Denmark at the FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.

Denmark have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on four occasions, the first being at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

They did not qualify for the finals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil as they were ranked as the worst runner-up among all nine UEFA qualification groups.

FIFA World Cup record

Denmark's first appearance at the World Cup was at the ninth edition of the tournament in 1986. From 1986 on, they participated at four out of seven World Cup end stages, with as summit a place in the quarter-finals at the 1998 World Cup.

1986 FIFA World Cup

Michael Laudrup in action for Denmark at the 1986 World Cup against Spain.

Denmark made their first World Cup appearance in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and with the attacking duo of Michael Laudrup and Preben Elkjær the team surprised the world, sweeping the group, including a 6–1 thrashing of Uruguay.[1] In the second round Denmark once again faced Spain, and once more Denmark lost out. The team received a trashing of their own, losing 5–1, including four goals by Emilio Butragueño. The first Spanish goal was caused by a miss-timed backpass by Jesper Olsen to Butragueño, an unfortunate action subsequently coined as "a real Jesper Olsen" (en rigtig Jesper Olsen). The phrase would live on for 13 years, and was repeated by the Danish TV commentators in 1999, when an identical backpass was carried out by Jesper Grønkjær to Filippo Inzaghi, at his debut game for the national team.[2]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 330091+86
 West Germany 31113413
 Uruguay 30212752
 Scotland 30121321

4 June 1986 (First Round)
16:00 CST
Scotland  0 1  Denmark
Report Elkjær Larsen  57'
Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Lajos Nemeth (Hungary)
Scotland
SCOTLAND:
GK 1 Jim Leighton
DF 2 Richard Gough
DF 3 Maurice Malpas
DF 5 Alex McLeish
DF 6 Willie Miller
DF 13 Steve Nicol
MF 8 Roy Aitken
MF 4 Graeme Souness (c)
MF 7 Gordon Strachan  74'
FW 19 Charlie Nicholas
FW 20 Paul Sturrock  61'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Frank McAvennie  61'
FW 9 Eamonn Bannon  74'
Manager:
Scotland Alex Ferguson
Denmark
DENMARK:
GK 1 Troels Rasmussen
DF 3 Søren Busk
DF 4 Morten Olsen (c)
DF 5 Ivan Nielsen
DF 13 Jens Jørn Bertelsen
MF 6 Søren Lerby
MF 8 Jesper Olsen  80'
MF 15 Frank Arnesen  74'
MF 11 Michael Laudrup
FW 9 Klaus Berggreen  84'
FW 10 Preben Elkjær Larsen
Substitutions:
DF 2 John Sivebæk  74'
MF 7 Jan Mølby  80'
Manager:
Germany Sepp Piontek

8 June 1986 (First Round)
16:00 CST
Denmark  6 1  Uruguay
Elkjær Larsen  11', 67', 80'
Lerby  41'
Laudrup  52'
J. Olsen  88'
Report Francescoli  45' (pen.)
Denmark
DENMARK:
GK 1 Troels Rasmussen
DF 3 Søren Busk
DF 4 Morten Olsen (c)
DF 5 Ivan Nielsen  7'
DF 21 Henrik Andersen
DF 12 Jens Jørn Bertelsen  57'
MF 6 Søren Lerby
MF 15 Frank Arnesen
MF 11 Michael Laudrup  81'
FW 9 Klaus Berggreen
FW 10 Preben Elkjær Larsen
Substitutions:
MF 7 Jan Mølby  57'
MF 8 Jesper Olsen  81'
Manager:
Germany Sepp Piontek
Uruguay
URUGUAY:
GK 12 Fernando Alvez
DF 2 Nelson Gutiérrez
DF 3 Eduardo Mario Acevedo (c)
DF 4 Víctor Diogo
DF 6 José Batista
MF 5 Miguel Bossio Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 13', 19'
MF 16 Mario Saralegui
MF 11 Sergio Santín  57'
MF 10 Enzo Francescoli
FW 9 Jorge da Silva  35'
FW 7 Antonio Alzamendi  57'
Substitutions:
MF 17 José Zalazar  57'
FW 19 Venancio Ramos  57'
Manager:
Uruguay Omar Borrás

13 June 1986 (First Round)
12:00 CST
Denmark  2 0  West Germany
J. Olsen  43' (pen.)
Eriksen  62'
Report
Denmark
DENMARK:
GK 22 Lars Høgh
DF 2 John Sivebæk
DF 3 Søren Busk
DF 4 Morten Olsen (c)
DF 21 Henrik Andersen
MF 15 Frank Arnesen Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 36', 88'
MF 7 Jan Mølby
MF 8 Jesper Olsen  71'
MF 6 Søren Lerby
MF 11 Michael Laudrup
FW 10 Preben Elkjær Larsen  46'
Substitutions:
FW 19 John Eriksen  46'
FW 14 Allan Simonsen  71'
Manager:
Germany Sepp Piontek
West Germany
WEST GERMANY:
GK 1 Harald Schumacher (c)
DF 4 Karlheinz Förster  71'
DF 5 Matthias Herget
DF 6 Norbert Eder  48'
DF 14 Thomas Berthold
DF 17 Ditmar Jakobs  51'
DF 3 Andreas Brehme
MF 21 Wolfgang Rolff  46'
MF 8 Lothar Matthäus
FW 19 Klaus Allofs
FW 9 Rudi Völler
Substitutions:
MF 7 Pierre Littbarski  46'
FW 11 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge  71'
Manager:
Germany Franz Beckenbauer

18 June 1986 (Round of 16)
16:00 CST
Denmark  1 5  Spain
J. Olsen  33' (pen.) Report Butragueño  43', 56', 80', 88' (pen.)
Goikoetxea  68' (pen.)
Denmark
DENMARK:
GK 22 Lars Høgh
DF 3 Søren Busk
DF 4 Morten Olsen (c)
DF 5 Ivan Nielsen
DF 21 Henrik Andersen  26'  60'
DF 12 Jens Jørn Bertelsen
MF 8 Jesper Olsen  71'
MF 6 Søren Lerby
MF 11 Michael Laudrup
FW 9 Klaus Berggreen
FW 10 Preben Elkjær Larsen
Substitutions:
FW 19 John Eriksen  60'
MF 7 Jan Mølby  71'
Manager:
Germany Sepp Piontek
Spain
SPAIN:
GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta
DF 2 Tomás
DF 3 José Antonio Camacho (c)  32'
DF 5 Víctor
DF 8 Andoni Goikoetxea  27'
MF 14 Ricardo Gallego
MF 11 Julio Alberto
MF 18 Ramón Calderé
MF 21 Míchel  60'  83'
FW 19 Julio Salinas  46'
FW 9 Emilio Butragueño
Substitutions:
FW 20 Eloy  46'
MF 17 Francisco  83'
Manager:
Spain Miguel Muñoz

1998 FIFA World Cup

Under coach Bo "Bosse" Johansson, the 1998 FIFA World Cup saw the revival of the Danish team, starring both Laudrup brothers in their last international campaign. After beating Saudi Arabia 1–0, drawing with South Africa and losing 2–1 to later champions France in mediocre games, the Danish team qualified to the knockout stages as second in the group. In the next game however, Denmark played some of the best football of the entire tournament, beating Nigeria 4–1 in a fantastic game. In the quarterfinal against Brazil, the Danes went out with a beautiful 2–3 defeat to the later silver medalists, in a very close and emotional game.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 330091+89
 Denmark 31113304
 South Africa 30213632
 Saudi Arabia 30122751

12 June 1998 (First Round)
17:30
Saudi Arabia  0 1  Denmark
Report Rieper  69'
Saudi Arabia
Denmark
GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani
DF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF 4 Abdullah Zubromawi
DF 13Hussein Sulaimani
MF 6 Fuad Amin (c)  78'
MF 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
MF 14Khalid Al-Muwallid  11'
MF 16Khamis Al-Owairan
FW 9 Sami Al-Jaber  84'
FW 10Saeed Al-Owairan  79'
Substitutions:
MF 20Hamzah Saleh  78'
FW 8 Obeid Al-Dosari  79'
FW 15Yousuf Al-Thunayan  84'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
DF 2 Michael Schjønberg
DF 3 Marc Rieper  60'
DF 4 Jes Høgh
DF 6 Thomas Helveg
DF 12Søren Colding
MF 10Michael Laudrup (c)
MF 14Morten Wieghorst  12'  65'
MF 21Martin Jørgensen  73'
FW 11Brian Laudrup  84'
FW 19Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
MF 7 Allan Nielsen  73'  65'
MF 8 Per Frandsen  73'
DF 5 Jan Heintze  84'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Claudio Rossi (Argentina)
Jorge Diaz Garcia (Chile)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

18 June 1998 (First Round)
17:30
South Africa  1 1  Denmark
McCarthy  51' Report Nielsen  12'
South Africa
Denmark
GK 1 Hans Vonk
DF 3 David Nyathi  28'  88'
DF 5 Mark Fish
DF 19Lucas Radebe (c)  73'
DF 21Pierre Issa  63'
MF 7 Quinton Fortune
MF 10John Moshoeu
MF 11Helman Mkhalele
FW 9 Shaun Bartlett  77'
FW 12Brendan Augustine  46'
FW 17Benni McCarthy
Substitutions:
MF 8 Alfred Phiri Yellow cardRed card 65', 68'  46'
FW 6 Phil Masinga  77'
FW 13Delron Buckley  88'
Manager:
France Philippe Troussier
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel  57'
DF 2 Michael Schjønberg  23'  82'
DF 3 Marc Rieper
DF 4 Jes Høgh  56'
DF 6 Thomas Helveg
DF 12Søren Colding
MF 7 Allan Nielsen
MF 10Michael Laudrup (c)  58'
MF 21Martin Jørgensen
FW 11Brian Laudrup
FW 19Ebbe Sand  58'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Jan Heintze  58'
FW 9 Miklos Molnar Red card 66'  58'
MF 14Morten Wieghorst Red card 85'  82'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)
Celestino Galván (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Epifanio González (Paraguay)

24 June 1998 (First Round)
16:00
France  2 1  Denmark
Djorkaeff  12' (pen.)
Petit  56'
Report M. Laudrup  42' (pen.)
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
France
Denmark
GK 16Fabien Barthez
DF 2 Vincent Candela
DF 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
DF 18Franck Leboeuf
MF 4 Patrick Vieira  62'
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff
MF 11Robert Pirès  71'
MF 13Bernard Diomède  53'
MF 17Emmanuel Petit  64'
MF 19Christian Karembeu
FW 20David Trézéguet  85'
Substitutions:
MF 14Alain Boghossian  64'
FW 12Thierry Henry  71'
FW 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h  85'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
DF 2 Michael Schjønberg
DF 3 Marc Rieper
DF 4 Jes Høgh
DF 5 Jan Heintze
DF 6 Thomas Helveg
DF 13Jacob Laursen  46'
MF 7 Allan Nielsen
MF 10Michael Laudrup (c)
MF 21Martin Jørgensen  54'
FW 11Brian Laudrup  75'
Substitutions:
DF 12Søren Colding  65'  46'
FW 19Ebbe Sand  54'
MF 15Stig Tøfting  78'  75'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Nimal Wickeramatunge (Belgium)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

28 June 1998 (Round of 16)
21:00
Nigeria  1 4  Denmark
Babangida  78' Report Møller  3'
B. Laudrup  12'
Sand  60'
Helveg  76'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Nigeria
Denmark
GK 1 Peter Rufai
RB 8 Mutiu Adepoju
CB 5 Uche Okechukwu (c)
CB 6 Taribo West
LB 3 Celestine Babayaro
DM 15Sunday Oliseh
RM 7 Finidi George
LM 11Garba Lawal  73'
AM 10Jay-Jay Okocha  49'
SS 4 Nwankwo Kanu  65'
CF 20Victor Ikpeba
Substitutes:
FW 9 Rashidi Yekini  65'
DF 13Tijjani Babangida  73'
Manager:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
RB 12Søren Colding
CB 3 Marc Rieper  24'
CB 4 Jes Høgh
LB 5 Jan Heintze
CM 6 Thomas Helveg
CM 7 Allan Nielsen
RW 21Martin Jørgensen
LW 10Michael Laudrup (c)  84'
SS 11Brian Laudrup  78'
CF 18Peter Møller  59'
Substitutes:
FW 19Ebbe Sand  59'
MF 14Morten Wieghorst  78'
MF 8 Per Frandsen  84'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait)
Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Fourth official:
Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)

3 July 1998 (Quarter-Finals)
21:00
Brazil  3 2  Denmark
Bebeto  10'
Rivaldo  25', 59'
Report Jørgensen  2'
B. Laudrup  50'
Brazil
Denmark
GK 1 Claudio Taffarel
RB 2 Cafu  81'
CB 3 Aldair  37'
CB 4 Junior Baiano
LB 6 Roberto Carlos  11'
CM 5 César Sampaio
CM 8 Dunga (c)
AM 10Rivaldo  87'
AM 18Leonardo  71'
CF 20Bebeto  64'
CF 9 Ronaldo
Substitutes:
FW 19Denílson  64'
MF 11Emerson  71'
MF 16Zé Roberto  87'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
RB 12Søren Colding  39'
CB 3 Marc Rieper
CB 4 Jes Høgh
LB 5 Jan Heintze
CM 6 Thomas Helveg  19'  87'
CM 7 Allan Nielsen  46'
RW 21Martin Jørgensen
LW 10Michael Laudrup (c)
SS 11Brian Laudrup
CF 18Peter Møller  66'
Substitutes:
MF 15Stig Tøfting  72'  46'
FW 19Ebbe Sand  66'
DF 2 Michael Schjønberg  87'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia)
Dramane Danté (Mali)
Fourth official:
Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

2002 FIFA World Cup

Denmark qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but despite impressive results in the group stage, especially the 2–0 win against reigning World Cup winners France, Denmark didn't manage to advance any further as they were defeated with a 0–3 score in the round of 16 against England.

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 3 2 1 0 5 2 +37
 Senegal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +15
 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 4 5 12
 France 3 0 1 2 0 3 31

All times local (UTC+9)

1 June 2002 (First Round)
18:00
Uruguay  1–2  Denmark
Rodríguez  47' Report Tomasson  45', 83'
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Uruguay
Denmark
GK 1 Fabián Carini
RB 2 Gustavo Méndez  25'
CB 14Gonzalo Sorondo
CB 4 Paolo Montero (c)
LB 6 Darío Rodríguez  87'
RM 8 Gustavo Varela
CM 5 Pablo García
LM 7 Gianni Guigou
AM 20Álvaro Recoba  80'
CF 9 Darío Silva
CF 13Sebastián Abreu  88'
Substitutions:
FW 17Mario Regueiro  80'
FW 11Federico Magallanes  87'
FW 18Richard Morales  88'
Manager:
Víctor Púa
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 4 Martin Laursen  51'
CB 3 René Henriksen
LB 5 Jan Heintze (c)  34'  58'
CM 2 Stig Tøfting
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
RW 19Dennis Rommedahl
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær  70'
CF 11Ebbe Sand  89'
Substitutions:
DF 12Niclas Jensen  58'
FW 10Martin Jørgensen  70'
MF 17Christian Poulsen  89'
Manager:
Morten Olsen

Man of the Match:
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)

Assistant referees:
Awni Hassouneh (Jordan)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

6 June 2002 (First Round)
15:30
Denmark  1–1  Senegal
Tomasson  16' (pen.) Report Diao  52'
Denmark
Senegal
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg  82'
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 Rene Henriksen
LB 5 Jan Heintze (c)
CM 2 Stig Tøfting
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen  62'
RW 19Dennis Rommedahl  89'
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson  20'
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær  50'
CF 11Ebbe Sand  7'
Substitutions:
FW 10Martin Jørgensen  50'
MF 17Christian Poulsen  84'  62'
FW 18Peter Løvenkrands  89'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK 1 Tony Sylva
RB 17Ferdinand Coly
CB 13Lamine Diatta
CB 4 Papa Malick Diop (c)
LB 2 Omar Daf
RM 14Moussa N'Diaye  46'
CM 3 Papa Sarr  46'
CM 15Salif Diao Yellow cardRed card 62', 80'
CM 19Papa Bouba Diop
LM 10Khalilou Fadiga  10'
CF 11El Hadji Diouf
Substitutions:
FW 7 Henri Camara  46'
FW 9 Souleymane Camara  46'  83'
DF 21Habib Beye  83'
Manager:
France Bruno Metsu

Man of the Match:
Khalilou Fadiga (Senegal)

Assistant referees:
Ferenc Szekely (Hungary)
Visva Krishnan (Singapore)
Fourth official:
Kim Young-Soo (Korea Republic)

11 June 2002 (First Round)
15:30
Denmark  2–0  France
Rommedahl  22'
Tomasson  67'
Report
Denmark
France
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 Rene Henriksen (c)
LB 12Niclas Jensen  71'
CM 2 Stig Tøfting  79'
CM 17Christian Poulsen  27'  76'
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
RW 19Dennis Rommedahl
LW 10Martin Jørgensen  46'
CF 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
Substitutions:
FW 8 Jesper Grønkjær  46'
DF 20Kasper Bøgelund  76'
MF 23Brian Steen Nielsen  79'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK 16Fabien Barthez
RB 2 Vincent Candela
CB 15Lilian Thuram
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 4 Patrick Vieira  71'
CM 7 Claude Makélélé
RW 11Sylvain Wiltord  83'
AM 10Zinedine Zidane
LW 21Christophe Dugarry  8'  54'
CF 20David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW 9 Djibril Cissé  54'
MF 22Johan Micoud  71'
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff  83'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)

Assistant referees:
Carlos Matos (Portugal)
Elise Doriri (Vanuatu)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

15 June 2002 (Round of 16)
20:30
Denmark  0–3  England
Report Ferdinand  5'
Owen  22'
Heskey  44'
Big Swan Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 40,582
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Denmark
England
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg  7'
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 René Henriksen (c)
LB 12Niclas Jensen
CM 2 Stig Tøfting  24'  58'
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
RW 19Dennis Rommedahl
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær
CF 11Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
DF 20Kasper Bøgelund  7'
MF 14Claus Jensen  58'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK 1 David Seaman
RB 2 Danny Mills  50'
CB 5 Rio Ferdinand
CB 6 Sol Campbell
LB 3 Ashley Cole
RM 7 David Beckham (c)
CM 8 Paul Scholes  49'
CM 21Nicky Butt
LM 4 Trevor Sinclair
CF 11Emile Heskey  69'
CF 10Michael Owen  46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Robbie Fowler  46'
MF 23Kieron Dyer  49'
FW 17Teddy Sheringham  69'
Manager:
Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Rio Ferdinand (England)

Assistant referees:
Heiner Müller (Germany)
Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

2010 FIFA World Cup

At the 2010 World Cup, Denmark was grouped with Japan, Cameroon and the Netherlands. Denmark lost the first match 2–0 to Netherlands, but then had a vital 2–1 victory against Cameroon, which enabled further advancement in case of victory over Japan, in the last third match. The game against Japan however ended with a 3–1 defeat, and thereby Denmark didn't reach their declared goal of advancement to round 16. Apparently the biggest reason for the lack of success, was however this time, that Denmark in both the preface -and during the 3 games at the tournament- had struggled with a lot of injuries hitting their best players.

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 5 1 +49
 Japan 3 2 0 1 4 2 +26
 Denmark 3 1 0 2 3 6 33
 Cameroon 3 0 0 3 2 5 30

All times local (UTC+02)

14 June 2010 (First Round)
13:30
Netherlands  2–0  Denmark
Agger  46' (o.g.)
Kuyt  85'
Report
Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 83,465
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)[3]
Netherlands[4]
Denmark[4]
GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
RB 2 Gregory van der Wiel
CB 3 John Heitinga
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
CM 6 Mark van Bommel
CM 8 Nigel de Jong  44'  88'
RW 7 Dirk Kuyt
AM 10Wesley Sneijder
LW 23Rafael van der Vaart  67'
CF 9 Robin van Persie  49'  77'
Substitutions:
FW 17Eljero Elia  67'
MF 20Ibrahim Afellay  77'
MF 14Demy de Zeeuw  88'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Lars Jacobsen
CB 4 Daniel Agger
CB 3 Simon Kjær  63'
LB 15Simon Poulsen
RM 20Thomas Enevoldsen  56'
CM 2 Christian Poulsen
CM 12Thomas Kahlenberg  73'
LM 10Martin Jørgensen (c)
SS 19Dennis Rommedahl
CF 11Nicklas Bendtner  62'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Jesper Grønkjær  56'
FW 17Mikkel Beckmann  62'
MF 21Christian Eriksen  73'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
Netherlands vs Denmark

Man of the Match:
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Eric Dansault (France)[3]
Laurent Ugo (France)[3]
Fourth official:
Roberto Rosetti (Italy)[3]
Fifth official:
Paolo Calcagno (Italy)[3]

19 June 2010 (First Round)
20:30
Cameroon  1–2  Denmark
Eto'o  10' Report Bendtner  33'
Rommedahl  61'
Cameroon[5]
Denmark[5]
GK 16Souleymanou Hamidou
RB 19Stephane Mbia  75'
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou
CB 5 Sébastien Bassong  49'  72'
LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
RM 6 Alexandre Song
CM 8 Geremi Njitap
CM 18Eyong Enoh  46'
LM 10Achille Emana
SS 15Pierre Webó  78'
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o (c)
Substitutions:
MF 11Jean Makoun  46'
FW 17Mohammadou Idrissou  72'
FW 23Vincent Aboubakar  78'
Manager:
France Paul Le Guen
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen  86'
RB 6 Lars Jacobsen
CB 3 Simon Kjær  87'
CB 4 Daniel Agger
LB 15Simon Poulsen
CM 2 Christian Poulsen
CM 10Martin Jørgensen  46'
RW 19Dennis Rommedahl
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson (c)  86'
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær  67'
CF 11Nicklas Bendtner
Substitutions:
MF 7 Daniel Jensen  46'
MF 12Thomas Kahlenberg  67'
MF 14Jakob Poulsen  86'
Manager:
Morten Olsen

Man of the Match:
Daniel Agger (Denmark)

Assistant referees:
Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Brent Best (New Zealand)

Japan opened the scoring in the 17th minute from a direct free kick taken by Keisuke Honda – only the second goal scored from a free kick in the tournament.[6] Honda, standing to Danish keeper Thomas Sørensen's left, kicked the ball with great force; Sørensen initially moved to his left, and as the ball sailed past the wall, he shifted direction, but could not recover in time to make the save. Japan's second goal came thirteen minutes later, also from a direct free kick, this time by Yasuhito Endō. Standing outside the penalty area directly in front of the Danish goal, he curled the ball around the wall. Sørensen had been standing on the right side of his goal and could not move to his left fast enough. Endō almost scored from yet another free kick early in the second half. This time, Sørensen appeared to have difficulty judging the path of the ball, and was only able to palm it away at the last second, where it caromed off the goalpost.

Denmark needed to win this game in order to advance and increased their attacks accordingly. Late in the second half, Christian Eriksen put his shot over the goal and Søren Larsen hit the goalpost. They were finally able to score in the 82nd minute. When Makoto Hasebe was adjudged to have fouled Daniel Agger inside the penalty area, Denmark were awarded a penalty kick. Jon Dahl Tomasson took the shot, which was saved by Eiji Kawashima; the goalkeeper, however, was unable to control the rebound, which fell to Tomasson, and he was able to put it in the goal. Japan scored their final goal in the 87th minute. Honda dribbled into the penalty area, forcing Sørensen to attempt to block a potential shot, but Honda passed it to substitute Shinji Okazaki, who merely had to put the ball into an empty net.

The victory was Japan's second World Cup tournament victory on foreign soil, and only their second against a European team. Japan finished group play in second place with six points, and advanced to the knockout round for the second time in their history, and the first time on foreign soil.[7] Denmark ended in third with three points. This was the first time Denmark failed to get past the group stage in the World Cup.

24 June 2010 (First Round)
20:30
Denmark  1–3  Japan
Tomasson  81' Report Honda  17'
Endō  30'
Okazaki  87'
Denmark[8]
Japan[8]
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Lars Jacobsen
CB 4 Daniel Agger
CB 13Per Krøldrup  29'  56'
LB 15Simon Poulsen
DM 2 Christian Poulsen  48'
CM 10Martin Jørgensen  34'
CM 12Thomas Kahlenberg  63'
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson (c)
AM 19Dennis Rommedahl
CF 11Nicklas Bendtner  66'
Substitutions:
MF 14Jakob Poulsen  34'
FW 18Søren Larsen  56'
MF 21Christian Eriksen  63'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK 21Eiji Kawashima
RB 3 Yūichi Komano
CB 22Yuji Nakazawa
CB 4 Marcus Tulio Tanaka
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo  26'
DM 2 Yuki Abe
CM 8 Daisuke Matsui  74'
CM 7 Yasuhito Endō  12'  90+1'
RW 17Makoto Hasebe (c)
LW 16Yoshito Ōkubo  88'
CF 18Keisuke Honda
Substitutions:
FW 9 Shinji Okazaki  74'
DF 15Yasuyuki Konno  88'
MF 20Junichi Inamoto  90+1'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada

Man of the Match:
Keisuke Honda (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Célestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Enock Molefe (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Fifth official:
Henrik Andrén (Sweden)

Summary table

Location and Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930Did not enter-------
Italy 1934Did not enter-------
France 1938Did not enter-------
Brazil 1950Did not enter-------
Switzerland 1954Did not enter-------
Sweden 1958Did not qualify-------
Chile 1962Did not enter-------
England 1966Did not qualify-------
Mexico 1970Did not qualify-------
West Germany 1974Did not qualify-------
Argentina 1978Did not qualify-------
Spain 1982Did not qualify-------
Mexico 1986Round of 1694301106
Italy 1990Did not qualify-------
United States 1994Did not qualify-------
France 1998Quarter-finals8521297
South KoreaJapan 2002Round of 1610421155
Germany 2006Did not qualify-------
South Africa 2010Round 124310236
Brazil 2014Did not qualify-------
Russia 2018--------
Qatar 2022--------
Total4/20-168262724

References

  1. "The cult World Cup teams we loved: Denmark 1986". The Score. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. Politiken.dk (1999-03-28). "Den aften, da Jesper Olsen blev glemt" (in Danish).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Netherlands-Denmark" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Cameroon-Denmark" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  6. Sheringham, Sam (24 June 2010). "Denmark 1-3 Japan". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  7. "Honda drives Japan through". ESPNsoccernet (ESPN). 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Denmark-Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.

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