DenmarkvsEngland

Denmark vs England: head-to-head stats

Since 1948

Denmark

wins

draws

23 meetings

England

wins

Denmark and England have met 23 times since 1948: Denmark won 4, England 13, and 6 matches were drawn. England lead the head-to-head by 9 wins. Goals: Denmark 22, England 39. Last meeting: Denmark 1–1 England (UEFA Euro, Jun 20, 2024).

First meeting: Denmark 0–0 England; Sep 26, 1948 · Friendly
Last meeting: Denmark 1–1 England; Jun 20, 2024 · UEFA Euro
Biggest Denmark win: Denmark 4–1 England; Aug 17, 2005 · Friendly
Biggest England win: Denmark 1–5 England; Oct 2, 1955 · Friendly

The rivalry, match by match

23 meetings since 1948. Hover or tap a match for the details.

Denmark win
Draw
England win
World Cup or continental finals
Bigger = wider margin

↑ Denmark win↓ England win

DEN=ENG

1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020

All-time balanceWins difference after every meeting

ENG +91955 · ENG ahead4–1 · 2005

Goals per decade

↑ DENENG ↓

1940s: Denmark 0 goals, England 0 goals
1950s: Denmark 4 goals, England 14 goals
1960s: Denmark 0 goals, England 2 goals
1970s: Denmark 3 goals, England 5 goals
1980s: Denmark 4 goals, England 4 goals
1990s: Denmark 0 goals, England 2 goals
2000s: Denmark 7 goals, England 6 goals
2010s: Denmark 1 goal, England 3 goals
2020s: Denmark 3 goals, England 3 goals

By competition

Competition	P	DEN W	D	ENG W
Friendly	11	2	2	7
UEFA Euro qualification	4	1	1	2
UEFA Euro	3	0	2	1
FIFA World Cup qualification	2	0	0	2
UEFA Nations League	2	1	1	0
FIFA World Cup	1	0	0	1

All meetings

23 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.

DJun 20, 20241–1NUEFA Euro
UEFA Euro
Denmark: Morten Hjulmand 34'
England: Harry Kane 18'
LJul 7, 20211–2AUEFA Euro
UEFA Euro
Denmark: Mikkel Damsgaard 30'
England: Simon Kjær 39' (OG), Harry Kane 104'
WOct 14, 20201–0AUEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
Denmark: Christian Eriksen 35' (pen.)
England: —
DSep 8, 20200–0HUEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
LMar 5, 20140–1AFriendly
Friendly
LFeb 9, 20111–2HFriendly
Friendly
WAug 17, 20054–1HFriendly
Friendly
WNov 16, 20033–2AFriendly
Friendly
LJun 15, 20020–3NFIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
Denmark: —
England: Rio Ferdinand 5', Michael Owen 22', Emile Heskey 44'
LMar 9, 19940–1AFriendly
Friendly

Show all 23 meetings

DJun 11, 19920–0NUEFA Euro
UEFA Euro
LMay 15, 19900–1AFriendly
Friendly
DJun 7, 19891–1HFriendly
Friendly
LSep 14, 19880–1AFriendly
Friendly
WSep 21, 19831–0AUEFA Euro qualification
UEFA Euro qualification
Denmark: Allan Simonsen 36' (pen.)
England: —
DSep 22, 19822–2HUEFA Euro qualification
UEFA Euro qualification
Denmark: Allan Hansen 68' (pen.), Jesper Olsen 89'
England: Trevor Francis 8', Trevor Francis 82'
LSep 12, 19790–1AUEFA Euro qualification
UEFA Euro qualification
Denmark: —
England: Kevin Keegan 17'
LSep 20, 19783–4HUEFA Euro qualification
UEFA Euro qualification
Denmark: Allan Simonsen 25' (pen.), Frank Arnesen 28', Per Røntved 86'
England: Kevin Keegan 17', Kevin Keegan 23', Bob Latchford 50', Phil Neal 85'
LJul 3, 19660–2HFriendly
Friendly
LMay 15, 19571–4HFIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
Denmark: John Jensen 27'
England: Johnny Haynes 28', Tommy Taylor 71', John Atyeo 75', Tommy Taylor 86'
LDec 5, 19562–5AFIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
Denmark: Ove Bech Nielsen 27', Ove Bech Nielsen 64'
England: Tommy Taylor 2', Tommy Taylor 22', Tommy Taylor 53', Duncan Edwards 66', Duncan Edwards 77'
LOct 2, 19551–5HFriendly
Friendly
DSep 26, 19480–0HFriendly
Friendly

Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).