🇩🇰 Denmark — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments

2002–2026

Best finish

Round of 16

2002

Record

4–5–5

14 matches (W–D–L)

Goals

12–16

for–against

Year	Stage	Squad value	Outlast	Over/under
2002	Round of 16	€0M	0.5161	+0.17
2010	Group	€85M	0.0	-0.33
2018	Round of 16	€259M	0.5161	+0.24
2022	Group	€353M	0.0	-0.57

2002 squad — Round of 16 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Thomas Sørensen	GK	25	Sunderland	105	0	n/a	9,408	0	0	—
2	Stig Tøfting	MF	32	Bolton Wanderers	131	6	n/a	9,593	6	0	—
3	René Henriksen	DF	32	Panathinaikos	0	0	n/a	0	24	0	—
4	Martin Laursen	DF	24	Milan	72	4	n/a	5,901	0	0	—
5	Jan Heintze	DF	38	PSV Eindhoven	140	8	n/a	11,526	33	0	—
6	Thomas Helveg	DF	30	Milan	209	5	n/a	16,481	13	1	—
7	Thomas Gravesen	MF	26	Everton	131	10	n/a	10,300	0	0	—
8	Jesper Grønkjær	MF	24	Chelsea	27	1	n/a	1,583	10	0	—
9	Jon Dahl Tomasson	FW	25	Feyenoord	23	3	n/a	1,508	20	7	—
10	Martin Jørgensen	MF	26	Udinese	123	23	n/a	7,945	0	0	—
11	Ebbe Sand	FW	29	Schalke 04	93	47	n/a	7,919	9	2	—
12	Niclas Jensen	DF	27	Manchester City	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
13	Steven Lustü	DF	31	Lyn	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
14	Claus Jensen	MF	25	Charlton Athletic	56	6	n/a	4,591	0	0	—
15	Jan Michaelsen	MF	31	Panathinaikos	0	0	n/a	0	10	0	—
16	Peter Kjær	GK	36	Aberdeen	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
17	Christian Poulsen	MF	22	Copenhagen	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
18	Peter Løvenkrands	FW	22	Rangers	0	0	n/a	0	1	0	—
19	Dennis Rommedahl	MF	23	PSV Eindhoven	0	0	n/a	0	19	1	—
20	Kasper Bøgelund	DF	21	PSV Eindhoven	0	0	n/a	0	1	0	—
21	Peter Madsen	FW	24	Brøndby	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
22	Jesper Christiansen	GK	24	Vejle	0	0	n/a	0	2	0	—
23	Brian Steen Nielsen	MF	33	Malmö	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Eredivisie	816	65,853
J1 League	6	571

All competitions (41)

Competition	Apps	Min
Danish Superliga	879	73,496
Eredivisie	816	65,853
Bundesliga	432	34,498
Serie A	404	30,327
Premier League	274	21,930
UEFA Cup	162	12,947
EFD2	149	12,965
UEFA Champions League	148	11,231
Super League Greece	97	8,382
NLP	80	7,175
UI	62	4,818
Süper Lig	54	4,747
Scottish Premiership	48	3,138
CLQ	43	2,920
CIT	40	2,636
DFB	37	2,971
Serie B	36	2,885
ITC	32	2,662
CGB	29	2,659
EPL	27	2,435
EPP	27	2,386
FA Cup	24	1,983
DKP	20	1,873
Allsvenskan	20	1,669
UEQ	19	1,442
GRP	13	900
LPO	7	366
NLSC	7	438
J1 League	6	571
Eliteserien	6	502
PON2	6	485
TRP	6	600
SCP	5	347
SCPM	5	336
SFA	5	383
FS	4	360
ITPO	4	360
JAPC	4	355
SCI	1	77
USC	1	90
WEPO	1	87

Squad traits

Mean height

184 cm

14/23 measured

Defender height

184 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

prospect share

Goal dependency

42%

Ebbe Sand of squad league goals

Precocity

96′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Jon Dahl Tomasson (96′).

2010 squad — Group

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Thomas Sørensen	GK	33	Stoke City	334	0	1	29,553	0	0	€4.0M
2	Christian Poulsen	MF	30	Juventus	221	8	10	16,249	19	1	€6.5M
3	Simon Kjær	DF	21	Palermo	62	5	2	5,160	0	0	€12.0M
4	Daniel Agger	DF	25	Liverpool	77	3	4	6,305	19	1	€11.5M
5	William Kvist	DF	25	Copenhagen	0	0	0	0	6	0	€2.5M
6	Lars Jacobsen	DF	30	Blackburn Rovers	47	1	0	3,046	6	0	€2.5M
7	Daniel Jensen	MF	30	Werder Bremen	149	7	18	9,409	23	2	€3.0M
8	Jesper Grønkjær	MF	32	Copenhagen	145	7	17	9,018	21	2	€1.5M
9	Jon Dahl Tomasson	FW	33	Feyenoord	164	40	10	9,178	42	11	€4.2M
10	Martin Jørgensen	MF	34	AGF	335	44	40	22,486	6	1	€2.0M
11	Nicklas Bendtner	FW	22	Arsenal	81	20	10	3,919	21	8	€8.0M
12	Thomas Kahlenberg	MF	27	VfL Wolfsburg	142	19	30	9,889	0	0	€3.5M
13	Per Krøldrup	DF	30	Fiorentina	190	6	2	16,098	8	1	€4.5M
14	Jakob Poulsen	MF	26	AGF	0	0	0	0	0	0	€3.0M
15	Simon Poulsen	DF	25	AZ	0	0	0	0	3	0	€1.8M
16	Stephan Andersen	GK	28	Brøndby	17	0	0	1,530	0	0	€3.0M
17	Mikkel Beckmann	FW	26	Randers	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.8M
18	Søren Larsen	FW	28	MSV Duisburg	58	10	1	1,883	8	1	€1.5M
19	Dennis Rommedahl	MF	31	Ajax	75	4	3	4,825	29	2	€2.0M
20	Thomas Enevoldsen	MF	22	Groningen	0	0	0	0	6	1	€2.5M
21	Christian Eriksen	MF	18	Ajax	0	0	0	0	0	0	€2.0M
22	Jesper Christiansen	GK	32	Copenhagen	0	0	0	0	8	0	€1.5M
23	Patrick Mtiliga	DF	29	Málaga	24	0	0	1,996	0	0	€1.0M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Jon Dahl Tomasson

peak €15M (2004-10) → €4M at kickoff · −72%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Eredivisie	960	72,166
Championship	42	3,393

All competitions (48)

Competition	Apps	Min
Danish Superliga	1452	116,307
Eredivisie	960	72,166
Premier League	730	55,224
Serie A	709	50,536
Bundesliga	380	23,889
UEFA Cup	241	18,831
UEFA Champions League	225	14,584
La Liga	165	11,071
Ligue 1	137	9,824
NL2	110	8,797
CLQ	90	6,768
DKP	79	7,062
NLP	79	6,089
CIT	64	4,769
CGB	61	4,712
FA Cup	55	4,207
UI	50	3,685
EFD2	45	4,036
Championship	42	3,393
DFB	37	2,989
UEFA Europa League	36	2,531
UEQ	35	2,664
PON2	29	2,442
PONL	26	1,808
LPO	16	1,205
CDR	15	1,232
ELQ	15	1,156
FRL	10	791
2. Bundesliga	10	721
NLAJ	10	850
NLSC	7	508
FRC	6	501
RN	6	540
DK2	4	360
GBRN	4	338
Scottish Premiership	3	270
TDV	3	270
EPP	2	180
ITPO	2	180
Allsvenskan	2	180
USC	2	180
FRCH	1	90
GBCS	1	90
OBLE	1	82
SCI	1	75
SCP	1	90
SUC	1	90
WEPO	1	60

Squad traits

Mean height

184 cm

15/23 measured

Defender height

184 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

29%

prospect share

Goal dependency

25%

Martin Jørgensen of squad league goals

Value dependency

14%

Simon Kjær of squad value

Precocity

4,530′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Simon Kjær (4,530′), Nicklas Bendtner (1,692′), Jon Dahl Tomasson (96′).

2018 squad — Round of 16

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Kasper Schmeichel	GK	31	Leicester City	133	0	0	11,914	8	0	€10.0M
2	Michael Krohn-Dehli	MF	35	Deportivo La Coruña	154	5	20	10,947	9	0	€0.8M
3	Jannik Vestergaard	DF	25	Borussia Mönchengladbach	185	14	2	14,896	4	0	€14.0M
4	Simon Kjær	DF	29	Sevilla	227	11	5	19,024	6	1	€10.0M
5	Jonas Knudsen	DF	25	Ipswich Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.0M
6	Andreas Christensen	DF	22	Chelsea	90	5	1	7,655	15	0	€40.0M
7	William Kvist	MF	33	Copenhagen	76	0	2	6,246	20	0	€0.5M
8	Thomas Delaney	MF	26	Werder Bremen	45	7	6	3,715	14	1	€12.0M
9	Nicolai Jørgensen	FW	27	Feyenoord	15	0	2	390	12	3	€14.0M
10	Christian Eriksen	MF	26	Tottenham Hotspur	171	41	51	14,455	28	4	€80.0M
11	Martin Braithwaite	FW	27	Bordeaux	150	39	16	11,519	0	0	€8.0M
12	Kasper Dolberg	FW	20	Ajax	0	0	0	0	0	0	€12.0M
13	Mathias Jørgensen	DF	28	Huddersfield Town	38	0	2	3,420	14	2	€5.0M
14	Henrik Dalsgaard	DF	28	Brentford	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.5M
15	Viktor Fischer	FW	24	Copenhagen	23	0	3	770	8	0	€3.5M
16	Jonas Lössl	GK	29	Huddersfield Town	132	0	1	11,869	0	0	€5.0M
17	Jens Stryger Larsen	DF	27	Udinese	30	1	1	2,529	0	0	€2.0M
18	Lukas Lerager	MF	24	Bordeaux	37	3	1	3,287	0	0	€6.0M
19	Lasse Schöne	MF	32	Ajax	0	0	0	0	17	5	€3.0M
20	Yussuf Poulsen	FW	23	RB Leipzig	59	9	7	3,728	4	0	€10.0M
21	Andreas Cornelius	FW	25	Atalanta	31	3	1	1,034	5	1	€3.0M
22	Frederik Rønnow	GK	25	Brøndby	0	0	0	0	0	0	€3.0M
23	Pione Sisto	FW	23	Celta Vigo	64	8	12	4,199	0	0	€15.0M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

William Kvist

peak €8M (2012-06) → €500k at kickoff · −93%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Eredivisie	692	51,304
Belgian Pro League	45	3,921
Championship	392	33,915

All competitions (67)

Competition	Apps	Min
Danish Superliga	1836	138,613
Eredivisie	692	51,304
Bundesliga	528	41,499
Premier League	437	36,429
Championship	392	33,915
Ligue 1	320	26,660
UEFA Europa League	276	20,338
La Liga	238	16,717
DKP	204	16,482
DK2	181	13,511
UEFA Champions League	164	12,020
Serie A	137	10,292
CLQ	123	8,905
ELQ	93	7,595
GB4	76	6,833
NLP	71	5,283
Austrian Bundesliga	63	5,217
DKMR	62	4,877
2. Bundesliga	61	4,473
DFB	60	5,349
Süper Lig	55	4,859
NL2	54	3,855
FA Cup	53	4,445
Belgian Pro League	45	3,921
GB21	37	3,112
NLAJ	37	3,186
L3	36	3,090
UEFA Cup	32	2,432
CGB	29	2,219
EJPL	29	2,462
CDR	24	1,565
RL2	22	1,894
19YL	21	1,792
DKDL	20	1,677
Scottish Premiership	15	1,350
FRL	14	1,210
FRC	13	1,184
NLBA	12	1,035
CIT	11	873
TDV	11	907
TRP	11	954
NLSC	10	797
CCB	8	717
UEQ	8	613
NLJV	7	571
ofb	7	668
ATRO	6	466
FAYC	6	525
NLBE	6	530
AJ3	5	450
GBQ1	5	450
PON2	4	360
PONL	4	349
DKRE	2	160
DKRL	2	103
GBKN	2	210
L1PO	2	180
PLIC	2	180
POCC	2	180
RL3	2	178
FS	1	90
GBCS	1	90
GBFL	1	90
NLAP	1	90
NLJB	1	66
SCP	1	90
USC	1	120

Squad traits

Mean height

186 cm

20/23 measured

Defender height

189 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

20%

prospect share

Goal dependency

28%

Christian Eriksen of squad league goals

Value dependency

31%

Christian Eriksen of squad value

Precocity

5,044′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Andreas Christensen (5,044′), Simon Kjær (4,530′), Jannik Vestergaard (3,104′).

2022 squad — Group

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Kasper Schmeichel	GK	36	Nice	297	0	0	26,674	8	0	€2.5M
2	Joachim Andersen	DF	26	Crystal Palace	138	3	4	11,962	6	1	€32.0M
3	Victor Nelsson	DF	24	Galatasaray	0	0	0	0	0	0	€14.0M
4	Simon Kjær	DF	33	Milan	319	11	7	26,217	12	1	€5.0M
5	Joakim Mæhle	DF	25	Atalanta	60	1	4	3,482	13	0	€14.0M
6	Andreas Christensen	DF	26	Barcelona	160	5	1	13,206	37	1	€30.0M
7	Mathias Jensen	MF	26	Brentford	52	1	4	2,973	0	0	€14.0M
8	Thomas Delaney	MF	31	Sevilla	141	13	14	9,993	38	1	€3.0M
9	Martin Braithwaite	FW	31	Espanyol	246	57	28	17,366	6	3	€5.0M
10	Christian Eriksen	MF	30	Manchester United	293	57	75	22,396	49	7	€25.0M
11	Andreas Skov Olsen	MF	22	Club Brugge	70	3	5	2,667	5	1	€20.0M
12	Kasper Dolberg	FW	25	Sevilla	78	23	8	5,523	13	0	€12.0M
13	Rasmus Kristensen	DF	25	Leeds United	12	0	1	1,051	20	0	€15.0M
14	Mikkel Damsgaard	MF	22	Brentford	55	2	4	2,606	0	0	€15.0M
15	Christian Nørgaard	MF	28	Brentford	46	4	4	3,721	0	0	€14.0M
16	Oliver Christensen	GK	23	Hertha BSC	15	0	0	1,350	0	0	€4.5M
17	Jens Stryger Larsen	DF	31	Trabzonspor	143	5	9	11,890	0	0	€2.0M
18	Daniel Wass	DF	33	Brøndby	358	39	43	28,801	11	1	€2.5M
19	Jonas Wind	FW	23	VfL Wolfsburg	20	6	1	1,356	0	0	€14.0M
20	Yussuf Poulsen	FW	28	RB Leipzig	171	40	24	9,957	27	1	€10.0M
21	Andreas Cornelius	FW	29	Copenhagen	106	19	11	5,205	7	1	€6.0M
22	Frederik Rønnow	GK	30	Union Berlin	40	0	0	3,497	0	0	€3.5M
23	Pierre-Emile Højbjerg	MF	27	Tottenham Hotspur	253	13	20	19,218	9	1	€45.0M
24	Robert Skov	MF	26	1899 Hoffenheim	80	8	13	5,078	0	0	€9.0M
25	Jesper Lindstrøm	MF	22	Eintracht Frankfurt	43	11	7	2,912	6	1	€28.0M
26	Alexander Bah	DF	24	Benfica	0	0	0	0	6	0	€8.0M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Christian Eriksen

peak €100M (2019-06) → €25M at kickoff · −75%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Eredivisie	260	18,678
Primeira Liga	12	690
Belgian Pro League	115	9,051
Championship	377	30,751

All competitions (87)

Competition	Apps	Min
Danish Superliga	1459	110,052
Premier League	1017	83,841
Bundesliga	651	45,517
Serie A	635	42,556
Ligue 1	477	37,392
La Liga	416	29,795
Championship	377	30,751
UEFA Europa League	317	22,973
UEFA Champions League	273	19,729
Eredivisie	260	18,678
DKMR	220	16,950
DKDL	170	13,896
DKP	166	13,200
Süper Lig	158	13,085
DK2	151	12,088
ELQ	139	11,093
Austrian Bundesliga	135	11,030
Belgian Pro League	115	9,051
FA Cup	81	6,664
CGB	80	5,691
GB4	76	6,833
DFB	74	5,586
CLQ	73	5,217
2. Bundesliga	61	4,473
CDR	48	3,098
RLB3	44	3,595
CIT	43	2,724
GB21	43	3,652
NL2	41	3,472
TS1	41	3,255
DKRE	40	2,849
L3	36	3,090
UCOL	34	2,806
19YL	33	2,715
NLP	32	2,116
FRC	30	2,212
DKAR	27	2,193
FRL	21	1,482
NLAJ	21	1,771
EJPL	20	1,434
ofb	20	1,708
DKRQ	16	1,291
RLN3	16	1,371
Scottish Premiership	15	1,350
TRP	15	1,199
ECLQ	13	808
Primeira Liga	12	690
POCC	12	1,116
DKPL	11	945
AJ1	8	661
CCB	8	666
NLBE	7	587
NLJV	7	571
ATRO	6	466
FAYC	6	525
RL1	6	440
TDV	6	540
FS	5	360
GBQ1	5	450
RLN4	5	405
NLSC	4	360
SUC	4	290
TSP	4	282
UEQ	4	360
DFL	3	239
Eliteserien	3	188
USC	3	197
DKRL	2	169
GBCS	2	180
GBKN	2	210
KLUB	2	181
L1PO	2	180
NTD	2	180
PLIC	2	180
T1MR	2	180
TRS	2	148
UEFA Cup	2	180
AJ3	1	18
BESC	1	59
DFBJ	1	120
DK3O	1	80
GBFL	1	90
NLAP	1	90
NLJB	1	66
POPO	1	77
RLSW	1	45
SCP	1	90

Squad traits

Mean height

186 cm

24/26 measured

Defender height

186 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

18%

prospect share

Goal dependency

18%

Christian Eriksen of squad league goals

Value dependency

13%

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg of squad value

Precocity

5,044′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Andreas Christensen (5,044′), Simon Kjær (4,530′), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (2,870′).