Denmark at the UEFA European Championship

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Denmark have participated in nine UEFA European Championships, and won the tournament once. Their first tournament was Euro 1964 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. In Euro 2020 the team reached into the semi-finals, however lost to England.

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 0 2 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
BelgiumNetherlands 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
AustriaSwitzerland 2008 Did not qualify 12 6 2 4 21 11
PolandUkraine 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 0 3 12 7 8 4 4 0 23 6
Germany 2024 To be determined To be determined
Total 1 Title 9/16 33 10 6 17 42 50 123 57 30 36 208 145
*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 (4–5 pen.) 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 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

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
  • Voronin Goal 19'
  • Ponedelnik Goal 40'
  • Ivanov Goal 87'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 38,556
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

Third place play-off

Hungary 3–1 (a.e.t.) Denmark
  • Bene Goal 11'
  • Novák Goal 107' (pen.), 110'
 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
  • v
  • t
 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) Host
France 1–0 Denmark
  • Platini Goal 78'
 Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 47,570
Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany)
Denmark 5–0 Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 34,736
Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo (Spain)
Denmark 3–2 Belgium
  • Arnesen Goal 41' (pen.)
  • Brylle Goal 60'
  • Elkjær Goal 84'
 Report
  • Ceulemans Goal 26'
  • Vercauteren Goal 39'
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
  • Maceda Goal 67'
Penalties
 4–5
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
  • v
  • t
 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) Host
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
  • v
  • t
 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) Host
Denmark 0–0 England
Report
Attendance: 26,385
Referee: John Blankenstein (Netherlands)
Sweden 1–0 Denmark
  • Brolin Goal 58'
 Report
Attendance: 29,902
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Germany)
France 1–2 Denmark
  • Papin Goal 60'
 Report
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
  • Bergkamp Goal 23'
  • Rijkaard Goal 86'
 Report
  • Larsen Goal 5', 33'
Penalties
  • Koeman Penalty scored
  • Van Basten Penalty missed
  • Bergkamp Penalty scored
  • Rijkaard Penalty scored
  • Witschge Penalty scored
 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
  • v
  • t
 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 Goal 22'
 Report
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 34,993
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Croatia 3–0 Denmark
  • Šuker Goal 54' (pen.), 90'
  • Boban Goal 81'
 Report
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 33,671
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Turkey 0–3 Denmark
Report
  • B. Laudrup Goal 50', 84'
  • A. Nielsen Goal 69'
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 28,951

Euro 2000[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group D
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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) Host
France 3–0 Denmark
  • Blanc Goal 16'
  • Henry Goal 64'
  • Wiltord Goal 90+2'
 Report
Attendance: 28,100
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
Denmark 0–3 Netherlands
Report
  • Kluivert Goal 57'
  • R. de Boer Goal 66'
  • Zenden Goal 77'
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 51,425
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Denmark 0–2 Czech Republic
Report
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
  • v
  • t
 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
Attendance: 29,595
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Bulgaria 0–2 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 24,131
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
Denmark 2–2 Sweden
  • Tomasson Goal 28', 66'
 Report
  • Larsson Goal 47' (pen.)
  • Jonson Goal 89'
Attendance: 26,115
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Knockout stage[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Czech Republic 3–0 Denmark
 Report
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
  • v
  • t
 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
  • Bendtner Goal 41', 80'
 Report
Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 31,840[4]
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Denmark 1–2 Germany
 Report
  • Podolski Goal 19'
  • Bender Goal 80'
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
  • v
  • t
 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) Host
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
  • T. Hazard Goal 55'
  • De Bruyne Goal 70'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 23,395[7]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Russia 1–4 Denmark
  • Dzyuba Goal 70' (pen.)
 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
  • Dolberg Goal 27', 48'
  • Mæhle Goal 88'
  • Braithwaite Goal 90+4'
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
  • Kjær Goal 39' (o.g.)
  • Kane Goal 104'
 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 64,950[11]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Goalscorers[]

Player Goals 1964 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2012 2020
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
Jesper Grønkjær 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 42 1 9 2 6 4 0 4 4 12

References[]

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