{"id":9572,"date":"2020-07-14T10:35:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T10:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestonlinebettingsites.co.uk\/?page_id=9572"},"modified":"2022-09-22T09:24:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T09:24:07","slug":"denmark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bestonlinebettingsites.co.uk\/football\/tournaments\/european-championship\/denmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark at the Euros: European Championship Results, Stats & History"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DenmarkDenmark became European Champions on Scandinavian soil in 1992, surprising many by winning UEFA Euro \u201992 in Sweden very much against the odds. They have failed to replicate that success, but the Danes have participated in four of the subsequent six European Championships, reaching the quarter finals in Portugal in 2004. Denmark\u2019s first taste of a major European tournament came in the 1964 European Nations\u2019 Cup in Spain. They lost the third-place play-off that year, but given it was only a four-team tournament that\u2019s not the achievement it may at first appear!<\/p>\n

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When Did Denmark Last Win the Euros?<\/h2>\n

Denmark have been European Champions once, winning in Sweden in 1992.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

UEFA European Championship Results<\/h2>\n

In the early years of the European Championship, the Danes struggled to qualify. In fact, after finishing fourth in Spain in \u201964, Denmark\u2019s next European appearance came in France in 1984. It should be noted though that until 1980 the finals of the Euros remained just a four-team affair. They finished 3rd of eight teams in France before failing to get past the group stage in West Germany four years later. Nevertheless, they shocked the world by winning Euro 1992 in Sweden. Since then, a semi final at Euro 2020 is their best achievement.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>\nHost<\/th>\nStage of Elimination (Position)<\/th>\nManager<\/th>\nTop Scorer<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2020<\/td>\nEurope<\/td>\nSemi Finals (3rd)<\/td>\nKasper Hjulmand<\/td>\nKasper Dolberg (3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nPoland & Ukraine<\/td>\nGroup Stage (12th)<\/td>\nMorten Olsen<\/td>\nNicklas Bendtner (2) & Michael Krohn-Dehli (2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nPortugal<\/td>\nQuarter final (8th)<\/td>\nMorten Olsen<\/td>\nJon Dahl Tomasson (3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nBelgium & Netherlands<\/td>\nGroup Stage (16th)<\/td>\nBo Johansson<\/td>\nNo Goalscorer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nEngland<\/td>\nGroup Stage (9th)<\/td>\nRichard Moller Nielsen<\/td>\nBrian Laudrup (3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\nWinners (1st)<\/td>\nRichard Moller Nielsen<\/td>\nHenrik Larsen (3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\nWest Germany<\/td>\nGroup Stage (7th)<\/td>\nSepp Piontek<\/td>\nMichael Laudrup (1) & Flemming Povlsen (1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\nSemi finals (3rd)<\/td>\nSepp Piontek<\/td>\nFrank Arnesen (3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1964<\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\nThird-place Play-off (4th)<\/td>\nPoul Petersen<\/td>\nCarl Bertelsen (1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Times Denmark Won the Euros<\/h2>\n
\"Danish

Credit: Oleg Znamenskiy (bigstock)<\/p><\/div>\n

Denmark\u2019s win in Sweden in \u201992 remains their one and only European Championship success. The Danes only qualified for the tournament due to Yugoslavia\u2019s exclusion. Denmark finished runners-up to the Yugoslavians in their qualifying group but when the breakup of that country and war led to the football team being disqualified, it was decided it should be the Danes who were called up.<\/p>\n

Despite having little more than a week to prepare for a tournament they had not expected to grace, the Danes somehow caused one of the greatest upsets in the history of the Euros. It really was a fairy tale and a great story of how a side with nothing to lose was able to play without fear and make history.<\/p>\n

Euro 1992 \u2013 Danes Prevail in Sweden<\/h3>\n

Denmark made the most of their chance in Sweden. Despite winning only one of three group games, Richard Moller Nielsen\u2019s men followed the competition hosts into the knockout stages from Group 1. They drew 0-0 with England before losing their second game 1-0 to Sweden. In the final round of games they beat France 2-1 in Malmo to finish a point above the Three Lions and the French and progress to the semis.<\/p>\n

Denmark then shocked Holland in Gothenburg, winning a fantastic game 5-4 on penalties after a thrilling 2-2 draw. This was a strong Dutch side which had topped Group 2 and were also defending champions. They had most of the core of the 1988 side but it was star striker Marco van Basten that missed the key penalty in the shootout.<\/p>\n

The mighty Germany, who beat Sweden 3-2 in their semi, were waiting in the final for Nielsen\u2019s troops. The Germans, in their first major tournament as a reunified nation, were huge favourites but John Jensen gave Denmark an early lead, which was doubled late on by Kim Vilfort. Germany had much of the ball but created little and the Danes held on for a famous win.<\/p>\n

Best Performances<\/h2>\n

Eight years before their victory in Sweden, Denmark reached the semi finals in France. Despite starting with a narrow defeat to the tournament hosts, Denmark went through on four points. Unfortunately, they were beaten on penalties by Spain in the last four after the game ended 1-1 in normal time.<\/p>\n

In 2004, Morten Olsen\u2019s boys reached the last eight in Portugal in a tournament that featured 16 teams. Denmark finished level with Sweden and Italy on five points but went through by the narrowest of margins on head-to-head goals for. However, they were very well beaten 3-0 by Czech Republic in Porto at the quarter final stage.<\/p>\n

In the 2020 campaign the team got off to a tricky start losing against Finland and Belgium, but went on to trounce Russia 4-1 and sneaking through to the round of 16 on goal difference, where they easily beat Wales 4-0 before also besting Czech Republic 2-1. This made the first time the Danes had won 3 in a row in the Euros.<\/p>\n

Golden Boot\/Top Goalscorer<\/h2>\n

When Denmark won the European Championship in 1992, four players finished level of the top scorers\u2019 chart with three goals apiece. Denmark\u2019s Henrik Larsen, Holland\u2019s Dennis Bergkamp, Germany\u2019s Karl-Heinz Riedle and Sweden\u2019s Tomas Brolin all netted three times on Swedish soil. That is the only time a Dane has topped the pile at the Euros.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>\nHost<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nNumber of Goals<\/th>\nRunner(s) Up<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1992<\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\nHenrik Larsen<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nJoint Top Scorer \u2013 Dennis Bergkamp (3), Karl-Heinz Riedle (3) & Tomas Brolin (3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Times Denmark Didn’t Qualify For the Euros<\/h2>\n
\"Danish

Credit: Elkov (bigstock)<\/p><\/div>\n

Denmark failed to qualify four years before featuring in Spain in 1964, though once again we should remember that between the first European Championship in 1960 and expansion in 1980, only four teams made the finals.<\/p>\n

The Danes suffered for the next two decades, failing to qualify for any European Championship until France \u201984, where they finished third. Denmark played in six successive championships before missing Euro 2008. They also failed to reach Euro 2016 in France, losing to rivals Sweden in the play-offs.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>\nHost<\/th>\nManager<\/th>\nPlayed<\/th>\nWon<\/th>\nDraw<\/th>\nLoss<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2016<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\nMorten Olsen<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nAustria & Switzerland<\/td>\nMorten Olsen<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\nSepp Piontek<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/td>\nYugoslavia<\/td>\nKurt Nielsen<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\nBelgium<\/td>\nRudolf Strittich<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\nPoul Petersen<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1960<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\nArne Sorensen<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Worst Result<\/h2>\n

Denmark were woeful at Euro 2000 in Belgium and Holland, leaving the tournament with three defeats and no goals. They may feel that they were in the Group of Death, up against hosts Netherlands, eventual winners France and a decent Czech side that pushed both of those two in the group. However, three defeats, no goals scored and eight conceded has to rank as a really poor tournament.<\/p>\n

The Danes started with a 3-0 loss to France in Bruges, which they followed up with another 3-0 defeat to joint hosts Holland in Rotterdam. In their final game, Bo Johansson\u2019s men were beaten 2-0 by Czech Republic in Liege.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Denmark became European Champions on Scandinavian soil in 1992, surprising many by winning UEFA Euro \u201992 in Sweden very much against the odds. They have failed to replicate that success, but the Danes have participated in four of the subsequent six European Championships, reaching the quarter finals in Portugal in 2004. Denmark\u2019s first taste of a major European tournament came in the 1964 European Nations\u2019 Cup in Spain. They lost the third-place play-off that year, but given it was only a four-team tournament that\u2019s not the achievement it may at first appear! When Did Denmark Last Win the Euros? Denmark <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":2867,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"page_type":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestonlinebettingsites.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9572"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestonlinebettingsites.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestonlinebettingsites.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestonlinebettingsites.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestonlinebettingsites.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9572"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestonlinebettingsites.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10168,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestonlinebettingsites.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9572\/revisions\/10168"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestonlinebettingsites.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestonlinebettingsites.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestonlinebettingsites.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page_type?post=9572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}