarter final Brazil Brazil 2–3 Jørgensen 2', B. Laudrup 50' 77,100 5–1–3
10 1 June 2002 Group stage Uruguay Uruguay (2) 2–1 Tomasson (2) 45', 83' 30,157 6–1–3
11 6 June 2002 Group stage Senegal Senegal 1–1 Tomasson 16' (pen.) 43,500 6–2–3
12 11 June 2002 Group stage France France (2) 2–0 Rommedahl 22', Tomasson 67' 48,100 7–2–3
13 15 June 2002 Round of 16 England England 0–3 40,582 7–2–4
14 14 June 2010 Group stage Netherlands Netherlands 0–2 83,465 7–2–5
15 19 June 2010 Group stage Cameroon Cameroon 2–1 Bendtner 33', Rommedahl 61' 38,074 8–2–5
16 24 June 2010 Group stage Japan Japan 1–3 Tomasson 81' 27,967 8–2–6
17 16 June 2018 Group stage Peru Peru 1–0 Poulsen 59' 40,502 9–2–6
18 21 June 2018 Group stage Australia Australia 1–1 Eriksen 7' 40,727 9–3–6
19 26 June 2018 Group stage France France (3) 0–0 78,011 9–4–6
20 1 July 2018 Round of 16 Croatia Croatia 1–1 (AET)[lower-alpha 1] M. Jørgensen 1' 40,851 9–5–6
  1. ↑ Denmark would lose in a penalty shootout

FIFA World Cup match records

1986 FIFA World Cup

Michael Laudrup in action for Denmark at the 1986 World Cup against Spain.

Denmark made their first World Cup appearance in the 1986 World Cup, and with the attacking duo of Michael Laudrup and Preben Elkjær. In their first match against Scotland, Denmark won 1-0 with the only goal coming from Preben Elkjær after he burst into the penalty area before shooting left-footed low into the right corner of the net. The team surprised the world, sweeping the group, including a 6–1 thrashing of Uruguay.[1] In the second round, Denmark faced Spain losing 5–1 on the strength of four Emilio Butragueño goals; the first Spain 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 on the former's debut for Denmark.[2]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 330091+86
 West Germany 311134−13
 Uruguay 302127−52
 Scotland 301213−21
Scotland 0 – 1 Denmark
Report Elkjær Larsen  57'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Lajos Nemeth (Hungary)
Scotland
SCOTLAND:
GK1Jim Leighton
DF2Richard Gough
DF3Maurice Malpas
DF5Alex McLeish
DF6Willie Miller
DF13Steve Nicol
MF8Roy Aitken
MF4Graeme Souness (c)
MF7Gordon Strachan 74'
FW19Charlie Nicholas
FW20Paul Sturrock 61'
Substitutions:
MF16Frank McAvennie 61'
FW9Eamonn Bannon 74'
Manager:
Scotland Alex Ferguson
Denmark
DENMARK:
GK1Troels Rasmussen
DF3Søren Busk
DF4Morten Olsen (c)
DF5Ivan Nielsen
DF13Jens Jørn Bertelsen
MF6Søren Lerby
MF8Jesper Olsen 80'
MF15Frank Arnesen 74'
MF11Michael Laudrup
FW9Klaus BerggreenYellow card 84'
FW10Preben Elkjær Larsen
Substitutions:
DF2John Sivebæk 74'
MF7Jan Mølby 80'
Manager:
West Germany Sepp Piontek
Denmark 6 – 1 Uruguay
Elkjær Larsen  11', 67', 80'
Lerby  41'
Laudrup  52'
J. Olsen  88'		 Report Francescoli  45' (pen.)
Attendance: 26,500
Denmark
DENMARK:
GK1Troels Rasmussen
DF3Søren Busk
DF4Morten Olsen (c)
DF5Ivan NielsenYellow card 7'
DF21Henrik Andersen
DF12Jens Jørn Bertelsen 57'
MF6Søren Lerby
MF15Frank Arnesen
MF11Michael Laudrup 81'
FW9Klaus Berggreen
FW10Preben Elkjær Larsen
Substitutions:
MF7Jan Mølby 57'
MF8Jesper Olsen 81'
Manager:
West Germany Sepp Piontek
Uruguay
URUGUAY:
GK12Fernando Álvez
DF2Nelson Gutiérrez
DF3Eduardo Mario Acevedo (c)
DF4Víctor Diogo
DF6José Batista
MF5Miguel BossioYellow cardYellow cardRed card 13', 19'
MF16Mario Saralegui
MF11Sergio Santín 57'
MF10Enzo Francescoli
FW9Jorge da SilvaYellow card 35'
FW7Antonio Alzamendi 57'
Substitutions:
MF17José Zalazar 57'
FW19Venancio Ramos 57'
Manager:
Uruguay Omar Borrás
Denmark 2 – 0 West Germany
J. Olsen  43' (pen.)
Eriksen  62'		 Report
Attendance: 36,000
Denmark
DENMARK:
GK22Lars Høgh
DF2John Sivebæk
DF3Søren Busk
DF4Morten Olsen (c)
DF21Henrik Andersen
MF15Frank ArnesenYellow cardYellow cardRed card 36', 88'
MF7Jan Mølby
MF8Jesper Olsen 71'
MF6Søren Lerby
MF11Michael Laudrup
FW10Preben Elkjær Larsen 46'
Substitutions:
FW19John Eriksen 46'
FW14Allan Simonsen 71'
Manager:
West Germany Sepp Piontek
West Germany
WEST GERMANY:
GK1Harald Schumacher (c)
DF4Karlheinz Förster 71'
DF5Matthias Herget
DF6Norbert EderYellow card 48'
DF14Thomas Berthold
DF17Ditmar JakobsYellow card 51'
DF3Andreas Brehme
MF21Wolfgang Rolff 46'
MF8Lothar Matthäus
FW19Klaus Allofs
FW9Rudi Völler
Substitutions:
MF7Pierre Littbarski 46'
FW11Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 71'
Manager:
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
Denmark 1 – 5 Spain
J. Olsen  33' (pen.) Report Butragueño  43', 56', 80', 88' (pen.)
Goikoetxea  68' (pen.)
Attendance: 38,500
Denmark
DENMARK:
GK22Lars Høgh
DF3Søren Busk
DF4Morten Olsen (c)
DF5Ivan Nielsen
DF21Henrik AndersenYellow card 26' 60'
DF12Jens Jørn Bertelsen
MF8Jesper Olsen 71'
MF6Søren Lerby
MF11Michael Laudrup
FW9Klaus Berggreen
FW10Preben Elkjær Larsen
Substitutions:
FW19John Eriksen 60'
MF7Jan Mølby 71'
Manager:
West Germany Sepp Piontek
Spain
SPAIN:
GK1Andoni Zubizarreta
DF2Tomás
DF3José Antonio Camacho (c)Yellow card 32'
DF5Víctor
DF8Andoni GoikoetxeaYellow card 27'
MF14Ricardo Gallego
MF11Julio Alberto
MF18Ramón Calderé
MF21MíchelYellow card 60' 83'
FW19Julio Salinas 46'
FW9Emilio Butragueño
Substitutions:
FW20Eloy 46'
MF17Francisco 83'
Manager:
Spain Miguel Muñoz

1998 FIFA World Cup

Under coach Bo "Bosse" Johansson, the 1998 FIFA World Cup saw the revival of the Danish team, starring both Laudrup brothers in their last international campaign. After beating Saudi Arabia 1–0, drawing with South Africa and losing 2–1 to later champions France in mediocre games, the Danish team qualified to the knockout stages as second in the group. In the next game however, Denmark played some of the best football of the entire tournament, beating Nigeria 4–1 in a fantastic game. In the quarterfinal against Brazil, the Danes went out with a beautiful 2–3 defeat to the later silver medalists, in a very close and emotional game.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 330091+89
 Denmark 31113304
 South Africa 302136−32
 Saudi Arabia 301227−51
Saudi Arabia 0 – 1 Denmark
Report Rieper  69'
Attendance: 38,140
Saudi Arabia
Denmark
GK1Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF2Mohammed Al-Jahani
DF3Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF4Abdullah Zubromawi
DF13Hussein Sulaimani
MF6Fuad Amin (c) 78'
MF7Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
MF14Khalid Al-MuwallidYellow card 11'
MF16Khamis Al-Owairan
FW9Sami Al-Jaber 84'
FW10Saeed Al-Owairan 79'
Substitutions:
MF20Hamzah Saleh 78'
FW8Obeid Al-Dosari 79'
FW15Yousuf Al-Thunayan 84'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK1Peter Schmeichel
DF2Michael Schjønberg
DF3Marc RieperYellow card 60'
DF4Jes Høgh
DF6Thomas Helveg
DF12Søren Colding
MF10Michael Laudrup (c)
MF14Morten WieghorstYellow card 12' 65'
MF21Martin Jørgensen 73'
FW11Brian Laudrup 84'
FW19Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
MF7Allan NielsenYellow card 73' 65'
MF8Per Frandsen 73'
DF5Jan Heintze 84'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Claudio Rossi (Argentina)
Jorge Diaz Garcia (Chile)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

South Africa 1 – 1 Denmark
McCarthy  51' Report Nielsen  12'
Attendance: 33,300
South Africa
Denmark
GK1Hans Vonk
DF3David NyathiYellow card 28' 88'
DF5Mark Fish
DF19Lucas Radebe (c)Yellow card 73'
DF21Pierre IssaYellow card 63'
MF7Quinton Fortune
MF10John Moshoeu
MF11Helman Mkhalele
FW9Shaun Bartlett 77'
FW12Brendan Augustine 46'
FW17Benni McCarthy
Substitutions:
MF8Alfred PhiriYellow cardRed card 65', 68' 46'
FW6Phil Masinga 77'
FW13Delron Buckley 88'
Manager:
France Philippe Troussier
GK1Peter SchmeichelYellow card 57'
DF2Michael SchjønbergYellow card 23' 82'
DF3Marc Rieper
DF4Jes HøghYellow card 56'
DF6Thomas Helveg
DF12Søren Colding
MF7Allan Nielsen
MF10Michael Laudrup (c) 58'
MF21Martin Jørgensen
FW11Brian Laudrup
FW19Ebbe Sand 58'
Substitutions:
DF5Jan Heintze 58'
FW9Miklos MolnarRed card 66' 58'
MF14Morten WieghorstRed card 85' 82'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)
Celestino Galván (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Epifanio González (Paraguay)

France 2 – 1 Denmark
Djorkaeff  12' (pen.)
Petit  56'		 Report M. Laudrup  42' (pen.)
Attendance: 39,100
France
Denmark
GK16Fabien Barthez
DF2Vincent Candela
DF8Marcel Desailly (c)
DF18Franck Leboeuf
MF4Patrick VieiraYellow card 62'
MF6Youri Djorkaeff
MF11Robert Pirès 71'
MF13Bernard DiomèdeYellow card 53'
MF17Emmanuel Petit 64'
MF19Christian Karembeu
FW20David Trezeguet 85'
Substitutions:
MF14Alain Boghossian 64'
FW12Thierry Henry 71'
FW9Stéphane Guivarc'h 85'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK1Peter Schmeichel
DF2Michael Schjønberg
DF3Marc Rieper
DF4Jes Høgh
DF5Jan Heintze
DF6Thomas Helveg
DF13Jacob Laursen 46'
MF7Allan Nielsen
MF10Michael Laudrup (c)
MF21Martin Jørgensen 54'
FW11Brian Laudrup 75'
Substitutions:
DF12Søren ColdingYellow card 65' 46'
FW19Ebbe Sand 54'
MF15Stig TøftingYellow card 78' 75'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Nimal Wickeramatunge (Belgium)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Nigeria 1 – 4 Denmark
Babangida  78' Report Møller  3'
B. Laudrup  12'
Sand  60'
Helveg  76'
Attendance: 77,000
Nigeria
Denmark
GK1Peter Rufai
RB8Mutiu Adepoju
CB5Uche Okechukwu (c)
CB6Taribo West
LB3Celestine Babayaro
DM15Sunday Oliseh
RM7Finidi George
LM11Garba Lawal 73'
AM10Jay-Jay OkochaYellow card 49'
SS4Nwankwo Kanu 65'
CF20Victor Ikpeba
Substitutes:
FW9Rashidi Yekini 65'
DF13Tijani Babangida 73'
Manager:
Serbia and Montenegro Bora Milutinović
GK1Peter Schmeichel
RB12Søren Colding
CB3Marc RieperYellow card 24'
CB4Jes Høgh
LB5Jan Heintze
CM6Thomas Helveg
CM7Allan Nielsen
RW21Martin Jørgensen
LW10Michael Laudrup (c) 84'
SS11Brian Laudrup 78'
CF18Peter Møller 59'
Substitutes:
FW19Ebbe Sand 59'
MF14Morten Wieghorst 78'
MF8Per Frandsen 84'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait)
Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Fourth official:
Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)

Brazil 3 – 2 Denmark
Bebeto  10'
Rivaldo  25', 59'		 Report Jørgensen  2'
B. Laudrup  50'
Attendance: 35,500
Brazil
Denmark
GK1Cláudio Taffarel
RB2CafuYellow card 81'
CB3AldairYellow card 37'
CB4Junior Baiano
LB6Roberto CarlosYellow card 11'
CM5César Sampaio
CM8Dunga (c)
AM10Rivaldo 87'
AM18Leonardo 71'
CF20Bebeto 64'
CF9Ronaldo
Substitutes:
FW19Denílson 64'
MF11Emerson 71'
MF16Zé Roberto 87'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo
GK1Peter Schmeichel
RB12Søren ColdingYellow card 39'
CB3Marc Rieper
CB4Jes Høgh
LB5Jan Heintze
CM6Thomas HelvegYellow card 19' 87'
CM7Allan Nielsen 46'
RW21Martin Jørgensen
LW10Michael Laudrup (c)
SS11Brian Laudrup
CF18Peter Møller 66'
Substitutes:
MF15Stig TøftingYellow card 72' 46'
FW19Ebbe Sand 66'
DF2Michael Schjønberg 87'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia)
Dramane Danté (Mali)
Fourth official:
Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

2002 FIFA World Cup

Denmark qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but despite impressive results in the group stage, especially the 2–0 win against reigning World Cup winners France, Denmark didn't manage to advance any further as they were defeated with a 0–3 score in the round of 16 against England.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3  Uruguay 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4  France 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

All times local (UTC+9)

Uruguay 1–2 Denmark
Rodríguez  47' Report Tomasson  45', 83'
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Uruguay
Denmark
GK1Fabián Carini
RB2Gustavo MéndezYellow card 25'
CB14Gonzalo Sorondo
CB4Paolo Montero (c)
LB6Darío Rodríguez 87'
RM8Gustavo Varela
CM5Pablo García
LM7Gianni Guigou
AM20Álvaro Recoba 80'
CF9Darío Silva
CF13Sebastián Abreu 88'
Substitutions:
FW17Mario Regueiro 80'
FW11Federico Magallanes 87'
FW18Richard Morales 88'
Manager:
Víctor Púa
GK1Thomas Sørensen
RB6Thomas Helveg
CB4Martin LaursenYellow card 51'
CB3René Henriksen
LB5Jan Heintze (c)Yellow card 34' 58'
CM2Stig Tøfting
CM7Thomas Gravesen
RW19Dennis Rommedahl
AM9Jon Dahl Tomasson
LW8Jesper Grønkjær 70'
CF11Ebbe Sand 89'
Substitutions:
DF12Niclas Jensen 58'
FW10Martin Jørgensen 70'
MF17Christian Poulsen 89'
Manager:
Morten Olsen

Man of the Match:
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)

Assistant referees:
Awni Hassouneh (Jordan)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

Denmark 1–1 Senegal
Tomasson  16' (pen.) Report Diao  52'
Attendance: 43,500
Denmark
Senegal
GK1Thomas Sørensen
RB6Thomas HelvegYellow card 82'
CB4Martin Laursen
CB3Rene Henriksen
LB5Jan Heintze (c)
CM2Stig Tøfting
CM7Thomas Gravesen 62'
RW19Dennis Rommedahl 89'
AM9Jon Dahl TomassonYellow card 20'
LW8Jesper Grønkjær 50'
CF11Ebbe SandYellow card 7'
Substitutions:
FW10Martin Jørgensen 50'
MF17Christian PoulsenYellow card 84' 62'
FW18Peter Løvenkrands 89'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK1Tony Sylva
RB17Ferdinand Coly
CB13Lamine Diatta
CB4Papa Malick Diop (c)
LB2Omar Daf
RM14Moussa N'Diaye 46'
CM3Papa Sarr 46'
CM15Salif DiaoYellow cardRed card 62', 80'
CM19Papa Bouba Diop
LM10Khalilou FadigaYellow card 10'
CF11El Hadji Diouf
Substitutions:
FW7Henri Camara 46'
FW9Souleymane Camara 46' 83'
DF21Habib Beye 83'
Manager:
France Bruno Metsu

Man of the Match:
Khalilou Fadiga (Senegal)

Assistant referees:
Ferenc Szekely (Hungary)
Visva Krishnan (Singapore)
Fourth official:
Kim Young-Soo (Korea Republic)

Denmark 2–0 France
Rommedahl  22'
Tomasson  67'		 Report
Attendance: 48,100
Denmark
France
GK1Thomas Sørensen
RB6Thomas Helveg
CB4Martin Laursen
CB3Rene Henriksen (c)
LB12Niclas JensenYellow card 71'
CM2Stig Tøfting 79'
CM17Christian PoulsenYellow card 27' 76'
CM7Thomas Gravesen
RW19Dennis Rommedahl
LW10Martin Jørgensen 46'
CF9Jon Dahl Tomasson
Substitutions:
FW8Jesper Grønkjær 46'
DF20Kasper Bøgelund 76'
MF23Brian Steen Nielsen 79'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB2Vincent Candela
CB15Lilian Thuram
CB8Marcel Desailly (c)
LB3Bixente Lizarazu
CM4Patrick Vieira 71'
CM7Claude Makélélé
RW11Sylvain Wiltord 83'
AM10Zinedine Zidane
LW21Christophe DugarryYellow card 8' 54'
CF20David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW9Djibril Cissé 54'
MF22Johan Micoud 71'
MF6Youri Djorkaeff 83'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)

Assistant referees:
Carlos Matos (Portugal)
Elise Doriri (Vanuatu)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Denmark 0–3 England
Report Ferdinand  5'
Owen  22'
Heskey  44'
Attendance: 40,582
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Denmark
England
GK1Thomas Sørensen
RB6Thomas Helveg 7'
CB4Martin Laursen
CB3René Henriksen (c)
LB12Niclas Jensen
CM2Stig TøftingYellow card 24' 58'
CM7Thomas Gravesen
RW19Dennis Rommedahl
AM9Jon Dahl Tomasson
LW8Jesper Grønkjær
CF11Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
DF20Kasper Bøgelund 7'
MF14Claus Jensen 58'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK1David Seaman
RB2Danny MillsYellow card 50'
CB5Rio Ferdinand
CB6Sol Campbell
LB3Ashley Cole
RM7David Beckham (c)
CM8Paul Scholes 49'
CM21Nicky Butt
LM4Trevor Sinclair
CF11Emile Heskey 69'
CF10Michael Owen 46'
Substitutions:
FW9Robbie Fowler 46'
MF23Kieron Dyer 49'
FW17Teddy Sheringham 69'
Manager:
Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Rio Ferdinand (England)

Assistant referees:
Heiner Müller (Germany)
Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

2010 FIFA World Cup

At the 2010 World Cup, Denmark was grouped with Japan, Cameroon and the Netherlands. Denmark lost the first match 2–0 to Netherlands, but then had a vital 2–1 victory against Cameroon, which enabled further advancement in case of victory over Japan, the final match of the group stage. Denmark, however, lost 3–1, thereby failing to reach their goal of advancing to the round of 16.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

All times local (UTC+02)

Netherlands 2–0 Denmark
Agger  46' (o.g.)
Kuyt  85'		 Report
Attendance: 83,465
Netherlands[4]
Denmark[4]
GK1Maarten Stekelenburg
RB2Gregory van der Wiel
CB3John Heitinga
CB4Joris Mathijsen
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
CM6Mark van Bommel
CM8Nigel de JongYellow card 44' 88'
RW7Dirk Kuyt
AM10Wesley Sneijder
LW23Rafael van der Vaart 67'
CF9Robin van PersieYellow card 49' 77'
Substitutions:
FW17Eljero Elia 67'
MF20Ibrahim Afellay 77'
MF14Demy de Zeeuw 88'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK1Thomas Sørensen
RB6Lars Jacobsen
CB4Daniel Agger
CB3Simon KjærYellow card 63'
LB15Simon Poulsen
RM20Thomas Enevoldsen 56'
CM2Christian Poulsen
CM12Thomas Kahlenberg 73'
LM10Martin Jørgensen (c)
SS19Dennis Rommedahl
CF11Nicklas Bendtner 62'
Substitutions:
MF8Jesper Grønkjær 56'
FW17Mikkel Beckmann 62'
MF21Christian Eriksen 73'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
Netherlands vs Denmark

Man of the Match:
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Eric Dansault (France)[3]
Laurent Ugo (France)[3]
Fourth official:
Roberto Rosetti (Italy)[3]
Fifth official:
Paolo Calcagno (Italy)[3]

Cameroon 1–2 Denmark
Eto'o  10' Report Bendtner  33'
Rommedahl  61'
Attendance: 38,074
Cameroon[5]
Denmark[5]
GK16Souleymanou Hamidou
RB19Stéphane MbiaYellow card 75'
CB3Nicolas N'Koulou
CB5Sébastien BassongYellow card 49' 72'
LB2Benoît Assou-Ekotto
RM6Alex Song
CM8Geremi
CM18Eyong Enoh 46'
LM10Achille Emana
SS15Pierre Webó 78'
CF9Samuel Eto'o (c)
Substitutions:
MF11Jean Makoun 46'
FW17Mohammadou Idrissou 72'
FW23Vincent Aboubakar 78'
Manager:
France Paul Le Guen
GK1Thomas SørensenYellow card 86'
RB6Lars Jacobsen
CB3Simon KjærYellow card 87'
CB4Daniel Agger
LB15Simon Poulsen
CM2Christian Poulsen
CM10Martin Jørgensen 46'
RW19Dennis Rommedahl
AM9Jon Dahl Tomasson (c) 86'
LW8Jesper Grønkjær 67'
CF11Nicklas Bendtner
Substitutions:
MF7Daniel Jensen 46'
MF12Thomas Kahlenberg 67'
MF14Jakob Poulsen 86'
Manager:
Morten Olsen

Man of the Match:
Daniel Agger (Denmark)

Assistant referees:
Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Brent Best (New Zealand)

Japan opened the scoring in the 17th minute from a direct free kick taken by Keisuke Honda – only the second goal scored from a free kick in the tournament.[6] Honda, standing to Danish goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen's left, kicked the ball with great force; Sørensen initially moved to his left, and as the ball sailed past the wall, he shifted direction, but could not recover in time to make the save. Japan's second goal came thirteen minutes later, also from a direct free kick, this time by Yasuhito Endō. Standing outside the penalty area directly in front of the Danish goal, he curled the ball around the wall. Sørensen had been standing on the right side of his goal and could not move to his left fast enough. Endō almost scored from yet another free kick early in the second half. This time, Sørensen appeared to have difficulty judging the path of the ball, and was only able to palm it away at the last second, where it caromed off the goalpost.

Denmark needed to win this game in order to advance and increased their attacks accordingly. Late in the second half, Christian Eriksen put his shot over the goal and Søren Larsen hit the goalpost. They were finally able to score in the 82nd minute. When Makoto Hasebe was adjudged to have fouled Daniel Agger inside the penalty area, Denmark were awarded a penalty kick. Jon Dahl Tomasson took the shot, which was saved by Eiji Kawashima; the goalkeeper, however, was unable to control the rebound, which fell to Tomasson, and he was able to put it in the goal. Japan scored their final goal in the 87th minute. Honda dribbled into the penalty area, forcing Sørensen to attempt to block a potential shot, but Honda passed it to substitute Shinji Okazaki, who merely had to put the ball into an empty net.

The victory was Japan's second World Cup tournament victory on foreign soil, and only their second against a European team. Japan finished group play in second place with six points, and advanced to the knockout round for the second time in their history, and the first time on foreign soil.[7] Denmark ended in third with three points. This was the first time Denmark failed to get past the group stage in the World Cup.

Denmark 1–3 Japan
Tomasson  81' Report Honda  17'
Endō  30'
Okazaki  87'
Attendance: 27,967
Denmark[8]
Japan[8]
GK1Thomas Sørensen
RB6Lars Jacobsen
CB4Daniel Agger
CB13Per KrøldrupYellow card 29' 56'
LB15Simon Poulsen
DM2Christian PoulsenYellow card 48'
CM10Martin Jørgensen 34'
CM12Thomas Kahlenberg 63'
AM9Jon Dahl Tomasson (c)
AM19Dennis Rommedahl
CF11Nicklas BendtnerYellow card 66'
Substitutions:
MF14Jakob Poulsen 34'
FW18Søren Larsen 56'
MF21Christian Eriksen 63'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK21Eiji Kawashima
RB3Yūichi Komano
CB22Yuji Nakazawa
CB4Marcus Tulio Tanaka
LB5Yuto NagatomoYellow card 26'
DM2Yuki Abe
CM8Daisuke Matsui 74'
CM7Yasuhito EndōYellow card 12' 90+1'
RW17Makoto Hasebe (c)
LW16Yoshito Ōkubo 88'
CF18Keisuke Honda
Substitutions:
FW9Shinji Okazaki 74'
DF15Yasuyuki Konno 88'
MF20Junichi Inamoto 90+1'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada

Man of the Match:
Keisuke Honda (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Célestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Enock Molefe (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Fifth official:
Henrik Andrén (Sweden)

Record players

No. Name Matches World Cups
1Martin Jørgensen111998, 2002 and 2010
2 Michael Laudrup91986 and 1998
Thomas Helveg91998 and 2002
4Ebbe Sand81998 and 2002
5 Jan Heintze71998 and 2002
Dennis Rommedahl72002 and 2010
Thomas Sørensen72002 and 2010
8 Stig Tøfting61998 and 2002
Jesper Grønkjær62002 and 2010
Christian Poulsen62002 and 2010
Jon Dahl Tomasson62002 and 2010
Christian Eriksen62010 and 2018
Simon Kjær62010 and 2018

Current as of 01 July 2018 after the match v Croatia

Top goalscorers

No. Name Goals World Cups
1Jon Dahl Tomasson52002 (4) and 2010 (1)
2Preben Elkjær Larsen41986
3Jesper Olsen31986
4 Michael Laudrup21986 (1) and 1998 (1)
Brian Laudrup21998
Dennis Rommedahl22002 (1) and 2010 (1)
7 John Eriksen11986
Søren Lerby11986
Thomas Helveg11998
Martin Jørgensen11998
Peter Møller11998
Allan Nielsen11998
Marc Rieper11998
Ebbe Sand11998
Nicklas Bendtner12010
Yussuf Poulsen12018
Christian Eriksen12018
Mathias Jørgensen12018

Current as of 01 July 2018 after the match v Denmark

Awards and Records

Awards

Records

  • Longest gap between two goals by a player: Michael Laudrup (12 years and 16 days, 1986-1998)
  • Fastest goal by a substitute: Ebbe Sand 1998 against Nigeria

References

  1. ↑ "The cult World Cup teams we loved: Denmark 1986". The Score. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Politiken.dk (1999-03-28). "Den aften, da Jesper Olsen blev glemt" (in Danish). Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Netherlands-Denmark" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Cameroon-Denmark" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  6. ↑ Sheringham, Sam (24 June 2010). "Denmark 1-3 Japan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  7. ↑ "Honda drives Japan through". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Denmark-Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
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