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Denmark at the FIFA World Cup

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The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.

The first time Denmark entered the tournament was for the 1958 edition in Sweden. However, they lost all four of their qualifying matches to England and the Republic of Ireland.

Denmark qualified for the first time in 1986, where they won all three of their group stage matches including a 2–0 victory against title contenders West Germany, but were eliminated by Spain in the next round. Since then, the Danish national team has regularly qualified for FIFA World Cup finals and made their sixth and most recent appearance at Qatar 2022. Their best performance was in 1998, where they reached the quarter-finals.

Summary table

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Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify
Chile 1962 Did not enter
England 1966 Did not qualify
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 10 6
Italy 1990 Did not qualify
United States 1994
France 1998 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 1 2 9 7
South Korea Japan 2002 Round of 16 10th 4 2 1 1 5 5
Germany 2006 Did not qualify
South Africa 2010 Group stage 24th 3 1 0 2 3 6
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify
Russia 2018 Round of 16 11th 4 1 3 0 3 2
Qatar 2022 Group stage 28th 3 0 1 2 1 3
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Quarter-finals 6/25 23 9 6 8 31 29
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out

Overview of matches

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No. Date Round Opponent Result Denmark scorers Attendance Record
1 4 June 1986 Group stage  Scotland 1–0 Elkjær 57' 18,000 1–0–0
2 8 June 1986 Group stage  Uruguay 6–1 Elkjær (3) 11', 67', 80', Lerby 41', M. Laudrup 52', J. Olsen 88' 26,500 2–0–0
3 13 June 1986 Group stage  West Germany 2–0 J. Olsen 43' (pen.), J. Eriksen 62' 36,000 3–0–0
4 18 June 1986 Round of 16  Spain 1–5 J. Olsen 33' (pen.) 38,500 3–0–1
5 12 June 1998 Group stage  Saudi Arabia 1–0 Rieper 69' 38,140 4–0–1
6 18 June 1998 Group stage  South Africa 1–1 Nielsen 12' 33,300 4–1–1
7 24 June 1998 Group stage  France 1–2 M. Laudrup 42' (pen.) 39,100 4–1–2
8 28 June 1998 Round of 16  Nigeria 4–1 Møller 3', B. Laudrup 12', Sand 60', Helveg 76' 77,100 5–1–2
9 3 July 1998 Quarter final  Brazil 2–3 Mar. Jørgensen 2', B. Laudrup 50' 77,100 5–1–3
10 1 June 2002 Group stage  Uruguay (2) 2–1 Tomasson (2) 45', 83' 30,157 6–1–3
11 6 June 2002 Group stage  Senegal 1–1 Tomasson 16' (pen.) 43,500 6–2–3
12 11 June 2002 Group stage  France (2) 2–0 Rommedahl 22', Tomasson 67' 48,100 7–2–3
13 15 June 2002 Round of 16  England 0–3 40,582 7–2–4
14 14 June 2010 Group stage  Netherlands 0–2 83,465 7–2–5
15 19 June 2010 Group stage  Cameroon 2–1 Bendtner 33', Rommedahl 61' 38,074 8–2–5
16 24 June 2010 Group stage  Japan 1–3 Tomasson 81' 27,967 8–2–6
17 16 June 2018 Group stage  Peru 1–0 Poulsen 59' 40,502 9–2–6
18 21 June 2018 Group stage  Australia 1–1 C. Eriksen 7' 40,727 9–3–6
19 26 June 2018 Group stage  France (3) 0–0 78,011 9–4–6
20 1 July 2018 Round of 16  Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.)[a] Mat. Jørgensen 1' 40,851 9–5–6
21 22 November 2022 Group stage  Tunisia 0–0 42,925 9–6–6
22 26 November 2022 Group stage  France (4) 1–2 A. Christensen 68' 42,860 9–6–7
23 30 November 2022 Group stage  Australia (2) 0–1 41,232 9–6–8
  1. ^ Denmark would lose in a penalty shoot-out

FIFA World Cup match records

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Denmark made their first World Cup appearance in the 1986 World Cup, and with the attacking duo of Michael Laudrup and Preben Elkjær. In their first match against Scotland, Denmark won 1–0 with the only goal coming from Preben Elkjær after he burst into the penalty area before shooting left-footed low into the right corner of the net. The team surprised the world, sweeping the group, including a 6–1 thrashing of Uruguay.[1] In the second round, Denmark faced Spain losing 5–1 on the strength of four Emilio Butragueño goals; the first Spain 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 was repeated by the Danish TV commentators in 1999, when an identical backpass was carried out by Jesper Grønkjær to Filippo Inzaghi on the former's debut for Denmark.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  West Germany 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
3  Uruguay 3 0 2 1 2 7 −5 2
4  Scotland 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Scotland 0–1 Denmark
Report Elkjær 57'
Denmark 6–1 Uruguay
Elkjær 11', 67', 80'
Lerby 41'
M. Laudrup 52'
J. Olsen 88'
Report Francescoli 45' (pen.)
Denmark 2–0 West Germany
J. Olsen 43' (pen.)
Eriksen 62'
Report
Denmark 1–5 Spain
J. Olsen 33' (pen.) Report Butragueño 43', 56', 80', 88' (pen.)
Goikoetxea 68' (pen.)

Under coach Bo "Bosse" Johansson, the 1998 FIFA World Cup saw the revival of the Danish team, starring both Laudrup brothers in their last international campaign. After beating Saudi Arabia 1–0, drawing with South Africa and losing 2–1 to later champions France in mediocre games, the Danish team qualified to the knockout stages as second in the group. In the next game however, Denmark played some of the best football of the entire tournament, beating Nigeria 4–1 in a fantastic game. In the quarterfinal against Brazil, the Danes went out with a beautiful 2–3 defeat to the later silver medalists, in a very close and emotional game.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  South Africa 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Saudi Arabia 0–1 Denmark
Report Rieper 69'

Assistant referees:
Claudio Rossi (Argentina)
Jorge Diaz Garcia (Chile)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

South Africa 1–1 Denmark
McCarthy 51' Report Nielsen 12'

Assistant referees:
Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)
Celestino Galván (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Epifanio González (Paraguay)

France 2–1 Denmark
Djorkaeff 12' (pen.)
Petit 56'
Report M. Laudrup 42' (pen.)
Attendance: 39,100

Assistant referees:
Nimal Wickeramatunge (Belgium)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Nigeria 1–4 Denmark
Babangida 78' Report Møller 3'
B. Laudrup 12'
Sand 60'
Helveg 76'
Attendance: 77,000

Assistant referees:
Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait)
Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Fourth official:
Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)

Brazil 3–2 Denmark
Bebeto 10'
Rivaldo 25', 59'
Report Jørgensen 2'
B. Laudrup 50'

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia)
Dramane Danté (Mali)
Fourth official:
Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Denmark qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but despite impressive results in the group stage, especially the 2–0 win against reigning World Cup winners France, Denmark didn't manage to advance any further as they were defeated with a 0–3 score in the round of 16 against England.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3  Uruguay 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4  France 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

All times local (UTC+9)

Uruguay 1–2 Denmark
Rodríguez 47' Report Tomasson 45', 83'
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Uruguay
Denmark
GK 1 Fabián Carini
RB 2 Gustavo Méndez Yellow card 25'
CB 14 Gonzalo Sorondo
CB 4 Paolo Montero (c)
LB 6 Darío Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 87'
RM 8 Gustavo Varela
CM 5 Pablo García
LM 7 Gianni Guigou
AM 20 Álvaro Recoba downward-facing red arrow 80'
CF 9 Darío Silva
CF 13 Sebastián Abreu downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Mario Regueiro upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 11 Federico Magallanes upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 18 Richard Morales upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Víctor Púa
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 4 Martin Laursen Yellow card 51'
CB 3 René Henriksen
LB 5 Jan Heintze (c) Yellow card 34' downward-facing red arrow 58'
CM 2 Stig Tøfting
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 11 Ebbe Sand downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Niclas Jensen upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 10 Martin Jørgensen upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 17 Christian Poulsen upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Morten Olsen

Man of the Match:
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)

Assistant referees:
Awni Hassouneh (Jordan)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

Denmark 1–1 Senegal
Tomasson 16' (pen.) Report Diao 52'
Denmark
Senegal
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg Yellow card 82'
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 Rene Henriksen
LB 5 Jan Heintze (c)
CM 2 Stig Tøfting
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen downward-facing red arrow 62'
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl downward-facing red arrow 89'
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson Yellow card 20'
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær downward-facing red arrow 50'
CF 11 Ebbe Sand Yellow card 7'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Martin Jørgensen upward-facing green arrow 50'
MF 17 Christian Poulsen Yellow card 84' upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 18 Peter Løvenkrands upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK 1 Tony Sylva
RB 17 Ferdinand Coly
CB 13 Lamine Diatta
CB 4 Papa Malick Diop (c)
LB 2 Omar Daf
RM 14 Moussa N'Diaye downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 3 Papa Sarr downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 15 Salif Diao Yellow card 62' Red card 80'
CM 19 Papa Bouba Diop
LM 10 Khalilou Fadiga Yellow card 10'
CF 11 El Hadji Diouf
Substitutions:
FW 7 Henri Camara upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Souleymane Camara upward-facing green arrow 46' downward-facing red arrow 83'
DF 21 Habib Beye upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
France Bruno Metsu

Man of the Match:
Khalilou Fadiga (Senegal)

Assistant referees:
Ferenc Szekely (Hungary)
Visva Krishnan (Singapore)
Fourth official:
Kim Young-Soo (South Korea)

Denmark 2–0 France
Rommedahl 22'
Tomasson 67'
Report
Denmark
France
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 Rene Henriksen (c)
LB 12 Niclas Jensen Yellow card 71'
CM 2 Stig Tøfting downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 17 Christian Poulsen Yellow card 27' downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl
LW 10 Martin Jørgensen downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
Substitutions:
FW 8 Jesper Grønkjær upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 20 Kasper Bøgelund upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 23 Brian Steen Nielsen upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 2 Vincent Candela
CB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 4 Patrick Vieira downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 7 Claude Makélélé
RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord downward-facing red arrow 83'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
LW 21 Christophe Dugarry Yellow card 8' downward-facing red arrow 54'
CF 20 David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW 9 Djibril Cissé upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 22 Johan Micoud upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)

Assistant referees:
Carlos Matos (Portugal)
Elise Doriri (Vanuatu)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Denmark 0–3 England
Report Ferdinand 5'
Owen 22'
Heskey 44'
Attendance: 40,582
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Denmark
England
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg downward-facing red arrow 7'
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 René Henriksen (c)
LB 12 Niclas Jensen
CM 2 Stig Tøfting Yellow card 24' downward-facing red arrow 58'
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær
CF 11 Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
DF 20 Kasper Bøgelund upward-facing green arrow 7'
MF 14 Claus Jensen upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK 1 David Seaman
RB 2 Danny Mills Yellow card 50'
CB 5 Rio Ferdinand
CB 6 Sol Campbell
LB 3 Ashley Cole
RM 7 David Beckham (c)
CM 8 Paul Scholes downward-facing red arrow 49'
CM 21 Nicky Butt
LM 4 Trevor Sinclair
CF 11 Emile Heskey downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 10 Michael Owen downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Robbie Fowler upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 23 Kieron Dyer upward-facing green arrow 49'
FW 17 Teddy Sheringham upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Rio Ferdinand (England)

Assistant referees:
Heiner Müller (Germany)
Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

At the 2010 World Cup, Denmark was grouped with Japan, Cameroon and the Netherlands. Denmark lost the first match 2–0 to Netherlands, but then had a vital 2–1 victory against Cameroon, which enabled further advancement in case of victory over Japan, the final match of the group stage. Denmark, however, lost 3–1, thereby failing to reach their goal of advancing to the round of 16 for the first time.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

All times local (UTC+02)

Netherlands 2–0 Denmark
Agger 46' (o.g.)
Kuyt 85'
Report
Attendance: 83,465
Netherlands[4]
Denmark[4]
GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
RB 2 Gregory van der Wiel
CB 3 John Heitinga
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
CM 6 Mark van Bommel
CM 8 Nigel de Jong Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 88'
RW 7 Dirk Kuyt
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder
LW 23 Rafael van der Vaart downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 9 Robin van Persie Yellow card 49' downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Eljero Elia upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 20 Ibrahim Afellay upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 14 Demy de Zeeuw upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Lars Jacobsen
CB 4 Daniel Agger
CB 3 Simon Kjær Yellow card 63'
LB 15 Simon Poulsen
RM 20 Thomas Enevoldsen downward-facing red arrow 56'
CM 2 Christian Poulsen
CM 12 Thomas Kahlenberg downward-facing red arrow 73'
LM 10 Martin Jørgensen (c)
SS 19 Dennis Rommedahl
CF 11 Nicklas Bendtner downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Jesper Grønkjær upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 17 Mikkel Beckmann upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 21 Christian Eriksen upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
Netherlands vs Denmark

Man of the Match:
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Eric Dansault (France)[3]
Laurent Ugo (France)[3]
Fourth official:
Roberto Rosetti (Italy)[3]
Fifth official:
Paolo Calcagno (Italy)[3]

Cameroon 1–2 Denmark
Eto'o 10' Report Bendtner 33'
Rommedahl 61'
Cameroon[5]
Denmark[5]
GK 16 Souleymanou Hamidou
RB 19 Stéphane Mbia Yellow card 75'
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou
CB 5 Sébastien Bassong Yellow card 49' downward-facing red arrow 72'
LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
RM 6 Alex Song
CM 8 Geremi
CM 18 Eyong Enoh downward-facing red arrow 46'
LM 10 Achille Emana
SS 15 Pierre Webó downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o (c)
Substitutions:
MF 11 Jean Makoun upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 17 Mohammadou Idrissou upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 23 Vincent Aboubakar upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
France Paul Le Guen
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen Yellow card 86'
RB 6 Lars Jacobsen
CB 3 Simon Kjær Yellow card 87'
CB 4 Daniel Agger
LB 15 Simon Poulsen
CM 2 Christian Poulsen
CM 10 Martin Jørgensen downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson (c) downward-facing red arrow 86'
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 11 Nicklas Bendtner
Substitutions:
MF 7 Daniel Jensen upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 12 Thomas Kahlenberg upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 14 Jakob Poulsen upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Morten Olsen

Man of the Match:
Daniel Agger (Denmark)

Assistant referees:
Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Brent Best (New Zealand)

Japan opened the scoring in the 17th minute from a direct free kick taken by Keisuke Honda – only the second goal scored from a free kick in the tournament.[6] Honda, standing to Danish goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen's left, kicked the ball with great force; Sørensen initially moved to his left, and as the ball sailed past the wall, he shifted direction, but could not recover in time to make the save. Japan's second goal came thirteen minutes later, also from a direct free kick, this time by Yasuhito Endō. Standing outside the penalty area directly in front of the Danish goal, he curled the ball around the wall. Sørensen had been standing on the right side of his goal and could not move to his left fast enough. Endō almost scored from yet another free kick early in the second half. This time, Sørensen appeared to have difficulty judging the path of the ball, and was only able to palm it away at the last second, where it caromed off the goalpost.

Denmark needed to win this game in order to advance and increased their attacks accordingly. Late in the second half, Christian Eriksen put his shot over the goal and Søren Larsen hit the goalpost. They were finally able to score in the 82nd minute. When Makoto Hasebe was adjudged to have fouled Daniel Agger inside the penalty area, Denmark were awarded a penalty kick. Jon Dahl Tomasson took the shot, which was saved by Eiji Kawashima; the goalkeeper, however, was unable to control the rebound, which fell to Tomasson, and he was able to put it in the goal. Japan scored their final goal in the 87th minute. Honda dribbled into the penalty area, forcing Sørensen to attempt to block a potential shot, but Honda passed it to substitute Shinji Okazaki, who merely had to put the ball into an empty net.

The victory was Japan's second World Cup tournament victory on foreign soil, and only their second against a European team. Japan finished group play in second place with six points, and advanced to the knockout round for the second time in their history, and the first time on foreign soil.[7] Denmark ended in third with three points. This was the first time Denmark failed to get past the group stage in the World Cup.

Denmark 1–3 Japan
Tomasson 81' Report Honda 17'
Endō 30'
Okazaki 87'
Denmark[8]
Japan[8]
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Lars Jacobsen
CB 4 Daniel Agger
CB 13 Per Krøldrup Yellow card 29' downward-facing red arrow 56'
LB 15 Simon Poulsen
DM 2 Christian Poulsen Yellow card 48'
CM 10 Martin Jørgensen downward-facing red arrow 34'
CM 12 Thomas Kahlenberg downward-facing red arrow 63'
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson (c)
AM 19 Dennis Rommedahl
CF 11 Nicklas Bendtner Yellow card 66'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Jakob Poulsen upward-facing green arrow 34'
FW 18 Søren Larsen upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 21 Christian Eriksen upward-facing green arrow 63'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK 21 Eiji Kawashima
RB 3 Yūichi Komano
CB 22 Yuji Nakazawa
CB 4 Marcus Tulio Tanaka
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo Yellow card 26'
DM 2 Yuki Abe
CM 8 Daisuke Matsui downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 7 Yasuhito Endō Yellow card 12' downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
RW 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)
LW 16 Yoshito Ōkubo downward-facing red arrow 88'
CF 18 Keisuke Honda
Substitutions:
FW 9 Shinji Okazaki upward-facing green arrow 74'
DF 15 Yasuyuki Konno upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 20 Junichi Inamoto upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada

Man of the Match:
Keisuke Honda (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Célestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Enock Molefe (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Fifth official:
Henrik Andrén (Sweden)

Record players

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As of 26 November 2022
Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Martin Jørgensen 11 1998, 2002 and 2010
2 Thomas Helveg 9 1998 and 2002
Michael Laudrup 9 1986 and 1998
4 Christian Eriksen 8 2010, 2018 and 2022
Ebbe Sand 8 1998 and 2002
6 Jan Heintze 7 1998 and 2002
Simon Kjær 7 2010, 2018 and 2022
Dennis Rommedahl 7 2002 and 2010
Thomas Sørensen 7 2002 and 2010
10 Jesper Grønkjær 6 2002 and 2010
Christian Poulsen 6 2002 and 2010
Stig Tøfting 6 1998 and 2002
Jon Dahl Tomasson 6 2002 and 2010

Top goalscorers

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As of 26 November 2022
Rank Player Goals World Cups
1 Jon Dahl Tomasson 5 2002 (4) and 2010 (1)
2 Preben Elkjær 4 1986
3 Jesper Olsen 3 1986
4 Michael Laudrup 2 1986 (1) and 1998 (1)
Brian Laudrup 2 1998
Dennis Rommedahl 2 2002 (1) and 2010 (1)
7 John Eriksen 1 1986
Søren Lerby 1 1986
Thomas Helveg 1 1998
Martin Jørgensen 1 1998
Peter Møller 1 1998
Allan Nielsen 1 1998
Marc Rieper 1 1998
Ebbe Sand 1 1998
Nicklas Bendtner 1 2010
Yussuf Poulsen 1 2018
Christian Eriksen 1 2018
Mathias Jørgensen 1 2018
Andreas Christensen 1 2022

Awards and records

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Awards

Records

  • Longest gap between two goals by a player: Michael Laudrup (12 years and 16 days, 1986–1998)
  • Fastest goal by a substitute: Ebbe Sand 1998 against Nigeria

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The cult World Cup teams we loved: Denmark 1986". The Score. 10 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-10. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ^ Politiken.dk (1999-03-28). "Den aften, da Jesper Olsen blev glemt" (in Danish). {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Netherlands-Denmark" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Cameroon-Denmark" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  6. ^ Sheringham, Sam (24 June 2010). "Denmark 1-3 Japan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  7. ^ "Honda drives Japan through". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Denmark-Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
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