Overview of Denmark at the UEFA European Championship
The Denmark national football team have participated in nine UEFA European Championships (with an upcoming tenth appearance in 2024), 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 Qualified 10 7 1 2 19 10 2028 To be determined To be determined 2032 Total 1 Title 10/17 33 10 6 17 42 50 133 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 35 20 June 2024 Group stage England (3) 36 25 June 2024 Group stage Serbia
1964 European Nations' Cup Denmark squad – 1964 European Nations' Cup Fourth Place
Final tournament Semi-finals
17 June 1964 (1964-06-17 )
22:30
Third place play-off
20 June 1964 (1964-06-20 )
20:30
Euro 1984
Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 1984 semi-finalists
Group stage
12 June 1984 (1984-06-12 )
20:30
16 June 1984 (1984-06-16 )
20:30
19 June 1984 (1984-06-19 )
20:30
Knockout stage Semi-finals
24 June 1984 (1984-06-24 )
20:00
Euro 1988
Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 1988
Group stage 11 June 1988 (1988-06-11 )
15:30
14 June 1988 (1988-06-14 )
17:15
17 June 1988 (1988-06-17 )
20:15
Euro 1992
Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 1992 winners (1st title)
Group stage 11 June 1992 (1992-06-11 )
20:15
14 June 1992 (1992-06-14 )
20:15
17 June 1992 (1992-06-17 )
20:15
Knockout stage Semi-finals
22 June 1992 (1992-06-22 )
20:15
Final
26 June 1992 (1992-06-26 )
20:15
Euro 1996
Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 1996
Group stage 9 June 1996 (1996-06-09 )
19:30
16 June 1996 (1996-06-16 )
18:00
19 June 1996 (1996-06-19 )
16:30
Euro 2000
Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 2000
Group stage
11 June 2000 (2000-06-11 )
18:00
16 June 2000 (2000-06-16 )
20:45
21 June 2000 (2000-06-21 )
20:45
Euro 2004
Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 2004
Group stage
^ 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] 14 June 2004 (2004-06-14 )
17:00
18 June 2004 (2004-06-18 )
17:00
22 June 2004 (2004-06-22 )
19:45
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
27 June 2004 (2004-06-27 )
19:45
Euro 2012
Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 2012
Group stage
13 June 2012 (2012-06-13 )
17 June 2012 (2012-06-17 )
Euro 2020
Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 2020 semi-finalists
Group stage
^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Denmark +2, Finland 0, Russia −2. 12 June 2021 (2021-06-12 )
18:00
17 June 2021 (2021-06-17 )
18:00
21 June 2021 (2021-06-21 )
21:00
Knockout phase Round of 16
26 June 2021 (2021-06-26 )
18:00
Quarter-finals
3 July 2021 (2021-07-03 )
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)
Semi-finals
7 July 2021 (2021-07-07 )
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)
Euro 2024 Group stage
First match(es) will be played: 16 June 2024. Source: UEFA
16 June 2024 (2024-06-16 )
18:00
20 June 2024 (2024-06-20 )
18:00
25 June 2024 (2024-06-25 )
21:00
Goalscorers See also References ^ "European Football Championship 1992 FINAL". euro2000.org . Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017 . ^ Burkert, Sturmius; Sivritepe, Erdinç (7 July 2004). "European Championship 2004". rsssf.com . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 23 August 2017 . ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Denmark" (PDF) . UEFA.com. 9 June 2012. ^ "Full-time report Denmark-Portugal" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time report Denmark-Germany" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Denmark v Finland" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Denmark v Belgium" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Russia v Denmark" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Denmark" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Denmark" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021 . ^ "Full Time Summary – England v Denmark" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021 .
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1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s).