The Denmark national football team have participated in nine UEFA European Championships (with an ongoing tenth appearance in 2024), and won the tournament once. Their first tournament was the 1964 edition, in which they secured fourth place. In the final of UEFA Euro 1992 in Sweden, Denmark's 2–0 victory over Germany resulted in their first major tournament title.

Overview

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 7
Spain 1964 Fourth place 4th 2 0 1 1 1 6 7 4 2 1 19 8
Italy 1968 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 6 16
Belgium 1972 6 1 0 5 2 11
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 0 1 5 3 14
Italy 1980 8 1 2 5 13 17
France 1984 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 9 4 8 6 1 1 17 5
West Germany 1988 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 2 7 6 3 2 1 4 2
Sweden 1992 Champions 1st 5 2 2 1 6 4 8 6 1 1 18 7
England 1996 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 4 10 6 3 1 19 9
Belgium Netherlands 2000 16th 3 0 0 3 0 8 10 6 2 2 19 8
Portugal 2004 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 4 5 8 4 3 1 15 9
Austria Switzerland 2008 Did not qualify 12 6 2 4 21 11
Poland Ukraine 2012 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 4 5 8 6 1 1 15 6
France 2016 Did not qualify 10 3 4 3 11 9
Europe 2020 Semi-finals 4th 6 3 1 2 12 7 8 4 4 0 23 6
Germany 2024 Qualified 10 7 1 2 19 10
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total 1 Title 10/17 33 10 8 15 42 50 133 64 31 38 227 155
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

List of matches

No. Date Round Opponent Result Denmark scorer(s) Attendance Record
1 17 June 1964 Semi-finals  Soviet Union 0–3 — 38,556 0–0–1
2 20 June 1964 Third place match  Hungary 1–3 (a.e.t.) Bertelsen 82' 3,869 0–0–2
3 12 June 1984 Group stage  France 0–1 — 47,570 0–0–3
4 16 June 1984 Group stage  Yugoslavia 5–0 Arnesen (2) 8', 69' (pen.), Berggreen 16', Elkjær 82', Lauridsen 84' 24,736 1–0–3
5 19 June 1984 Group stage  Belgium 3–2 Arnesen 41' (pen.), Brylle 60, Elkjær 84' 36,911 2–0–3
6 24 June 1984 Semi-finals  Spain 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) Lerby 6' 47,843 2–0–4
7 11 June 1988 Group stage  Spain (2) 2–3 Laudrup 24', Povlsen 62' 55,707 2–0–5
8 14 June 1988 Group stage  West Germany 0–2 — 64,812 2–0–6
9 17 June 1988 Group stage  Italy 0–2 — 53,951 2–0–7
10 11 June 1992 Group stage  England 0–0 — 26,385 2–1–7
11 14 June 1992 Group stage  Sweden 0–1 — 29,902 2–1–8
12 17 June 1992 Group stage  France (2) 2–1 Larsen 8', Elstrup 78' 25,673 3–1–8
13 22 June 1992 Semi-finals  Netherlands 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) Larsen (2) 5', 33' 37,450 4–1–8
14 26 June 1992 Final  Germany (2) 2–0 Jensen 18', Vilfort 78' 37,800 5–1–8
15 9 June 1996 Group stage  Portugal 1–1 B. Laudrup 22' 34,993 5–2–8
16 16 June 1996 Group stage  Croatia 0–3 — 33,671 5–2–9
17 19 June 1996 Group stage  Turkey 3–0 B. Laudrup (2) 50', 84', Nielsen 69' 28,671 6–2–9
18 11 June 2000 Group stage  France (3) 0–3 — 28,100 6–2–10
19 16 June 2000 Group stage  Netherlands (2) 0–3 — 51,117 6–2–11
20 21 June 2000 Group stage  Czech Republic 0–2 — 18,000 6–2–12
21 14 June 2004 Group stage  Italy (2) 0–0 — 29,595 6–3–12
22 18 June 2004 Group stage  Bulgaria 2–0 Tomasson 44', Grønkjær 90+2' 24,131 7–3–12
23 22 June 2004 Group stage  Sweden (2) 2–2 Tomasson (2) 28', 66' 26,115 7–4–12
24 27 June 2004 Quarter-finals  Czech Republic (2) 0–3 — 41,092 7–4–13
25 9 June 2012 Group stage  Netherlands (3) 1–0 Krohn-Dehli 24' 35,923 8–4–13
26 13 June 2012 Group stage  Portugal (2) 2–3 Bendtner (2) 41', 80' 31,840 8–4–14
27 17 June 2012 Group stage  Germany (3) 1–2 Krohn-Dehli 24' 32,990 8–4–15
28 12 June 2021 Group stage  Finland 0–1 — 13,790 8–4–16
29 17 June 2021 Group stage  Belgium (2) 1–2 Poulsen 2' 23,395 8–4–17
30 21 June 2021 Group stage  Russia 4–1 Damsgaard 38', Poulsen 59', Christensen 79', Mæhle 82' 23,644 9–4–17
31 26 June 2021 Round of 16  Wales 4–0 Dolberg (2) 27', 48', Mæhle 88', Braithwaite 90+4' 14,645 10–4–17
32 3 July 2021 Quarter-finals  Czech Republic (3) 2–1 Delaney 5', Dolberg 42' 16,306 11–4–17
33 7 July 2021 Semi-finals  England (2) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Damsgaard 30' 64,950 11–4–18
34 16 June 2024 Group stage  Slovenia 1–1 Eriksen 17' 54,000 11–5–18
35 20 June 2024 Group stage  England (3) 1–1 Hjulmand 34' 46,177 11–6–18
36 25 June 2024 Group stage  Serbia

1964 European Nations' Cup

Main article: 1964 European Nations' Cup

Final tournament

Main article: 1964 European Nations' Cup final tournament

Semi-finals

Denmark 0–3 Soviet Union
Report
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 38,556
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

Third place play-off

Hungary 3–1 (a.e.t.) Denmark
 Report
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)

Euro 1984

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984 Group 1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 4
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 2
4  Yugoslavia 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France 1–0 Denmark
 Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 47,570
Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany)
Denmark 5–0 Yugoslavia
 Report
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 34,736
Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo (Spain)
Denmark 3–2 Belgium
 Report
Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
Attendance: 36,911
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984 knockout stage

Semi-finals

Denmark 1–1 (a.e.t.) Spain
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 47,843
Referee: George Courtney (England)

Euro 1988

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Group 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Denmark 2–3 Spain
 Report
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 55,707
Referee: Bep Thomas (Netherlands)
West Germany 2–0 Denmark
 Report
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 64,812
Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)
Italy 2–0 Denmark
 Report
Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
Attendance: 53,951
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

Euro 1992

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Group 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
3  France 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  England 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Denmark 0–0 England
Report
Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 26,385
Referee: John Blankenstein (Netherlands)
Sweden 1–0 Denmark
 Report
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 29,902
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Germany)
France 1–2 Denmark
 Report
Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 25,763
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 knockout stage

Semi-finals

Netherlands 2–2 (a.e.t.) Denmark
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 37,450
Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Final
Denmark 2–0 Germany
 Report
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 37,800[1]
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

Euro 1996

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Denmark 1–1 Portugal
 Report
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 34,993
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Croatia 3–0 Denmark
 Report
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 33,671
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Turkey 0–3 Denmark
Report
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 28,951
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Euro 2000

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France 3–0 Denmark
 Report
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Attendance: 28,100
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
Denmark 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 51,425
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Denmark 0–2 Czech Republic
Report
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Euro 2004

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 1 2 0 8 3 +5 5[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5[a]
3  Italy 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5[a]
4  Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). Head-to-head goals for: Sweden 3, Denmark 2, Italy 1.[2]
Denmark 0–0 Italy
Report
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 29,595
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Bulgaria 0–2 Denmark
Report
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Attendance: 24,131
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
Denmark 2–2 Sweden
 Report
Estádio do Bessa, Porto
Attendance: 26,115
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Czech Republic 3–0 Denmark
 Report
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 41,092
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Euro 2012

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 0–1 Denmark
Report
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Attendance: 35,923[3]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Denmark 2–3 Portugal
 Report
Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 31,840[4]
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Denmark 1–2 Germany
 Report
Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 32,990[5]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Denmark (H) 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3[a]
3  Finland 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3[a]
4  Russia (H) 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3[a]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Denmark +2, Finland 0, Russia −2.
Denmark 0–1 Finland
Report
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 13,790[6]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Denmark 1–2 Belgium
 Report
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 23,395[7]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Russia 1–4 Denmark
 Report
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 23,644[8]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase

Round of 16

Wales 0–4 Denmark
Report
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 14,645[9]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Quarter-finals

Czech Republic 1–2 Denmark
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 16,306[10]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Semi-finals

England 2–1 (a.e.t.) Denmark
 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 64,950[11]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (X) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  Slovenia 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Serbia 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 20 June 2024. Source: UEFA
(X) Assured of top three finish
Slovenia 1–1 Denmark
 Report
MHPArena, Stuttgart
Attendance: 54,000[12]
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Denmark 1–1 England
 Report
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 46,177[13]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Denmark Match 30 Serbia
Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Referee: François Letexier (France)

Goalscorers

Player Goals 1964 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2012 2020 2024
Frank Arnesen 3 3
Kasper Dolberg 3 3
Henrik Larsen 3 3
Brian Laudrup 3 3
Jon Dahl Tomasson 3 3
Nicklas Bendtner 2 2
Mikkel Damsgaard 2 2
Preben Elkjær 2 2
Michael Krohn-Dehli 2 2
Joakim Mæhle 2 2
Yussuf Poulsen 2 2
Klaus Berggreen 1 1
Carl Bertelsen 1 1
Martin Braithwaite 1 1
Kenneth Brylle 1 1
Andreas Christensen 1 1
Thomas Delaney 1 1
Lars Elstrup 1 1
Christian Eriksen 1 1
Jesper Grønkjær 1 1
Morten Hjulmand 1 1
John Jensen 1 1
Michael Laudrup 1 1
John Lauridsen 1 1
Søren Lerby 1 1
Allan Nielsen 1 1
Flemming Povlsen 1 1
Kim Vilfort 1 1
Total 44 1 9 2 6 4 0 4 4 12 2

See also

References

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  2. ^ Burkert, Sturmius; Sivritepe, Erdinç (7 July 2004). "European Championship 2004". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full-time report Denmark-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Full-time report Denmark-Germany" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Full Time Summary – Denmark v Finland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Full Time Summary – Denmark v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Full Time Summary – Russia v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – England v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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