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Nations League | Quarter-Finals | 1st Leg

Mar 20, 2025 at 7.45pm UK

Parken

Denmark
vs.
Portugal

Denmark vs. Portugal: Head-to-head record and past meetings

By Oliver Thomas, Senior Reporter

Published: March 19 2025 | 00:40

Last updated: March 19 2025 | 12:29

Ahead of Thursday's UEFA Nations League clash between Denmark and Portugal, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two clubs.

Denmark play host to Portugal at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen for the first leg of their UEFA Nations League quarter-final tie on Thursday night.

While the Red and Whites had to settle for second place in League A Group 4 after winning, drawing and losing two games each at the end of last year, A Selecao accumulated 14 points from a possible 18 available to finish top in League A Group 1.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.

Denmark's Christian Eriksen in action with Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo on March 16, 2025 © Imago

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 16
Denmark wins: 3
Draws: 2
Portugal wins: 11

Denmark and Portugal have faced each other a total of 16 times on the international stage across all competitions, including friendlies.

Portugal comfortably lead the overall head-to-head record with 11 victories, while Denmark have only beaten A Selecao on three occasions, and there have also been two draws played out between the two nations.

The very first meeting between Denmark and Portugal was a friendly that took place back in June 1966 when Jose Torres scored twice in a 3-1 victory for A Selecao in Esbjerg.

Over a 34-year period, Portugal won seven and drew one of their first eight encounters with Denmark, including a thumping 5-0 home victory in Euro 1972 qualifying - their biggest win over the Danes to date.

Like London buses, two Danish victories then came at once, with a 4-2 friendly win on home soil in September 2006 followed two years later by a 3-2 away success in Lisbon in 2010 World Cup qualifying.

Portugal won only one of their five meetings with Denmark over a five-year period up until October 2011 when they suffered a 2-1 home defeat in Euro 2012 qualifying.

However, since then, Portugal have won each of their last three matches against Denmark by an aggregate score or 5-2, winning their last two in Euro 2016 qualifying by 1-0 scoreline.

Previous meetings

Oct 08, 2015: Portugal 1-0 Denmark (European Championship Qualifiers)
Oct 14, 2014: Denmark 0-1 Portugal (European Championship Qualifiers)
Jun 13, 2012: Denmark 2-3 Portugal (European Championship Group Stage)
Oct 11, 2011: Denmark 2-1 Portugal (European Championship Group Stage)
Oct 08, 2010: Portugal 3-1 Denmark (European Championship Group Stage)