FIFA Trigram: DEN
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Finished 1st in UEFA Group 1 (6-1-3; 16 GF, 5 GA)
World Cup Finals Appearances: 4 – 1986 (9th), 1998 (8th), 2002 (10th), 2010
Record vs. USA: 2-1-3
Head Coach: Morten Olsen
Championship Honors: FIFA Confederations Cup (1995), European Championship (1992)
Leading World Cup Qualifying Scorer: Soren Larsen (5)
Key Players: Daniel Agger (Liverpool), Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal), Christian Poulsen (Juventus), Dennis Rommedahl (Ajax)
Language: Danish
Denmark returns to the World Cup after an eight year absence … The Danes topped a group which included Portugal and Scandanavian rivals Sweden to qualify for their fourth World Cup … Denmark has advanced to the second round in every World Cup in which it has taken part, making the quarterfinals in 1998 before losing to Brazil … Faced the USA on six occasions, most recently in a friendly on Nov. 18 in Aarhus, Denmark … Head coach Morten Olsen is the longest serving manager of all World Cup finalists
