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Denmark (2026)

Danmark

Matches: 8; 8 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 4-1-3; 4 W · 1 D · 3 L
Goals: 15; 10 against
Goal difference: +5

General Information

Dansk Boldspil Union

Founded: 1889
FIFA entry: 1904
Average height in 2026: 1.84 m
Average age in 2026: 25.9 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Brian Riemer(Coach)

Date of birth: 22 September 1978
Place of birth: Denmark
Matches: 8 (6 official · 2 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Players of Denmark in 2026

32 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers2
Mads Hermansen	11 July 2000	Goalkeeper	West Ham United	5	0	0
Filip Jørgensen	16 April 2002	Goalkeeper	RC Strasbourg	3	0	0
Defenders9
Joakim Mæhle	20 May 1997	Right Back	VfL Wolfsburg	8	0	1
Joachim Andersen	31 May 1996	Centre Back	Fulham FC	6	1	1
Rasmus Kristensen	11 July 1997	Right Back	FC Midtjylland	5	1	0
Oliver Provstgaard	4 June 2003	Centre Back	Lazio Roma	5	1	0
Alexander Bah	9 December 1997	Right Back	Benfica Lisboa	3	0	0
Andreas Christensen	10 April 1996	Centre Back	FC Barcelona	2	0	0
Victor Nelsson	14 October 1998	Centre Back	FC Nordsjælland	2	0	0
Lucas Høgsberg	23 June 2006	Centre Back	RC Strasbourg	0	3	0
Anton Gaaei	19 November 2002	Right Back	Ajax Amsterdam	0	1	0
Midfielders10
Pierre-Émile Højbjerg	5 August 1995	Centre Midfielder	Olympique Marseille	8	0	0
Morten Hjulmand	25 June 1999	Defensive Midfielder	Atlético Madrid	6	0	0
Victor Froholdt	25 February 2006	Centre Midfielder	FC Porto	5	3	0
Christian Eriksen	14 February 1992	Attacking Midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	2	2	0
Christian Nørgaard	10 March 1994	Defensive Midfielder	Everton FC	1	1	1
Mathias Jensen	1 January 1996	Centre Midfielder	Brentford FC	1	1	0
Albert Grønbæk	23 May 2001	Centre Midfielder	Hamburger SV	0	2	0
Nikolas Nartey	22 February 2000	Centre Midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	0	2	0
Mads Bidstrup	25 February 2001	Centre Midfielder	Olympique Lyonnais	0	1	0
Thomas Jørgensen	30 September 2005	Centre Midfielder	Toulouse FC	0	1	0
Forwards11
Rasmus Højlund	4 February 2003	Centre Forward	SSC Napoli	7	1	3
Mikkel Damsgaard	3 July 2000	Left Winger	Brentford FC	5	0	3
Gustav Isaksen	19 April 2001	Right Winger	Lazio Roma	4	2	3
Patrick Dorgu	26 October 2004	Left Winger	Manchester United	4	0	1
Adam Daghim	28 September 2005	Right Winger	TSG Hoffenheim	2	2	0
Mohamed Daramy	7 January 2002	Right Winger	Stade Reims	2	1	0
Kasper Høgh	6 December 2000	Centre Forward	Celtic Glasgow	1	7	1
William Osula	4 August 2003	Centre Forward	Newcastle United	1	0	0
Anders Dreyer	2 May 1998	Right Winger	San Diego FC	0	1	0
Mathias Kvistgaarden	15 April 2002	Centre Forward	Norwich City	0	1	0
Andreas Skov Olsen	29 December 1999	Right Winger	İstanbul Başakşehir	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Denmark in 2026

8 matches

4 Oct 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 4 · Cardiff City StadiumAvs.WalesMatch report: Wales vs. Denmark 0–1Win
1 Oct 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 4 · ParkenHvs.PortugalMatch report: Denmark vs. Portugal 2–4Defeat
27 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 4 · ParkenHvs.WalesMatch report: Denmark vs. Wales 2–0Win
24 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 4 · Ullevaal StadionAvs.NorwayMatch report: Norway vs. Denmark 3–2Defeat
7 Jun 2026Friendly · Odense StadionHvs.UkraineMatch report: Denmark vs. Ukraine 2–1Win
3 Jun 2026Friendly · Stade Maurice DufrasneAvs.DR CongoMatch report: DR Congo vs. Denmark 0–0Draw
31 Mar 2026World Cup 2026 · Play-Off Finals · epet ArenaAvs.CzechiaMatch report: Czechia vs. Denmark 2–21–3 pensDefeat
26 Mar 2026World Cup 2026 · Play-Off Semi-Finals · ParkenHvs.North MacedoniaMatch report: Denmark vs. North Macedonia 4–0Win

Match Progress for Denmark

4 W · 1 D · 3 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Denmark

92 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Sweden	44	25	7	12	71
Norway	33	20	5	8	92
England	20	4	5	11	21
Ireland	19	4	10	5	23
Spain	18	1	2	15	13
Germany	17	6	3	8	20
Netherlands	17	5	5	7	21
France	16	7	1	8	32
Greece	15	8	4	3	28
Scotland	15	6	1	8	13
Portugal	15	4	2	9	22
Finland	14	10	2	2	19
Northern Ireland	14	6	5	3	17
Wales	13	9	0	4	19
Bulgaria	13	4	7	2	18
Czechia	13	3	6	4	12
Czechoslovakia	13	0	4	9	6
Iceland	12	11	1	0	27
Hungary	12	3	3	6	14
Austria	11	8	0	3	20
Poland	11	6	1	4	24
Belgium	11	5	2	4	18
Switzerland	11	4	6	1	15
Romania	11	3	4	4	15
Luxembourg	10	8	2	0	28
Albania	10	6	3	1	19
Italy	10	2	2	6	10
Malta	9	9	0	0	32
Armenia	8	6	1	1	13
Turkey	8	3	3	2	11
Croatia	8	2	1	5	8
Faroe Islands	7	7	0	0	20
Slovenia	7	5	2	0	15
Soviet Union	7	1	1	5	6
Israel	6	6	0	0	20
Cyprus	6	5	1	0	21
Kazakhstan	6	5	0	1	17
Serbia	6	4	2	0	10
USA	6	3	2	1	14
Bosnia & Herzegovina	6	2	1	3	7
Georgia	5	3	2	0	15
Australia	5	2	1	2	6
Yugoslavia	5	2	0	3	9
Latvia	4	3	1	0	7
Belarus	4	2	2	0	9
East Germany	4	2	1	1	8
North Macedonia	4	2	1	1	6
Mexico	4	2	1	1	5
Ukraine	4	2	1	1	4
Liechtenstein	3	3	0	0	13
Saudi Arabia	3	3	0	0	4
Lithuania	3	2	1	0	9
South Korea	3	2	1	0	5
Thailand	3	2	0	1	6
Cameroon	3	2	0	1	5
England (Amateur)	3	2	0	1	5
Montenegro	3	2	0	1	3
Egypt	3	1	1	1	4
Brazil	3	1	0	2	7
Slovakia	3	1	0	2	3
South Africa	3	0	2	1	2
Moldova	2	2	0	0	12
Gibraltar	2	2	0	0	12
Uruguay	2	2	0	0	8
Singapore	2	2	0	0	7
Canada	2	2	0	0	6
San Marino	2	2	0	0	6
Peru	2	2	0	0	3
Senegal	2	1	1	0	3
Tunisia	2	1	1	0	2
Russia	2	1	0	1	4
Argentina	2	1	0	1	3
Iraq	2	1	0	1	2
Qatar	2	0	2	0	1
Paraguay	2	0	1	1	2
Chile	2	0	1	1	1
Honduras	2	0	1	1	1
Iran	2	0	1	1	0
England (Olympic)	2	0	0	2	2
France (B)	1	1	0	0	9
Gambia	1	1	0	0	4
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	4
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	3
Ghana	1	1	0	0	1
Panama	1	1	0	0	1
Estonia	1	0	1	0	2
Kosovo	1	0	1	0	2
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0	1
Algeria	1	0	1	0	0
DR Congo	1	0	1	0	0
Japan	1	0	0	1	1
El Salvador	1	0	0	1	0
Total	632	302	135	195	1,069

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Denmark

Games Total: 164
Goals: 299
Goals Against: 189
Games W/D/L: 80/38/46
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.82
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.15

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 16; Preben Elkjær Larsen
Most Matches: 43; Dennis Rommedahl
Most Yellow Cards: 8; Thomas Helveg
Most Red Cards: 1; Frank Arnesen

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Denmark

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Eriksen, Christian	Attacking Midfielder	2010–2026	151	132	19	46	33	5	0	0
2	Kjær, Simon	Centre Back	2009–2024	132	124	8	5	7	11	0	0
3	Rommedahl, Dennis	Right Winger	2000–2013	126	110	16	21	11	4	0	0
4	Schmeichel, Peter	Goalkeeper	1988–2001	121	120	1	1	0	9	0	0
5	Schmeichel, Kasper	Goalkeeper	2013–2025	120	120	0	0	1	7	0	0
6	Dahl Tomasson, Jon	Secondary striker	1997–2010	112	106	6	52	3	7	0	0
7	Helveg, Thomas	Right Back	1994–2007	108	100	8	2	0	17	0	0
8	Laudrup, Michael	Attacking Midfielder	1982–1998	103	101	2	35	4	2	0	0
9	Jørgensen, Martin	Centre Midfielder	1998–2011	102	90	12	12	7	0	0	0
10	Højbjerg, Pierre-Émile	Centre Midfielder	2014–2026	101	91	10	11	13	12	0	0
11	Sørensen, Thomas	Goalkeeper	1999–2012	101	100	1	0	0	4	0	0
12	Olsen, Morten	Libero	1970–1989	96	96	0	2	0	1	0	0
13	Poulsen, Christian	Defensive Midfielder	2001–2012	92	78	14	6	5	10	0	1
14	Jacobsen, Lars	Right Back	2006–2015	87	84	3	2	7	5	0	0
15	Heintze, Jan	Left Back	1987–2002	86	80	6	4	0	4	0	0
16	Yurary Poulsen, Yussuf	Centre Forward	2013–2024	85	54	31	14	12	7	0	0
17	Kvist, William	Defensive Midfielder	2007–2018	84	73	11	2	0	11	0	0
18	Bendtner, Nicklas	Centre Forward	2006–2018	81	69	12	30	14	8	0	0
19	Delaney, Thomas	Centre Midfielder	2013–2024	81	65	16	8	8	7	0	0
20	Christensen, Andreas	Centre Back	2015–2026	81	75	6	3	2	4	0	0
21	Grønkjær, Jesper	Left Winger	1999–2010	80	59	21	5	3	5	0	1
22	Laudrup, Brian	Right Winger	1988–1998	79	77	2	20	5	2	0	0
23	Sivebæk, John	Right Back	1982–1992	79	63	16	1	0	1	0	0
24	Olsen, Lars	Libero	1986–1996	76	70	6	2	0	1	0	0
25	Agger, Daniel	Centre Back	2005–2016	75	75	0	12	2	5	0	0
26	Røntved, Per	Libero	1970–1982	70	67	3	9	0	2	0	1
27	Elkjær Larsen, Preben	Centre Forward	1977–1988	69	66	3	38	2	10	0	0
28	Braithwaite, Martin	Centre Forward	2013–2023	69	48	21	10	6	3	0	0
29	Steen Nielsen, Brian	Defensive Midfielder	1990–2002	69	52	17	4	0	6	0	0
30	Bertelsen, Jens Jørn	Defensive Midfielder	1976–1987	69	66	3	2	0	0	0	0
31	Vilfort, Kim	Attacking Midfielder	1985–1996	67	56	11	10	0	3	0	0
32	Lerby, Søren	Centre Midfielder	1978–1989	67	67	0	10	0	10	0	0
33	Sand, Ebbe	Centre Forward	1998–2004	66	57	9	22	1	4	0	0
34	Gravesen, Thomas	Defensive Midfielder	1998–2006	66	60	6	5	2	15	1	0
35	Henriksen, René	Centre Back	1998–2004	66	65	1	0	0	2	0	0
36	Mæhle, Joakim	Right Back	2020–2026	63	55	8	12	8	6	0	0
37	Jensen, John 'Faxe'	Centre Midfielder	1986–1995	63	54	9	3	0	8	0	0
38	Krohn-Dehli, Michael	Left Midfielder	2006–2018	62	52	10	6	11	2	0	0
39	Munk Jensen, Henning	Defender	1966–1978	62	62	0	1	0	4	0	0
40	Jensen, Niclas	Left Back	1998–2008	62	53	9	0	2	6	1	0
41	Rieper, Marc	Centre Back	1990–1998	61	60	1	2	0	5	0	0
42	Busk, Søren	Right Back	1979–1988	61	61	0	2	0	1	0	0
43	Vestergaard, Jannik	Centre Back	2013–2025	60	45	15	3	1	4	0	0
44	Høgh, Jes	Centre Back	1991–2000	57	53	4	1	0	6	0	0
45	Dolberg, Kasper	Centre Forward	2016–2025	56	27	29	12	2	2	0	0
46	Povlsen, Flemming	Centre Forward	1986–1994	55	49	6	16	3	4	0	0
47	Andersen, Joachim	Centre Back	2019–2026	55	46	9	2	3	12	0	0
48	Hansen, Bent	Right Midfielder	1958–1965	55	55	0	1	0	0	0	0
49	Stryger Larsen, Jens	Right Back	2016–2023	54	37	17	3	5	1	0	0
50	Simonsen, Allan	Right Winger	1972–1986	53	51	2	18	0	0	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Denmark

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Krohn-Dehli, Michael	Bendtner, Nicklas	2010–2014	7	23
2	Yurary Poulsen, Yussuf	Jørgensen, Nicolai	2015–2018	4	44
3	Eriksen, Christian	Yurary Poulsen, Yussuf	2018–2021	4	29
4	Jørgensen, Martin	Dahl Tomasson, Jon	2002–2006	3	6
5	Bendtner, Nicklas	Rommedahl, Dennis	2007–2011	3	14
6	Rommedahl, Dennis	Bendtner, Nicklas	2010–2011	3	10
7	Eriksen, Christian	Bendtner, Nicklas	2011–2015	3	10
8	Yurary Poulsen, Yussuf	Eriksen, Christian	2015–2019	3	7
9	Jørgensen, Nicolai	Eriksen, Christian	2016–2018	3	7
10	Dalsgaard, Henrik	Eriksen, Christian	2017–2018	3	7

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 314 of 1,013 goals.