Denmark: A Nation Forgotten In World Football

Denmark is no longer a footballing power in the world. However, there was a time when the team was ranked amongst the top ten in the world. Denmark is currently ranked 37 th in the world, according to the FIFA World Rankings. Back in May 1997, Denmark was ranked 3rd in the world, a position held by the Netherlands at present. They were unable to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, and went out at the quarter finals stage in the 2002 World Cup. They made it the quarter finals of the 1998 World Cup.   In recent fixtures, Denmark haven’t done well in friendly fixtures. They may have beaten Malta 3-0 in a WC Qualifier but were unable to beat Wales at home in a friendly. They were beaten 3-0 by Spain in a friendly in Copenhagen. They are on course to qualify for another World Cup though as they have done well in competitive fixtures. Denmark top their qualifying group with seven points from three games. They beat Portugal by three goals to two and as mentioned previously thrashed ... (link)