Denmark at the UEFA European Championship

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The Denmark national football team have participated in ten UEFA European Championships, 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
1960 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 7
1964 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 1 6 7 4 2 1 19 8
1968 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 6 16
1972 6 1 0 5 2 11
1976 6 0 1 5 3 14
1980 8 1 2 5 13 17
1984 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 9 4 8 6 1 1 17 5
1988 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 2 7 6 3 2 1 4 2
1992 Champions 1st 5 2 2 1 6 4 8 6 1 1 18 7
1996 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 4 10 6 3 1 19 9
2000 16th 3 0 0 3 0 8 10 6 2 2 19 8
2004 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 4 5 8 4 3 1 15 9
2008 Did not qualify 12 6 2 4 21 11
2012 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 4 5 8 6 1 1 15 6
2016 Did not qualify 10 3 4 3 11 9
2020 Semi-finals 4th 6 3 0 3 12 7 8 4 4 0 23 6
2024 Round of 16 16th 4 0 3 1 2 4 10 7 1 2 19 10
2028 To be determined To be determined
2032
Total 1 Title 10/17 37 10 9 18 44 54 133 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 2–1–3
7 11 June 1988 Group stage  Spain (2) 2–3 Laudrup 24', Povlsen 62' 55,707 2–1–4
8 14 June 1988 Group stage  West Germany 0–2 — 64,812 2–1–5
9 17 June 1988 Group stage  Italy 0–2 — 53,951 2–1–6
10 11 June 1992 Group stage  England 0–0 — 26,385 2–2–6
11 14 June 1992 Group stage  Sweden 0–1 — 29,902 2–2–7
12 17 June 1992 Group stage  France (2) 2–1 Larsen 8', Elstrup 78' 25,673 3–2–7
13 22 June 1992 Semi-finals  Netherlands 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) Larsen (2) 5', 33' 37,450 3–3–7
14 26 June 1992 Final  Germany (2) 2–0 Jensen 18', Vilfort 78' 37,800 4–3–7
15 9 June 1996 Group stage  Portugal 1–1 B. Laudrup 22' 34,993 4–4–7
16 16 June 1996 Group stage  Croatia 0–3 — 33,671 4–4–8
17 19 June 1996 Group stage  Turkey 3–0 B. Laudrup (2) 50', 84', Nielsen 69' 28,671 5–4–8
18 11 June 2000 Group stage  France (3) 0–3 — 28,100 5–4–9
19 16 June 2000 Group stage  Netherlands (2) 0–3 — 51,117 5–4–10
20 21 June 2000 Group stage  Czech Republic 0–2 — 18,000 5–4–11
21 14 June 2004 Group stage  Italy (2) 0–0 — 29,595 5–5–11
22 18 June 2004 Group stage  Bulgaria 2–0 Tomasson 44', Grønkjær 90+2' 24,131 6–5–11
23 22 June 2004 Group stage  Sweden (2) 2–2 Tomasson (2) 28', 66' 26,115 6–6–11
24 27 June 2004 Quarter-finals  Czech Republic (2) 0–3 — 41,092 6–6–12
25 9 June 2012 Group stage  Netherlands (3) 1–0 Krohn-Dehli 24' 35,923 7–6–12
26 13 June 2012 Group stage  Portugal (2) 2–3 Bendtner (2) 41', 80' 31,840 7–6–13
27 17 June 2012 Group stage  Germany (3) 1–2 Krohn-Dehli 24' 32,990 7–6–14
28 12 June 2021 Group stage  Finland 0–1 — 13,790 7–6–15
29 17 June 2021 Group stage  Belgium (2) 1–2 Poulsen 2' 23,395 7–6–16
30 21 June 2021 Group stage  Russia 4–1 Damsgaard 38', Poulsen 59', Christensen 79', Mæhle 82' 23,644 8–6–16
31 26 June 2021 Round of 16  Wales 4–0 Dolberg (2) 27', 48', Mæhle 88', Braithwaite 90+4' 14,645 9–6–16
32 3 July 2021 Quarter-finals  Czech Republic (3) 2–1 Delaney 5', Dolberg 42' 16,306 10–6–16
33 7 July 2021 Semi-finals  England (2) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Damsgaard 30' 64,950 10–6–17
34 16 June 2024 Group stage  Slovenia 1–1 Eriksen 17' 54,000 10–7–17
35 20 June 2024 Group stage  England (3) 1–1 Hjulmand 34' 46,177 10–8–17
36 25 June 2024 Group stage  Serbia 0–0 — 64,288 10–9–17
37 29 June 2024 Round of 16  Germany (4) 0–2 — 61,612 10–9–18

1964 European Nations' Cup

Final tournament

Semi-finals

Denmark 0–3 Soviet Union
Report
  • Voronin 19'
  • Ponedelnik 40'
  • Ivanov 87'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 38,556
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

Third place play-off

Hungary 3–1 (a.e.t.) Denmark
  • Bene 11'
  • Novák 107' (pen.), 110'
 Report
  • Bertelsen 82'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)

Euro 1984

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Platini 78'
 Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 47,570
Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany)
Denmark 5–0 Yugoslavia
  • Arnesen 8', 69' (pen.)
  • Berggreen 16'
  • Elkjær 82'
  • Lauridsen 84'
 Report
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 34,736
Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo (Spain)
Denmark 3–2 Belgium
  • Arnesen 41' (pen.)
  • Brylle 60'
  • Elkjær 84'
 Report
  • Ceulemans 26'
  • Vercauteren 39'
Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
Attendance: 36,911
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Denmark 1–1 (a.e.t.) Spain
  • Lerby 7'
 Report
  • Maceda 67'
Penalties
  • Brylle
  • J. Olsen
  • Laudrup
  • Lerby
  • Elkjær
4–5
  • Santillana
  • Señor
  • Urquiaga
  • Víctor
  • Sarabia
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 47,843
Referee: George Courtney (England)

Euro 1988

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Laudrup 24'
  • Povlsen 82'
 Report
  • Míchel 5'
  • Butragueño 53'
  • Gordillo 66'
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 55,707
Referee: Bep Thomas (Netherlands)
West Germany 2–0 Denmark
  • Klinsmann 10'
  • Thon 85'
 Report
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 64,812
Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)
Italy 2–0 Denmark
  • Altobelli 67'
  • De Agostini 87'
 Report
Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
Attendance: 53,951
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

Euro 1992

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Brolin 58'
 Report
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 29,902
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Germany)
France 1–2 Denmark
  • Papin 60'
 Report
  • Larsen 8'
  • Elstrup 78'
Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 25,763
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Netherlands 2–2 (a.e.t.) Denmark
  • Bergkamp 23'
  • Rijkaard 86'
 Report
  • Larsen 5', 33'
Penalties
  • Koeman
  • Van Basten
  • Bergkamp
  • Rijkaard
  • Witschge
4–5
  • Larsen
  • Povlsen
  • Elstrup
  • Vilfort
  • Christofte
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 37,450
Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

Final

Denmark 2–0 Germany
  • Jensen 18'
  • Vilfort 78'
 Report
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 37,800
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

Euro 1996

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • B. Laudrup 22'
 Report
  • Sá Pinto 53'
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 34,993
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Croatia 3–0 Denmark
  • Šuker 54' (pen.), 90'
  • Boban 81'
 Report
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 33,671
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Turkey 0–3 Denmark
Report
  • B. Laudrup 50', 84'
  • A. Nielsen 69'
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 28,951
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Euro 2000

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Blanc 16'
  • Henry 64'
  • Wiltord 90+2'
 Report
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Attendance: 28,100
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
Denmark 0–3 Netherlands
Report
  • Kluivert 57'
  • R. de Boer 66'
  • Zenden 77'
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 51,425
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Denmark 0–2 Czech Republic
Report
  • Šmicer 64', 67'
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Euro 2004

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 1 2 0 8 3 +5 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Italy 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
4  Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). Head-to-head goals for: Sweden 3, Denmark 2, Italy 1.
Denmark 0–0 Italy
Report
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 29,595
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Bulgaria 0–2 Denmark
Report
  • Tomasson 44'
  • Grønkjær 90+2'
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Attendance: 24,131
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
Denmark 2–2 Sweden
  • Tomasson 28', 66'
 Report
  • Larsson 47' (pen.)
  • Jonson 89'
Estádio do Bessa, Porto
Attendance: 26,115
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Czech Republic 3–0 Denmark
  • Koller 49'
  • Baroš 63', 65'
 Report
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 41,092
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Euro 2012

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
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
  • Krohn-Dehli 24'
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Attendance: 35,923
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Denmark 2–3 Portugal
  • Bendtner 41', 80'
 Report
  • Pepe 24'
  • Postiga 36'
  • Varela 87'
Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 31,840
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Denmark 1–2 Germany
  • Krohn-Dehli 24'
 Report
  • Podolski 19'
  • Bender 80'
Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 32,990
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Euro 2020

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark (H) 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
3  Finland 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4  Russia (H) 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Denmark +2, Finland 0, Russia −2.
Denmark 0–1 Finland
Report
  • Pohjanpalo 60'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 13,790
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Denmark 1–2 Belgium
  • Poulsen 2'
 Report
  • T. Hazard 55'
  • De Bruyne 70'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 23,395
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Russia 1–4 Denmark
  • Dzyuba 70' (pen.)
 Report
  • Damsgaard 38'
  • Poulsen 59'
  • Christensen 79'
  • Mæhle 82'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 23,644
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Wales 0–4 Denmark
Report
  • Dolberg 27', 48'
  • Mæhle 88'
  • Braithwaite 90+4'
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 14,645
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Quarter-finals

Czech Republic 1–2 Denmark
  • Schick 49'
 Report
  • Delaney 5'
  • Dolberg 42'
Olympic Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 16,306
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Semi-finals

England 2–1 (a.e.t.) Denmark
  • Kjær 39' (o.g.)
  • Kane 104'
 Report
  • Damsgaard 30'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 64,950
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
3  Slovenia 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Serbia 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Slovenia 1–1 Denmark), overall goal difference and overall goals scored. Disciplinary points: Denmark −6, Slovenia −7.
Slovenia 1–1 Denmark
  • Janža 77'
 Report
  • Eriksen 17'
MHPArena, Stuttgart
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Denmark 1–1 England
  • Hjulmand 34'
 Report
  • Kane 18'
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 46,177
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Denmark 0–0 Serbia
Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 64,288
Referee: François Letexier (France)

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Germany 2–0 Denmark
  • Havertz 53' (pen.)
  • Musiala 68'
 Report
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 61,612
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

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

  • Denmark at the FIFA World Cup

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