Denmark is one of Europe’s established national teams, combining a long federation history with a distinctive red-and-white identity. The senior side is associated with Parken Stadium in Copenhagen and a football culture shaped by technical play, strong regional rivalries and committed support. Its story includes Olympic success, the celebrated Euro 1992 triumph and a World Cup quarter-final in 1998. The current page presents the team’s recorded squad, coaching chronology, competition history and selection context.
Denmark Upcoming matches by league
UEFA Nations League
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Norway
Denmark
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Denmark
Wales
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DenmarkNo H2HPortugal
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WalesNo H2HDenmark
Denmark Last matches by league
UEFA Nations League
Friendlies
World Cup - Qualification Europe
Euro Championship
World Cup
Denmark Team Roster
Denmark’s recorded squad contains 34 players across attackers, defenders, midfielders and goalkeepers. The listing is a squad snapshot, so its composition does not by itself establish a starting lineup. The listing includes C. Eriksen, P. Højbjerg, A. Christensen, J. Andersen and R. Højlund alongside names such as Victor Mow Froholdt, O. Provstgaard, V. Bak Jensen and L. Høgsberg. Goalkeeping depth is provided by A. Jungdal, F. Jörgensen, F. Rønnow and M. Hermansen. Attacking options include G. Isaksen and A. Dreyer, while M. Damsgaard, C. Nørgaard and M. Hjulmand add further midfield presence.
position Goalkeeper
Andreas Kristoffer Jungdal
Mads Hermansen
Filip Jörgensen
Frederik Riis Rønnow
position Defender
Joachim Christian Andersen
Victor Enok Nelsson
Lucas Høgsberg
Joakim Mæhle Pedersen
Andreas Bødtker Christensen
Victor Bak Jensen
Rasmus Nissen Kristensen
Oliver Provstgaard Nielsen
Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu
Alexander Hartmann Bah
position Midfielder
Christian Thers Nørgaard
Nikolas Terkelsen Nartey
Jens Dalsgaard Stage
Mathias Jensen
Christian Dannemann Eriksen
Albert Grønbæk Erlykke
Victor Mow Froholdt
Thomas Jørgensen
Jesper Grænge Lindstrøm
Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard
Noah Teye Nartey
Morten Blom Due Hjulmand
Pierre-Emile Kordt Højbjerg
position Attacker
Jacob Bennedsen Trenskow
Adam Daghim
Gustav Tang Isaksen
Rasmus Winther Højlund
William Idamudia Daugaard Osula
Kasper Waarts Thenza Høgh
Anders Laustrup Dreyer
Last Denmark Coachs
The most recent recorded coaching appointment is B. Riemer, who began on October 1, 2024. The available timeline does not establish a current holder. It also records M. Wieghorst from July to October 2024 and K. Hjulmand from August 2020 to July 2024. Earlier, Å. Hareide led the team from September 2018 to July 2020. Together, these dated appointments outline the recent senior-team sequence without assigning an unverified present role.
Brian Riemer
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
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| Brian Riemer | Denmark | 1 October 2024 | |
| Morten Wieghorst | Denmark | 1 July 2024 | 1 October 2024 |
| Kasper Hjulmand | Denmark | 1 August 2020 | 1 July 2024 |
| Åge Fridtjof Hareide | Norway | 1 September 2018 | 1 July 2020 |
| John Jensen | Denmark | 1 September 2018 | |
| Åge Fridtjof Hareide | Norway | 1 March 2016 | 1 September 2018 |
| Morten Olsen | Denmark | 1 July 2000 | 1 November 2015 |
| Sepp Piontek | Poland | 1 July 1979 | 1 June 1989 |
Denmark Transfers
For Denmark, arrivals are created by selection rather than the club transfer market. Players become available through national-team call-ups, eligibility for the country and returns to the international group after earlier absences. No individual addition is identified for the 34-player recorded snapshot, so no signing or loan is described. The section therefore reflects the call-up mechanism, not a complete account of changes between squads or a market total.
Denmark’s departures are selection events, not sales or loans. A player may be omitted from a squad, withdraw from an international window, or return to club duty when that window ends. No individual omission, withdrawal or return is identified for the recorded snapshot, so no specific departure is stated. The 34-player listing represents one selection point rather than a before-and-after movement list, and it should not be interpreted as a transfer balance or a complete turnover record.
Transfers Synthesis
For a national team, movement follows the international calendar rather than a club-style registration cycle. Coaches and federation selectors assemble a group from eligible players, issue call-ups, assess availability and revise the squad between windows, matches and tournaments. Additions can therefore represent first selections, recalls or returns to the international group, while departures can reflect omission, withdrawal or the end of a window and a return to club duty. Denmark’s 34-player snapshot shows the scale of one recorded selection group, but no individual additions or departures are identified in the current record. The most useful interpretation is a selection-cycle model: a roster is assembled for sporting and eligibility reasons, then adjusted as circumstances change. It describes how the squad evolves across international windows without implying permanent team membership.
Leagues Denmark has participated in
Denmark’s most recently active recorded competition is Friendlies, with participation logged from 2017 through 2025. The Euro Championship appears as a historical sequence from 2012 to 2024, while the UEFA Nations League is recorded from 2018 to 2024. World Cup qualifying participation is recorded for European campaigns from 2018 to 2024, and Euro Championship qualifying appears for 2023. The World Cup has a historical record spanning 2010 to 2022. These dates describe recorded participation ranges, not a claim that every competition was active in the available record.
More about Denmark
Denmark’s men’s national football team is the senior international selection governed by the Danish Football Association, known as DBU. The association was founded in 1889, and Denmark competes within UEFA’s European framework and FIFA’s global system. The side is identified by red and white, the colours of the Danish flag, and is widely known as the Red and Whites or Danish Dynamite. Parken Stadium in Copenhagen is the traditional home venue, although selected fixtures can also be staged at regional grounds. The national team has a strong place in Danish sporting culture, with supporters associated with communal matchday traditions and an atmosphere built around red-and-white identity. Technical, passing-oriented football is part of the team’s long-standing image, while Sweden and Norway provide enduring Nordic rivalries. Denmark’s international history reaches back to the early Olympic era. The team won silver medals at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games and later added an Olympic silver in 1960, a period shaped by the amateur rules of the time. Its defining modern achievement came at UEFA Euro 1992, when Denmark turned an unexpected place in the finals into a celebrated European Championship triumph. The late-1990s generation carried that reputation into the 1998 FIFA World Cup, reaching the quarter-finals before a narrow defeat by Brazil. The contemporary pathway is supported by DBU’s relationship with age-group national teams, regional talent centres and under-21 development. Parallel tactical ideas are intended to ease the transition into the senior setup. Denmark’s recorded competition history includes friendlies, European Championship and World Cup cycles, the UEFA Nations League and qualification tournaments. The team’s listed squad contains 34 players, reflecting the continuing blend of established internationals and emerging selections that sustains the national programme.
Last matches statistics for Denmark
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Denmark
0 - 0
Scotland
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2 / 16 |
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90 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
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Greece
0 - 3
Denmark
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8 / 15 |
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87 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
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Belarus
0 - 6
Denmark
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11 / 24 |
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91 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
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Denmark
3 - 1
Greece
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8 / 12 |
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87 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
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Denmark
2 - 2
Belarus
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10 / 35 |
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88 | 4 | - | 1 |
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Scotland
4 - 2
Denmark
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3 / 18 |
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88 | 12 | 3 1 | 1 |
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Denmark
4 - 0
FYR Macedonia
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9 / 20 |
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89 | 10 | - | 0 |
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Czech Republic
2 - 2
Denmark
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8 / 22 |
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86 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
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Congo DR
0 - 0
Denmark
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Denmark
2 - 1
Ukraine
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6 / 10 |
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85 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Detailed statistics Denmark
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shots Denmark
Warnings Denmark
Passes Denmark
Goalkeeper saves Denmark
Latest start lineups Denmark (XI)
Czech Republic vs Denmark
World Cup - Qualification Europe 2024 - 1537579
Denmark vs FYR Macedonia
World Cup - Qualification Europe 2024 - 1487924
Scotland vs Denmark
World Cup - Qualification Europe 2024 - 1366325
Greece vs Denmark
World Cup - Qualification Europe 2024 - 1366290
Denmark vs Scotland
World Cup - Qualification Europe 2024 - 1366282
Denmark vs Lithuania
Friendlies 2025 - 1366907
2021
1st shirt
2021
2nd shirt
2021
3rd shirt
2018-2019
1st shirt