Denmark at the 2023 Women's World Cup: Fixtures, results, squad, scorers

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Denmark made it to the knockout stage in their first World Cup finals since 2007.

Pernille Harder during Denmark's round of 16 defeat by co-hosts Australia Getty Images

Denmark's World Cup Group D fixtures

22 July: Denmark 1-0 China PR (Perth)
28 July: England 1-0 Denmark (Sydney)
1 August: Haiti 0-2 Denmark (Perth)

Denmark's World Cup knockout stage fixtures and results

Round of 16
7 August: Australia 2-0 Denmark (Sydney, Stadium Australia)

Denmark's squad

Goalkeepers: Lene Christensen (Rosenborg), Kathrine Larsen (Brøndby), Maja Bay Østergaard (Thy-Thisted Q)

Defenders: Luna Gevitz (Montpellier), Stine Ballisager Pedersen (Vålerenga), Rikke Sevecke (Everton), Simone Boye Sørensen (Hammarby), Sofie Svava (Real Madrid), Frederikke Thøgersen (Inter), Katrine Veje (Everton)

Midfielders: Josefine Hasbo (Harvard Crimson), Karen Holmgaard (Everton), Sofie Junge Pedersen (Juventus), Kathrine Møller Kühl (Arsenal), Emma Snerle (West Ham), Nicoline Sørensen (Everton), Janni Thomsen (Vålerenga), Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen (Reading)

Forwards: Signe Bruun (Lyon), Mille Gejl (North Carolina Courage), Pernille Harder (Bayern), Rikke Madsen (North Carolina Courage), Amalie Vangsgaard (Paris Saint-Germain)

Source: DBU

Team-mates: Denmark

How Denmark qualified

Group E winners: W8 D0 L0 F40 A2

Denmark 7-0 Malta
Azerbaijan 0-8 Denmark
Denmark 8-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegro 1-5 Denmark
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-3 Denmark
Malta 0-2 Denmark
Denmark 2-0 Azerbaijan
Denmark 5-1 Montenegro

Top scorer: Signe Bruun (13)

Denmark coach: Lars Søndergaard

In charge since 2017, Søndergaard helped Denmark end their 16-year World Cup absence. He previously managed men's clubs in Denmark and Austria.

Denmark captain: Pernille Harder

Fresh from her move from Chelsea to Bayern, returning to the German scene of former glories with Wolfsburg, two-time UEFA Women's Player of the Year Harder is Denmark's all-time leading scorer and worked hard to recover from a November injury to make her World Cup debut.

Denmark's World Cup history

Best performance: Quarter-finals (1991, 1995)
2019 World Cup: Did not qualify

It was a long time coming, but Denmark finally returned to the World Cup finals after a 16-year absence.

England vs Denmark: Recall their 2005 meeting

Denmark's other competition bests

Women's EURO: Runners-up (2017)
Olympics: Group stage (1996)

Denmark's Women's Nations League fixtures (Group A3)

22/09/2023: Denmark vs Germany
26/09/2023: Wales vs Denmark
27/10/2023: Iceland vs Denmark
31/10/2023: Denmark vs Wales
01/12/2023: Germany vs Denmark
05/12/2023: Denmark vs Iceland