73-865: Laudrup is the last name of a family of football (soccer) players: Finn Laudrup , father of Michael and Brian, former Brøndby IF and Denmark national team . Michael Laudrup , former captain of the Denmark national team , former Juventus , Barcelona , Real Madrid and Ajax player among other clubs. Managed Denmark and various clubs. Brian Laudrup , former Denmark national team player, former Bayern München , AC Milan , Rangers , Chelsea and Ajax player among other clubs. Mads Laudrup , son of Michael, retired. Andreas Laudrup , son of Michael, retired. Nicolai Laudrup , son of Brian, retired. Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour , Danish Olympic dressage horse rider. [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
146-520: A women's national team , and has teams at various youth levels for both men and women, most prominently the under-21 national team . Historically, the A-level team competed in the Olympics until and including the 1988 tournament, whereafter Olympic games count as under-21 national games. In addition to the A-level team and youth teams, Denmark also has a special league national team named Ligalandsholdet , with
219-400: A 3–1 win against the eventual World Cup champions Italy , but Denmark failed to qualify for the final tournament. Qualification for UEFA Euro 1984 saw Denmark defeat England at Wembley Stadium when Allan Simonsen converted a penalty kick for a 1–0 win. Denmark qualified for their first international tournament since 1964, and the team was dubbed "Danish Dynamite" in a competition for
292-456: A 3–2 loss to Brazil . Without the Laudrup brothers, Denmark qualified for Euro 2000, only to lose all three matches in the group stage. Morten Olsen was named the new manager for Denmark in 2000 and the team was quickly dubbed the "Olsen Gang", a reference to the series of Danish movies based around the main character Egon Olsen and his genius (criminal) plans. The nickname was also used for
365-399: A 4–3–3 or a 4–2–3–1. Olsen even possessed an outspoken opposition to the 4–4–2 system, as he threatened to leave his position as head coach in the event he was asked to deploy Denmark in that formation. To support the development of players for the new tactical 4–3–3 system, all national youth teams also changed their formation. Another change Olsen brought to the national team was to stress
438-623: A comeback for the national team in April 1992 – the Danish team created one of the biggest surprises in the event's history, as they went on to win the European Championship trophy under head coach Nielsen's defensive playing style. Advancing from the group stage ahead of England and France , Denmark defeated the Netherlands – the defending Euro 1988 champions – on penalties in the semi-final. Then, in
511-541: A few nations. Denmark had no club team invited in the 1900 Olympics and the 1904 Olympics , but then received a special invitation for the unofficial 1906 Olympics , to compete against one Greek club team ( Athens ) and two club teams from the Ottoman Empire ( Smyrna and Thessaloniki ). The team to represent Denmark was compiled of players from the Copenhagen Football Association (KBU), and they won
584-515: A goalless draw with Tunisia. In the second game, Denmark lost 2–1 to France after a brace from Kylian Mbappé . With a win essential, Denmark were unable to defeat Australia and were therefore eliminated; finishing bottom of their group. The UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers were also a tough affair for Denmark, seeded first in the draw but struggling in most of their matches, including a humiliating 3–2 defeat in Kazakhstan after leading 2–0. Nevertheless,
657-589: A home victory against the Faroe Islands , and followed up with an away draw against Northern Ireland and a 2–0 home loss against Yugoslavia . Danes Michael Laudrup and Brian Laudrup opted to quit the national team in November 1990. When Nielsen subsequently decided to dismiss quality players such as Jan Mølby and Jan Heintze from the squad due to disciplinary problems, several newspapers began demanding that Nielsen step down as head coach. Despite this, Denmark won
730-647: A play-off against the Republic of Ireland . Denmark secured qualification with a 5–1 win at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin , which included a hat-trick by Christian Eriksen , who added to his tally of eight goals in qualification. Denmark were allocated into Pot 3 in advance of the draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup . They were drawn into Group C , alongside Australia , Peru , and France . Their campaign in Russia began in
803-487: A play-off berth as they were the worst UEFA group runners-up after removing results against the last-place teams. In Euro 2016 qualifying they finished third in their group, behind Albania and eventual winners Portugal, but lost to Sweden in the play-offs. When measuring the performance of the national team by winning share and earned points, Olsen's reign of the Denmark national team from July 2000 until January 2012 had at
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#1732858190154876-499: A poor start to qualification, Denmark was trailing both Turkey and Ukraine . After failing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup , Morten Olsen considered leaving the job, having received several offers from club teams, but decided to stay and extended his contract until after the 2010 World Cup . Denmark failed to qualify for Euro 2008 , but qualified for the 2010 World Cup by winning their qualifying group, earning two wins against Sweden and four points against Portugal. Olsen's contract
949-773: A total number of 254 A-level home matches, of which 232 were played in Idrætsparken. Among all the played home matches in Idrætsparken, Denmark achieved 125 victories (54%), 41 draws (18%) and 66 defeats (28%). The stadium reached a record of 51,600 spectators for the 1–2 game against Sweden in June 1957. In regards of the first era from 1908 to 1990, only 22 home matches were played at other stadiums than Idrætsparken, of which 11 took place at Aarhus Idrætspark (then known as Atletion) in Aarhus , followed by Aalborg Stadion in Aalborg with six games, and
1022-421: A vast improvement in the performances of the team. According to Rob Smyth and Lars Eriksen, authors of a book on the "Danish Dynamite" team that would soon emerge: That process [the transition to professionalism] was accelerated by the fact that so many of the national team were playing abroad, and values learned there were slowly seeping in. ... Denmark got a headstart on football globalisation, benefiting from
1095-451: A win against Germany to advance in the tournament. Despite Michael Krohn-Dehli 's equaliser, Denmark lost 2–1 to Germany, and with Portugal defeating the Netherlands 2–1, Denmark was eliminated from the tournament after finishing third in Group B. Denmark failed to qualify for the next two tournaments under Olsen. They finished second in their 2014 World Cup qualifying group but failed to achieve
1168-561: 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 . Denmark were winners of the unofficial 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
1241-698: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Finn Laudrup Finn Laudrup (born 31 July 1945) is a Danish former association football player who played as a forward . He represented a number of Danish clubs and played professionally with Wiener Sport-Club in Austria . He played 19 matches and scored six goals for the Denmark national football team . He is the father of former Denmark national team players Michael Laudrup and Brian Laudrup . On club level, Finn Laudrup started at Vanløse in 1962 before he moved abroad to play professionally in Austria with Wiener Sportclub in 1968. He returned to
1314-466: The 1986 World Cup , and with the attacking duo of Michael Laudrup and Preben Elkjær, thrashed Uruguay 6–1. In the second round, Denmark once again faced Spain and once more lost, 5–1, including four goals by Emilio Butragueño . The first Spanish 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
1387-400: The 1995 Confederations Cup (then known as King Fahd Cup), beating Copa América champions Argentina 2–0 in the final. As defending champions at Euro 1996 , Denmark disappointed with a lackluster performance after an early elimination in the group stage. The team had achieved a respectable win against Turkey , a draw against Portugal and only a defeat to Croatia . Nielsen's replacement
1460-441: 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. Apart from the men's senior A-level team, Denmark competes with
1533-570: The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League or the 2020 European Championship . After a temporary agreement enabled the return of the regular players, the Danes won their first Nations League fixture 2–0. Hareide managed Denmark during UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying and won four matches, drawing four more. This meant Denmark qualified for the tournament, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was postponed to 2021, and Hareide's contract expired on 30 June 2020. He
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#17328581901541606-480: The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A , they finished second in their group, only one point behind Croatia and winning twice against world champions France . Denmark also qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup , topping Group F in the qualification campaign ahead of Scotland , with nine victories, eight of which without conceding a goal. At the 2022 World Cup, Denmark were drawn again with France, Tunisia and Australia in group D . They began their campaign with
1679-812: The Danish national team on 24 May 1967, in a 2–0 against Hungary . He played seven more games that year, scoring four goals. As a professional, he was banned from the amateur-only national team. When he returned to Denmark, he went on to play a further ten games from May 1971 to November 1972. His final cap came several years later, when Denmark lost 2–1 against the Soviet Union in June 1979. In all, Finn Laudrup played 19 games and scored six goals for Denmark. Denmark national football team The Denmark national football team ( Danish : Danmarks herre-fodboldlandshold or herrelandsholdet ) represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international football competitions. It
1752-526: 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
1825-516: The Forum Copenhagen later was built). As the facilities were considered too small, a new stadium in Copenhagen was built with the name Idrætsparken . Since its opening on 25 May 1911, it has hosted all the home matches of the football club KB and most of the home matches of the national team. During the first 82 years of the national team, from October 1908 until November 1990, Denmark played
1898-476: The Mordovia Arena , Saransk , against Peru. A Yussuf Poulsen goal in the second half secured three points for the Danes. However, they struggled against Australia in their second tie, as Christian Eriksen's early goal was cancelled out by a VAR -awarded penalty, converted by Mile Jedinak , in a game that ended 1–1. Denmark secured qualification in their final group game, playing out the only goalless draw in
1971-493: The Soviet Union , then lost the third-place match to Hungary . The strict rule of only allowing amateurism at the national team was finally abolished by the DBU in May 1971, as they had acknowledged this change was needed in order to build a highly competitive team. In February 1978, when the DBU also decided to allow professional football to be introduced in the Danish leagues, the way was at
2044-421: The final , Denmark won 2–0 win against reigning World Cup champions Germany, ensuring Denmark its first international trophy. In August 1993, Michael Laudrup decided to settle his ongoing dispute with Richard Møller Nielsen about the team tactics and made a comeback to the national team. However, the following years Denmark saw mixed results, as they first failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup , but then won
2117-443: The surname Laudrup . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laudrup&oldid=1238357087 " Categories : Surnames Danish-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
2190-663: The 1896 Olympic Games. On 18 April 1897, a game was played in Hamburg when a selection team from the Danish Football Association defeated a selection team from the Hamburg-Altona Football Association, 5–0 in the presence of 5,000 spectators. The first three editions of the Olympic football event in 1900–1906 had an unofficial status, as the event was not yet open for national football teams to compete, and only had limited participation of three or four club teams from
2263-469: The 2–0 win against reigning World Cup winners France in 2002, Denmark failed to advance any further. At the 2002 World Cup, Denmark was defeated by England in the round of 16, and at Euro 2004, they were eliminated in the quarter-finals against the Czech Republic . For the 2006 World Cup qualification , Denmark was paired with 2002 semi-finalists Turkey and eventual Euro 2004 champions Greece . Following
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2336-433: The DBU choosing not to contest the next 1956 Olympics . As football remained an amateur past-time, most of the best Danish footballers moved abroad to make a living, and due to DBU enforcing the rule to bar all professionals from the national team, it started to become difficult to assemble a highly competitive team. Denmark experienced their next revival at the 1960 Olympics with a third set of Olympic silver medals. This
2409-539: The Danish campaign during the qualification stages. Denmark, ranked number 24 in the FIFA World Rankings at the time of the draw , were drawn into Group E , alongside Poland , Montenegro , Romania , Armenia , and Kazakhstan . Despite suffering early defeats to Poland and Montenegro, the Danes rallied, and secured second place in the group, and a berth in the play-offs , with a 1–0 away to Montenegro. Denmark were rewarded for their second-place finish with
2482-408: The Danish team as an alternative to the more commonly used "Danish Dynamite", already in those days when Olsen played as a captain. Denmark's tactics shifted from the preferred 4–4–2 formation practised by Bo Johansson to an even more attacking style with an emphasis on the wingers available at the time, namely Jesper Grønkjær and Dennis Rommedahl . Accordingly, Olsen's preferred formation was either
2555-417: The Danish team managed to finish top of their group with 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, and qualified for their 10th continental finals. At UEFA Euro 2024 , Denmark qualified as runners-up in their group but were eliminated by Germany in the round of 16. Following the tournament, Hjulmand resigned on 19 July 2024, and his assistant Morten Wieghorst was named as the new manager on a short-term contract until
2628-613: The Nordic countries. As such, the national team coach has on several occasions outlined the purpose of having unofficial matches played by Ligalandsholdet as an opportunity of testing new potential upcoming Danish players for the A-team. On 12 April 1896, Denmark XI defeated Podilatikos Syllogos Athinon, either 9–0 or 15–0, at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome in Athens in a demonstration game during
2701-483: The World Cup. In the play-off round of the qualification for UEFA Euro 2016 , Denmark lost to Sweden 4–3 on aggregate and failed to qualify for the finals. The most recent match between the countries was a 2–1 win for Denmark in June 2024. The team kit is produced by Danish company Hummel . It is all-red with white details to reflect the colours of the Danish national flag . Prior to the period of Adidas sponsorship,
2774-533: The ambition (or economy) to send the national team to play friendly matches and in the regional tournament, the Nordic Championship , from October 1920 until June 1948. When DBU opted to set their sights higher, they allowed the national team to start contesting the Olympics again, promptly resulting in a bronze medal at the 1948 Olympics . After, the team only reached the quarter-final at the 1952 Olympics , with
2847-452: The best Danish footballers from the Nordic leagues. The Ligalandsholdet was created in January 1983, and has played unofficial games for the national team during the winter break of the Nordic leagues every year since, save for 2005 and 2011. Sometimes the media also refer to Ligalandsholdet as Denmark's B-team, as the best Danish footballers selected for the A-team often play in leagues outside of
2920-630: The competition and their place given to Denmark, who finished as the second-placed team in its qualifying group and ironically the best runner-up across all groups. Contrary to popular belief, the team did not enter the tournament completely unprepared, after having rallied home from seaside vacations. The majority of players were already assembled to play a friendly match against the CIS when Denmark officially received Yugoslavia's spot. Relying heavily on goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel and his defense, as well as creative spark Brian Laudrup – having decided to make
2993-588: The decisive penalty to eliminate the Danes, putting an end to their best World Cup campaign since 2002. Following the World Cup, Denmark prepared for participation in the inaugural iteration of the UEFA Nations League , having been drawn in League B against Wales and the Republic of Ireland . The tournament offers an alternative route of qualification for the European Championship and World Cup, and increases
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3066-449: The end of 2024. Apart from the national team, Denmark is famous for its traveling fans, known as roligans . The movement emerged during the 1980s as the declared opposition to hooliganism . The goal of the roligan movement is calm, yet cheerful, support during the matches, as " rolig " means "calm" in the Danish language . The roligans have since developed an image of easy-going nature and rabid support, and are often considered amongst
3139-436: The enlightenment and experience that comes with playing abroad. At Euro 84 , their 20-man squad contained 14 overseas-based players; the other seven teams had only five between them. At Mexico 86 , their squad included players from the champions of Italy , West Germany , England , Holland and Belgium , but not Denmark . In the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification , Denmark finished with four wins and four losses, including
3212-640: The entire tournament, in the Luzhniki Stadium against France; a result which saw both teams progress. Denmark faced Croatia in the round of 16 , with the Croats topping Group D with three wins. Mathias Jørgensen scored within the first minute of the game to give Denmark the lead, but Mario Mandzukic equalised only three minutes later, leaving the teams equally perched at one goal apiece. The match remained at 1–1 after ninety minutes, necessitating thirty minutes of extra-time , which still failed to separate
3285-470: The event, and thereby an unofficial gold medal. Two years later, in the first official football tournament at the 1908 Olympics , Denmark won a silver medal. At the next Olympics, in 1912 , the team again won a silver medal, which was followed by a golden era from July 1912 until August 1920, with Denmark ranked most of the time as number one in the world by the Elo ranking . The first official national football match
3358-427: The expense of Italy . In Denmark's home match against Sweden in the qualification for UEFA Euro 2008 , the visitors were awarded a 3–0 win after a Danish fan invaded the pitch and attacked the referee. The reverse fixture ended in a goalless draw and Denmark failed to qualify for the final tournament. In the qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup , Denmark won both matches against Sweden 1–0 and qualified for
3431-420: The first team to qualify for the knockout phase of a European Championship despite two opening defeats. Facing Wales in the round of 16, Denmark won by a large margin (4–0) which earned them a quarter-final tie with the Czech Republic . Denmark won the tie 2–1 to progress to the next round. Their European Championship run ended with an extra time defeat to England in the semi-finals. Mikkel Damsgaard opened
3504-412: The group, qualifying directly for the final tournament. Out of eight qualifying matches, Denmark won six, drew one and lost one, resulting Olsen's contract to be extended until after the 2014 World Cup . At Euro 2012, Denmark were drawn in the proclaimed " group of death ", Group B , alongside Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal. After defeating the Netherlands 1–0, they lost 3–2 to Portugal, requiring
3577-431: The importance of only using fit players who had been granted regular playing time at their club. However, at times he was forced to compromise from this principle, as the pool of players available in the relatively small nation did not always provide him viable substitute options. Denmark qualified both for the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 , but despite impressive results in the group stage in both tournaments, especially
3650-413: The kit provider was also Hummel from 1979 to 2004. All of Denmark's qualification, Nations League and friendly matches are broadcast by TV 2 on television. DR holds the rights on radio transmission. The first home match for the Denmark national team was a 2–1 friendly win over England on 25 May 1910, taking place with 12,000 spectators at the stadium "KBs baner" (located in the area "Granen", where
3723-542: The number of competitive games for international sides, replacing friendlies . Owing to a dispute with the players' union regarding the commercial rights of the players, the Danish Football Union named an entirely uncapped squad, consisting of a mixture of futsal players and players from the Danish 2nd Division and the Denmark Series (the third and fourth tier of Danish football respectively), in lieu of
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#17328581901543796-435: The official Danish Euro 1984 song. Denmark's participation ended in the semi-final when the team lost on penalties to Spain , most remembered for Preben Elkjær 's penalty miss, his shorts torn apart. Following the strong performance at the finals, the name "Danish Dynamite" became a mainstay for the following decade of the Denmark national team under head coach Sepp Piontek. Denmark made their first World Cup appearance in
3869-465: The regular side, to face Slovakia in a pre-Nations League friendly, and it was feared that the same squad would be used for the competitive fixture against Wales . The dispute arose due to the image rights of the players, with Hummel having the exclusive right to the manufacture and marketing of Danish kits. The DBU wanted to use individual players, without explicit permissions, in their advertising. Hareide would similarly not be involved, with
3942-589: The remaining five matches hosted by four other stadiums. Whenever another stadium than Idrætsparken was used for a home match, it was only for some of the less important friendly games or Olympic qualifiers, while only Idrætsparken was used to host the matches related to bigger tournaments, like the Nordic championship , the European Championship and World Cup. When a major rebuild of Idrætsparken began in December 1990,
4015-450: The rest of their five matches in the qualification group, including a 2–1 away win against Yugoslavia. This was not enough to qualify, as the team still had to settle for second place in the group, behind Yugoslavia. Due to international sanctions resulting from the Yugoslav wars , UEFA announced on 31 May 1992 – only 10 days before the competition – that Yugoslavia was to be excluded from
4088-514: The same time paved for the national team to sign its first sponsorship with the well-known Danish brewery Carlsberg . The new sponsorship enabled the DBU to hire the German Sepp Piontek in July 1979 as the first full-time professional coach of the national team. The full transition of the national team from amateurism to professionalism had now been accomplished, and indeed, this would soon lead to
4161-401: The scoring with a sublime free-kick on the half-hour mark before England equalised and subsequently won in extra time. Despite the elimination, Denmark's performance was widely praised by the sporting press, in particular for its resilience in overcoming the difficult situation caused by Eriksen's heart condition in the first group match, and for its high-quality teamwork and attacking play. In
4234-435: The side instead falling under the temporary management of John Jensen , with Hasse Kuhn serving as the assistant manager. The Danish FA was under a four-year probationary period with UEFA for having forfeited a Women's World Cup qualification game against Sweden in 2017 due to a similar dispute with the women's team , and a further violation could have resulted in Denmark being prohibited from participation in either
4307-531: The subsequent two official Euro 1992 qualification matches were moved to Odense Stadium in Odense . On 9 September 1992, the rebuilt Idrætsparken, now called Parken and later renamed Telia Parken for sponsorship reasons, became the biggest venue in Denmark with a capacity of 42,358 spectators, and was opened with a friendly 1–2 defeat against Germany. This first match in Parken was viewed by 40,500 spectators, while
4380-499: The teams was an 8–0 Denmark win in May 1913. Denmark won their first five matches against Sweden before their first defeat in October 1916, 4–0. The first competitive match between the countries was a 1–0 loss for Denmark in the group stage of UEFA Euro 1992 . Both teams advanced from the group stage and Denmark went on to win the tournament. In UEFA Euro 2004 the teams drew 2–2 in the last group match, ensuring that both teams advanced at
4453-419: The teams, as Luka Modrić saw his late penalty saved by goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel . As such, the tie was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out , with Schmeichel and his Croatian counterpart, Danijel Subašić , positioning themselves on the line to face five penalties each. Croatia advanced, as Subašić saved three shots from Eriksen, Lasse Schöne and Nicolai Jørgensen respectively. Ivan Rakitić scored
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#17328581901544526-487: The time been the second-most successful in the era of full-time professional coaches, which began in July 1979. As of January 2012, Olsen had a winning share of 52.8%, and with three points for a victory and one for a draw, an average of 1.84 points per match. In comparison, Richard Møller Nielsen still had the best record among the professional coaches of the national team, with a 54.8% winning share and an average of 1.89 points per game. New coach Åge Hareide presided over
4599-430: The top-flight Danish 1st Division in 1971 for Brønshøj , before he moved a few leagues lower to become player/coach for the small-time club Brøndby in 1973. He went back to the 1st Division with KB in 1976, but would return to Brøndby in 1981, now in Danish 2nd Division . He played the 1981 season which ended in promotion for Brøndby. Before the 1982 season, Finn retired from football. Laudrup made his debut for
4672-451: The tournament. The reputation of the Danish supporters was sullied by an attack from a fan which occurred in June 2007 in the Euro 2008 qualifying match against Sweden , when an enraged Danish supporter invaded the pitch and tried to attack the referee, following his decision to hand out a red card for Christian Poulsen and a penalty kick to Sweden in the last minute of the match. The attacking fan
4745-526: The world's best national team fans, along with the Tartan Army of Scotland. They were collectively given the FIFA FairPlay Award at the 1984 European Championships. The term "roligan" was invented by the editors of the Danish newspaper B.T. in 1985, and later included in the Danish dictionary. Just before the 1986 World Cup, the roligan movement was organized in order to support the national team at
4818-406: Was Swede Bo "Bosse" Johansson , who gave the team a more offensive strategy, and the 1998 World Cup saw the revival of the Danish team, starring both Laudrup brothers in their last international campaign. After defeating Saudi Arabia 1–0, drawing with South Africa and losing 2–1 to eventual champions France, Denmark defeated Nigeria 4–1 in the round of 16. They exited in the quarterfinals with
4891-410: Was extended for two more years, until Euro 2012 . At the 2010 World Cup, Denmark was grouped with Japan , Cameroon and the Netherlands. Denmark lost the first match 2–0 to the Netherlands, but then scored a 2–1 victory against Cameroon. The game against Japan, however ended with a 3–1 defeat. In qualification for Euro 2012, Denmark was once again grouped with Portugal; Denmark secured first place in
4964-428: Was followed by another notable performance at the 1964 European Nations' Cup , where Denmark impressively finished in fourth place. However, this finish was considered by many as being more the result of a comparatively easy draw rather than a result of a well-playing team. In order for Denmark to qualify for the semi-final, they only had to defeat Malta , Albania and Luxembourg . In the semi-final, Denmark fell 3–0 to
5037-478: Was not eligible for the team's 2–0 win over Poland , Denmark was penalised, and subsequently failed to qualify. At Euro 1988, Denmark's participation ended in early defeat after Denmark lost all the group games to Spain 3–2, West Germany 2–0 and Italy 2–0. They then failed to qualify for the 1990 World Cup ; Sepp Piontek resigned as head coach of the national team in April 1990, where he was replaced by Richard Møller Nielsen. Denmark began Euro 1992 qualification with
5110-533: Was played on 19 October 1908 during the Olympic Games in London . Denmark beat France's second team 9–0 in the tournament's quarterfinals. Although Denmark figured fairly prominently in the pre- FIFA World Cup era, international success would elude them for years from the first World Cup in 1930 and forward. Despite the country's ability to produce outstanding football talents, the Danish Football Union (DBU) only had
5183-521: Was repeated by the Danish TV commentators in 1999, when an identical backpass was carried out by Jesper Grønkjær to Filippo Inzaghi in Grønkjær's debut for the national team. Denmark qualified for Euro 1988 , and nearly made the 1988 Olympics . Richard Møller Nielsen guided Denmark to a secured spot for the final tournament – ahead of West Germany, but following the discovery that Dane Per Frimann
5256-465: Was replaced by Kasper Hjulmand . At UEFA Euro 2020 , Denmark were beaten 1–0 by Finland ; in a match marked by Christian Eriksen 's heart attack in the 42nd minute which led to the match being suspended for over two hours. In the following match, Denmark lost their second match to Belgium 2–1, despite initially taking the lead. They avoided elimination in the final round of matches with an impressive 4–1 victory against Russia . They therefore became
5329-427: Was stopped by some of the Danish football players on the field before he reached the referee, but due to the episode, the match was immediately cancelled by the referee, with UEFA subsequently deciding to award a 3–0 default defeat to Denmark as punishment. Denmark's main rival is Sweden . The countries have played against each other 107 times, of which Denmark have won 40, drawn 20 and lost 47. The first match between
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