The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football competitions since 1908. The team has been a solidly competitive side in international football since the mid-1980s, with the triumph in the 1992 European Championships (Euro 1992) tournament as its most prominent victory, beating the the European champions in the semi-final, and the world champions in the final . They also won the Confederations Cup in 1995 defeating Argentina 2–0 in the final match.
On October 10, 2009, Denmark qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup by winning their qualification group with a victory over Sweden.
Denmark Team Profile Matches Road to 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Denmark team last standing position 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
Denmark Team Record in FIFA World Cup
On October 10, 2009, Denmark qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup by winning their qualification group with a victory over Sweden.
Denmark Team Profile Matches Road to 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
 |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | – | 1 – 1 | 0 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 1 – 2 | 0 – 0 |
| Denmark | 3 – 0 | – | 0 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 1 – 1 | 1 – 0 |
| Hungary | 2 – 0 | 0 – 0 | – | 3 – 0 | 0 – 1 | 1 – 2 |
| Malta | 0 – 0 | 0 – 3 | 0 – 1 | – | 0 – 4 | 0 – 1 |
| Portugal | 0 – 0 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 4 – 0 | – | 0 – 0 |
| Sweden | 4 – 1 | 0 – 1 | 2 – 1 | 4 – 0 | 0 – 0 | – |
Denmark team last standing position 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 21 |
| Portugal | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 19 |
| Sweden | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 18 |
| Hungary | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 16 |
| Albania | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 7 |
| Malta | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 1 |
Denmark Team Record in FIFA World Cup
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1930 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1934 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1938 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1950 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1954 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1958 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1962 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1966 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1970 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1974 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1978 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1982 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | Round of 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
 1990 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1994 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 4/19 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 |