| team DENMARK | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 17 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 6 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 0; = 0; - 4: 4 - 13 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 6: + 1; = 1; - 4: 7 - 18 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 6: + 2; = 1; - 3: 6 - 10 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 4: + 0; = 1; - 3: 2 - 13 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 6: + 2; = 0; - 4: 14 - 12 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 8: + 4; = 0; - 4: 14 - 11 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 5; = 1; - 2: 17 - 6 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | 4: + 3; = 0; - 1: 10 - 6 6 | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 6: + 3; = 2; - 1: 15 - 6 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 12: + 7; = 4; - 1: 15 - 2 18 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 8: + 5; = 2; - 1: 14 - 6 17 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 5: + 2; = 1; - 2: 9 - 7 7 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 10: + 6; = 4; - 0: 22 - 6 22 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 5 - 5 7 | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 12: + 6; = 4; - 2: 24 - 12 22 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 10: + 6; = 3; - 1: 16 - 5 21 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 3 - 6 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 10: + 4; = 4; - 2: 17 - 12 16 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 12: + 7; = 3; - 2: 25 - 9 24 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 4: + 1; = 3; - 0: 3 - 2 6 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 10: + 9; = 0; - 1: 30 - 3 27 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 1 - 3 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 8: + 4; = 3; - 1: 22 - 9 15 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | Quarter-finals 1998 FIFA World Cup France™ | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 140: +71: =33; -36; 264 ‒ 153 246 | |
| Percentage indicators | +50,71%; =23,57%; -25,71%; 1,89 ‒ 1,09 58,57% | |
| FIFA world cup | 23: +9: =6; -8; 31 ‒ 29 33 | |
| Percentage indicators | +39,13%; =26,09%; -34,78%; 1,35 ‒ 1,26 47,83% | |
| Total: | 163: +80: =39; -44; 295 ‒ 182 279 | |
| Percentage indicators | +49,08%; =23,93%; -26,99%; 1,81 ‒ 1,12 57,06% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 163 (23) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 295 | |
| - home: | 151 (51,19%) | |
| - away: | 108 (36,61%) | |
| - neutral field: | 36 (12,20%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 182 | |
| - home: | 60 (32,97%) | |
| - away: | 95 (52,2%) | |
| - neutral field: | 27 (14,84%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,81 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,12 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 140/210 (66,67%) | |
| - away: | 103/210 (49,05%) | |
| - neutral field: | 36/69 (52,17%) | |
| Biggest win: | 8:0 - Moldova | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:6 - Russia, Czechia | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 64 (39,26%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 35 (21,47%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 33 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 12 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 4 / 1 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 183 (1,12) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 6 (0,04) | |
| - second yellow cards | 4 | |
| - straight red cards | 2 | |
| Players acted | 320 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 5 077 799 (31 736) | |
| Top scorer: | Preben ELKJAER-LARSEN (82 86) - 16 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Dennis ROMMEDAHL (02 06 10 14) - 43 games | |