Denmark national football team
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The Denmark men's national football team (Danish: Danmarks herre-fodboldlandshold or herrelandsholdet) represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organised under DBU. Denmark's home stadium is Parken Stadium in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen; their head coach is Kasper Hjulmand.
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| Nickname(s) | De Rød-Hvide (The Red and Whites) Danish Dynamite | ||
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| Association | Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Kasper Hjulmand | ||
| Captain | Simon Kjær | ||
| Most caps | Peter Schmeichel (129) | ||
| Top scorer | Poul "Tist" Nielsen Jon Dahl Tomasson (52) | ||
| Home stadium | Parken Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | DEN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 18  1 (21 September 2023)[1] | ||
| Highest | 3 (May 1997, August 1997) | ||
| Lowest | 51 (April 2017) | ||
| First international | |||
 Denmark 9–0 France B .svg/23px-Flag_of_France_(1794–1815%2C_1830–1974).svg.png){kind=small} (London, England; 19 October 1908) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Denmark 17–1 France (London, England; 22 October 1908) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_(1935–1945).svg.png){kind=small} Germany 8–0 Denmark (Breslau, Germany; 16 May 1937) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1986) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1998) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1964) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1992) | ||
| CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1993) | ||
| FIFA Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1995) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1995) | ||
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Denmark were the winners of the 1906 Intercalated Games football competition and silver medalists at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics. However, as amateurs who prohibited their internationals from becoming professionals at foreign clubs, Denmark did not qualify for the FIFA World Cup until 1986, although they won another Olympic silver in 1960.
Denmark has remained competitive in international tournaments. Triumph in the 1992 European Championship in Sweden marked the team's most prominent victory, defeating defending champions the Netherlands in the semi-final and world champions Germany in the final. They also won the 1995 King Fahd Cup, defeating Argentina in the final. Their best World Cup result was achieved in 1998, where they narrowly lost 3–2 in a quarter-final against Brazil. Denmark also made the round of 16 in 1986, 2002 and 2018.