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Name | Denmark | Nickname | De Rød-Hvide (The Red and Whites), Danish Dynamite, Olsen-Banden (The Olsen Gang), Olsens Elleve(Olsen's Eleven) | Association | Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union) | Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | Head coach | Morten Olsen | Asst coach | Peter Bonde Torben Storm | Captain | Christian Poulsen | Most caps | Peter Schmeichel (129) | Top scorer | Poul "Tist" Nielsen (52) Jon Dahl Tomasson (52) | Home stadium | Parken Stadium | FIFA code | DEN | FIFA ranking | 27 | Highest FIFA ranking | 3 (first time: May 1997 most recently: August 1997) | Lowest FIFA ranking | 38 (March 2009) | Elo ranking | 32 | Highest Elo ranking | 1 (first time: April 1914 most recently: April 1920) | Lowest Elo ranking | 65 (May 1967) | First international | Unofficial: Denmark Denmark 5 � 1 Smyrna F.C. Ottoman Empire (Athens, Greece; 23 April 1906) Official: Denmark Denmark 9 � 0 France B France (London, England; 19 October 1908) | Biggest win | Denmark Denmark 17 � 1 France France (London, England; 22 October 1908) | Biggest defeat | Unofficial: Denmark Denmark B 1 � 11 Basque Country Basque Country (Denmark; 29 August 1937) Official: Germany Germany 8 � 0 Denmark Denmark (Breslau, Germany; 16 May 1937) | Appearances | 4 | First World Cup | 1986 | Best result | Quarter finals, 1998 | European Championship | Appearances | 7 | First apps. | 1964 | Best result | Winners, 1992 | Appearances | 1 | First apps. | 1995 | Best result | Winners, 1995 |
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The Denmark national football team ( ) represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for football in Denmark. Denmark's home ground is Parken Stadium in Østerbro and their head coach is Morten Olsen.
The team won two Olympic silver medals in 1908 and 1912; and was ranked as nr.1 in the world most of the time from April 1914 until April 1920. In the years from 1921 � 1930, the performance level dropped a bit, with the team being placed between number 3-13 at the Elo ranking. The performance of the team reached the lowest level from 1955 � 1983, being outside top 25 of the Elo ranking for the entire period. During this dark time, the team however still managed to shortly blossom at two times, with a silver medal in the 1960 Olympics and a 4th place in the 1964 European Championships. Since 1983, the team has continuously been visible as a solidly competitive side, with the triumph in the 1992 European Championships tournament as its most prominent victory, beating the European champions from Netherlands in the semifinal, and the World champions from Germany in the final. They also managed to win the 1995 Confederations Cup, defeating Argentina in the final. Their best FIFA World Cup result was achieved in 1998, where they narrowly lost a well played quarter-final against Brazil.
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FIFA Confederations Cup : |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Score* |
Venue |
Competition |
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03 Mar 2010 |
Austria |
L |
1 � 2 |
Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |
International Friendly |
27 May 2010 |
Senegal |
W |
2 � 0 |
Denmark Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg, Denmark |
International Friendly |
01 Jun 2010 |
Australia |
L |
0 � 1 |
South Africa Ruimsig Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |
International Friendly |
05 Jun 2010 |
South Africa |
L |
0 � 1 |
South Africa Atteridgeville Super Stadium, Atteridgeville, South Africa |
International Friendly |
14 Jun 2010 |
Netherlands |
L |
0 � 2 |
South Africa Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa |
2010 World Cup |
19 Jun 2010 |
Cameroon |
W |
2 � 1 |
South Africa Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa |
2010 World Cup |
24 Jun 2010 |
Japan |
L |
1 � 3 |
South Africa Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa |
2010 World Cup |
11 Aug 2010 |
Germany |
D |
2 � 2 |
Denmark Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark |
International Friendly |
7 Sep 2010 |
Iceland |
W |
1 � 0 |
Denmark Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Euro 2012 qualification |
8 Oct 2010 |
Portugal |
L |
1 � 3 |
Portugal Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal |
Euro 2012 qualification |
12 Oct 2010 |
Cyprus |
W |
2 � 0 |
Denmark Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Euro 2012 qualification |
17 Nov 2010 |
Czech Republic |
D |
0 � 0 |
Denmark NRGi Park, Ã…rhus, Denmark |
International Friendly |
9 Feb 2011 |
England |
L |
1 � 2 |
Denmark Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark |
International Friendly |
26 Mar 2011 |
Norway |
D |
1 � 1 |
Norway Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |
Euro 2012 qualification |
29 Mar 2011 |
Slovakia |
W |
2 � 1 |
Slovakia Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia |
International Friendly |
10 Aug 2011 |
SCO |
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Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |
International Friendly |
Former managers : |
Manager |
Period |
Games |
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
Win % |
Elo ranking |
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GB Charles Williams |
Oct.1908 � Dec.1910 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
75.0% |
nr.2 |
no manager |
Jan.1911 � Dec.1912 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
60.0% |
nr.2 � nr.3 |
DK Axel Andersen Byrval |
Jan.1913 � Dec.1915 Jan.1917 � Dec.1918 |
16 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
87.5% |
nr.1 � nr.2 nr.1 � nr.2 |
no manager |
Jan.1916 � Dec.1916 Jan.1919 � Jul.1920 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
50.0% |
nr.1 nr.1 � nr.3 |
caretaker manager |
Aug.1920 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.0% |
nr.4 |
no manager |
Sep.1920 � Dec.1938 |
77 |
35 |
13 |
29 |
45.5% |
nr.3 � nr.21 |
caretaker managers |
Jan.1939 � Oct.1956 |
18 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
55.6% |
nr.16 � nr.35 |
no manager |
Jul.1939 � Sep.1956 |
74 |
29 |
11 |
34 |
39.2% |
nr.16 � nr.35 |
DK Arne Sørensen |
Nov.1956 � Dec.1961 |
41 |
20 |
8 |
13 |
48.8% |
nr.25 � nr.46 |
no manager |
Jun.1957 � Sep.1961 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
33.3% |
nr.25 � nr.46 |
DK Poul Petersen |
Jan.1962 � Dec.1966 |
47 |
17 |
8 |
22 |
36.2% |
nr.28 � nr.63 |
DK Erik Hansen (tactical coach) Austria Ernst Netuka (training coach) |
Jan.1967 � Dec.1967 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
50.0% |
nr.47 � nr.65 |
DK Erik Hansen (tactical coach) DK Henry From (training coach) |
Jan.1968 � Jan.1969 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
36.4% |
nr.45 � nr.56 |
DK John Hansen (tactical coach) DK Henry From (training coach) |
Feb.1969 � Dec.1969 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
55.6% |
nr.36 � nr.54 |
Austria Rudi Strittich |
Jan.1970 � Dec.1975 |
61 |
20 |
11 |
30 |
32.8% |
nr.40 � nr.60 |
DK Kurt "Nikkelaj" Nielsen |
Jan.1976 � Jun.1979 |
31 |
13 |
6 |
12 |
41.9% |
nr.40 � nr.58 |
DE Sepp Piontek |
Jul.1979 � Apr.1990 |
115 |
52 |
24 |
39 |
45.2% |
nr.2 � nr.54 |
DK Richard Møller Nielsen |
May 1987 � May 1988a May 1990 � Jun.1996 |
73 |
40 |
18 |
15 |
54.8% |
nr.6 � nr.9 nr.4 � nr.15 |
SE Bo Johansson |
Jul.1996 � Jun.2000 |
40 |
17 |
9 |
14 |
42.5% |
nr.6 � nr.25 |
DK Morten Olsen |
Jul.2000 � Dec.2010b |
115 |
59 |
31 |
25 |
51.3% |
nr.6 � nr.34 |
Total for all games |
Oct.1908 � Dec.2010b |
759 |
351 |
148 |
260 |
46.2% |
nr.1 � nr.65 |
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