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Denmark
- Netherlands 2-0 Denmark
Monday, 14 June Match report - Cameroon 1-2 Denmark
Saturday, 19 June Match report - Denmark 1-3 Japan
Thursday, 24 June Match report
Latest stories
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Olsen seeks Denmark improvement - Olsen backs Poulsen after mistake
- Netherlands relief at dogged win
- Sunday's World Cup 2010 round-up
- Thursday's World Cup 2010 round-up
- SA beat Denmark in last warm-up
- Team guide: Denmark
- Rasmussen cut from Denmark squad
- Sorensen targets World Cup return
Latest audio and video
Highlights - Denmark 1-3 Japan 
Okazaki seals Japan win over Denmark 
Endo doubles Japan's lead over Denmark 
Honda's stunning freekick for Japan 
Highlights - Cameroon 1-2 Denmark 
Rommedahl curls Denmark in front Blogs
Photo galleries
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 3 Total Denmark | 21|16 Total Denmark |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 3 Total Denmark | 2 Total Denmark |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 50|24 Total Denmark | 6|0 Total Denmark |
Team profile
Eighteen years after they were crowned European champions, Denmark head to the World Cup in great form. They qualified as group winners, finishing ahead of Portugal and twice beating Scandinavian rivals Sweden, who missed out on the finals. It was a personal triumph for veteran coach Morten Olsen, who failed to lead his side to either the last European Championship or World Cup.
Despite those failures, Olsen remains popular with the Danish public and, with the likes of Daniel Agger, Christian Poulsen, Christian Eriksen and Nicklas Bendtner in their squad, Denmark look well equipped to edge out Cameroon and Japan to progress from a group the Netherlands will be expected to win. However, while the Danes have shown they can be resolute and hard to beat, unless Bendtner and Jon Dahl Tomasson hit form, goals could be hard to come by.
Squad List
| NO | POS | PLAYER | CLUB | AGE | CAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Thomas Sorensen | Stoke | 34 | 89 |
| 2 | MF | Christian Poulsen | Juventus | 30 | 77 |
| 3 | DF | Simon Kjaer | Palermo | 21 | 11 |
| 4 | DF | Daniel Agger | Liverpool | 25 | 34 |
| 5 | MF | William Kvist | FC Copenhagen | 25 | 11 |
| 6 | DF | Lars Jacobsen | Blackburn | 30 | 34 |
| 7 | MF | Daniel Jensen | Werder Bremen | 31 | 50 |
| 8 | MF | Jesper Gronkjaer | FC Copenhagen | 32 | 80 |
| 9 | FW | Jon Dahl Tomasson | Feyenoord | 33 | 112 |
| 10 | MF | Martin Jorgensen | AGF Aarhus | 34 | 99 |
| 11 | FW | Nicklas Bendtner | Arsenal | 22 | 35 |
| 12 | MF | Thomas Kahlenberg | Wolfsburg | 27 | 34 |
| 13 | DF | Per Kroldrup | Fiorentina | 30 | 31 |
| 14 | MF | Jakob Poulsen | AGF Aarhus | 26 | 15 |
| 15 | DF | Simon Busk Poulsen | AZ Alkmaar | 25 | 8 |
| 16 | GK | Stephan Andersen | Brondby | 28 | 7 |
| 17 | MF | Mikkel Beckmann | Randers FC | 26 | 6 |
| 18 | FW | Soren Larsen | Toulouse | 28 | 20 |
| 19 | FW | Dennis Rommedahl | Olympiakos | 31 | 99 |
| 20 | MF | Thomas Enevoldsen | FC Groningen | 22 | 7 |
| 21 | MF | Christian Eriksen | Ajax | 18 | 5 |
| 22 | GK | Jesper Christiansen | FC Copenhagen | 32 | 11 |
| 23 | DF | Patrick Mtiliga | Malaga | 29 | 4 |
Previous Denmark stories
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| Group A Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Group B Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Group C Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| England | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Algeria | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Group D Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Group E Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Group F Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Group G Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Portugal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 |
| Group H Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Chile | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Honduras | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
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