FRANCE98 – Denmark Team Page

17th qualifier
UEFA (Europe)

Land area: 43 092 km²

Population: 5 200 000

Capital: Copenhagen

Main cities: Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg

System of government: Constitutional Monarchy

Head of state: Margaret II
Prime Minister : Paul-Nurop Rasmusen

Currency: Danish crown

Time difference: None

1 September 96 Slovenia – Denmark 0-2

9 October 96 Denmark – Greece 2-1

29 March 97 Croatia – Denmark 1-1

30 April 97 Denmark – Slovenia 4-0

08 June 97 Denmark – Bosnia Herzegovin 2-0

20 August 97 Bosnie Herzegovin – Denmark 3-0

10 September 97 Denmark – Croatia 3-1

11 October 97 Greece – Denmark 0-0

17 points
14 goals scored
6 goals conceded

Goalkeeper: SCHMEICHEL (age 33, 97 caps)

Defenders: TOBIASEN (age 22, 2 caps) HOGH (age 31, 34 caps)

SCHJÖNBERG (age 30, 24 caps)

Mid-field: HELVEG (age 26, 26 caps) A. NIELSEN (age 26, 14 caps) FRANDSEN (age 27, 8 caps)

HEINTZE (age 34, 35 caps)

Striker: M. LAUDRUP (age 33, 95 caps) MOLNAR (age 27, 8 caps)

B. LAUDRUP (age 28, 73 caps)

Number of players used during the qualifying rounds: 27

National team colours: red and white

FIFA ranking (on 16 October 1997): 6th

World Cup: 1 participation in 1986. Defeated by Spain in 1/8 final

European Championship: 5 participations (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996) Winner in 1992

Bo JOHANSSON
With the “world’s best goalkeeper (Peter Scmeichel)”, in his ranks, Bo Johansson has every reason to be confident. Under his management, and playing “old school” football, the Danes, 1992 European champions, have clinched a place at FRANCE 98 where they will try to do at least as well as “Bison” Elkjaer Larsen’s team and reach the quarter finals. To do so they will be able to count on not just their Manchester United goalkeeper, but also on Michael Laudrup – just as sharp as he was in 1986 in Mexico – and “fervent support from marvellous fans”.