The Danish team, controlled by the Danish Football Association has a brief history on the World Cup, having been present only three times.

The Danish team is generally acclaimed for its refreshing and enthusiastic play, but never reached beyond the quarter finals. In 1986, at their debut in Mexico, the Danish team qualified for the eighth finals, but were defeated by Spain, in a 1-5 defeat. Their next appearance in the World Cup wasn't until 1998, when they reached their best result ever: a spot in the quarter finals, in which they were defeated by Brazil.

They returned four years later, when England blocked their way to the quarter finals. Out of thirteen matches played on all three World Cups, seven matches were won, four were lost, and two matches ended in a draw.

Denmark did not qualify for the World Cup 2006, nor for the EC 2008. The biggest win of Denmark was their triumph at the 1992 European Championships, beating both the European champions (The Netherlands) in the semi-final, and the world champions (Germany) in the finals.http://www.besteuro2008.info/euro-1992.html

The Danish team survived a tough qualification, facing Portugal, Sweden, Hungary, Albany and Malta, but finishing first in the group with 21 points out of ten matches. Denmark beat Portugal 3-2, and drew against Hungary, and later won both matches against regional advisary Sweden. Denmark is currently ranks 33 on the FIFA World Ranking.http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html

Current Danish coach is Morten Olsen, who has been main coach of Denmark since 2000. Previously, Olsen was coach of Danish club Brøndby IF, German "FC. Köln" and Dutch AFC Ajax. Olsen was an active player at a wide range of teams, starting at B 1901, Nykøbing, Cercle Brugge, RWDM, Anderlecht and FC Köln.Olson played 102 international matches, and was captain of the 1986 Danish national team.

Most valuable player of the Danish team is Defender and midfielder Christian Poulsen, currently playing for the Italian team Juventus. Poulsen is a physically strong player, who doesn't shy away of a duel or tackle, and can deliver a solid long kick. Poulsen previously played for FC Kopenhagen, Schalke 04 and Sevilla. Poulsen has played 56 international matches, and scoring twice.

In the 2010 World Cup, Denmark will face The Netherlands, Japan and Cameroon in Group E.

Friendly matches. As part of their preparation for the World Cup 2010, Denmark will play several friendlies:

• January 17, 2010, Poland -Denmark, Result: 3-1
• January 20, 2010, Denmark - Singapore, Result:5-1
• January 23, 2010, Thailand - Denmark, Result 0-3
• March 3, 2010, Austria - Denmark, Result 2-1http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-03-03-537979813_x.htm
• May 27, 2010, Denmark - Senegal
• June 1, 2010, Australia - Denmarkhttp://www.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2010/04/15/1879351/world-cup-2010-australia-confirm-denmark-fixture-before
• June 5, 2010, South Africa World Cup Team - Denmarkhttp://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/results/index.html

Group E full schedule:

• June 14, 1:30 p.m., Johannesburg; Netherlands - Denmark Result: 2-0
• June 14, 4 p.m., Bloemfontein; Japan - Cameroon Result: 1-0
• June 19, 1:30 p.m., Durban; Netherlands - Japan Result: 1-0
• June 19, 8:30 p.m., Pretoria; Cameroon - Denmark Result: 1-2
• June 24, 8:30 p.m., Rustenburg; Denmark - Japan
• June 24, 8:30 p.m., Cape Town; Cameroon - Netherlands