Nickname(s) | Danish Dynamite De Rød-Hvide (The Red and White) Olsen-Banden (The Olsen Gang) Olsens Elleve (Olsen's Eleven) The Red and White Football Aces | ||
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Association | Danish Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
FIFA code | DEN | ||
FIFA ranking | 66 [1] | ||
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First international | |||
Denmark 2–4 Netherlands (Rotterdam, Netherlands; January 5, 1989) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Denmark 9–1 Gibraltar (January 15, 2015) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Denmark 0–10 Brazil (Brondby, Denmark; October 7, 2023) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 1989 ) | ||
Best result | 1st round (1989) | ||
UEFA Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | - |
The Denmark national futsal team is controlled by the Danish Football Association, the governing body for futsal in Denmark and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and UEFA Futsal Championship.
FIFA World Cup Record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
Netherlands 1989 | 1st round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
Hong Kong 1992 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Spain 1996 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Guatemala 2000 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Taiwan 2004 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brazil 2008 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thailand 2012 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Colombia 2016 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lithuania 2021 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Uzbekistan 2024 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 1/10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
UEFA European Futsal Championship Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
Spain 1996 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Spain 1999 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Russia 2001 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Italy 2003 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Czech Republic 2005 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Portugal 2007 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Hungary 2010 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Croatia 2012 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Belgium 2014 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Serbia 2016 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Slovenia 2018 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Netherlands 2022 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Latvia/Lithuania 2026 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 0/13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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