Denmark National Football team is one of the 32 qualified teams for the Fifa world cup 2018 as they are winners of the UEFA second round. This is the 5th appearance in the football world cup tournament for them. If we look at the performance of the Danish national team in fifa world cup in 1998 where they reached the quarter finals.
Summary table
| Location and Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1934 | ||||||||
| 1938 | ||||||||
| 1950 | ||||||||
| 1954 | ||||||||
| 1958 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1962 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1966 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1970 | ||||||||
| 1974 | ||||||||
| 1978 | ||||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||
| 1986 | Round of 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||
| 1998 | Quarter-finals | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| 2002 | Round of 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2010 | Round 1 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2018 | Qualified | |||||||
| 2022 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 5/21 | – | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 24 |
List of FIFA World Cup matches Results of Denmark
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Round 1 | Denmark 1 – 0 Scotland | Win |
| Round 1 | Denmark 6 – 1 Uruguay | Win | |
| Round 1 | Denmark 2 – 0 Germany | Win | |
| Round of 16 | Denmark 1 – 5 Spain | Loss | |
| 1998 | Round 1 | Denmark 1 – 0 Saudi Arabia | Win |
| Round 1 | Denmark 1 – 1 South Africa | Draw | |
| Round 1 | Denmark 1 – 2 France | Loss | |
| Round of 16 | Denmark 4 – 1 Nigeria | Win | |
| Quarter Finals | Denmark 2 – 3 Brazil | Loss | |
| 2002 | Round 1 | Denmark 2 – 1 Uruguay | Win |
| Round 1 | Denmark 1 – 1 Senegal | Draw | |
| Round 1 | Denmark 2 – 0 France | Win | |
| Round of 16 | Denmark 0 – 3 England | Loss | |
| 2010 | Round 1 | Denmark 0 – 2 Netherlands | Loss |
| Round 1 | Denmark 2 – 1 Cameroon | Win | |
| Round 1 | Denmark 1 – 3 Japan | Loss | |
Top goalscorers
| No. | Name | Goals | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Dahl Tomasson | 5 | 2002 (4) and 2010 (1) |
| 2 | Preben Elkjær Larsen | 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 |
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