Head to head · Men's national teams
Denmark v Scotland
Denmark and Scotland have met 20 times since 1951: Scotland lead 12–7.
7Denmark wins
1draw
12Scotland wins
Goals: Denmark 16, Scotland 26 · 20 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 12 May 1951: Scotland 3–1 Denmark in Glasgow.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 18 November 2025: Scotland 4–2 Denmark (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Denmark's biggest win: Denmark 2–0 Scotland, 1996.
- Scotland's biggest win: Denmark 1–4 Scotland, 1972.
- 11 of the 20 meetings were competitive matches and 9 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 18 Nov | Scotland 4–2 Denmark FIFA World Cup qualification · Glasgow, Scotland |
Scotland |
| 5 Sept | Denmark 0–0 Scotland FIFA World Cup qualification · Copenhagen, Denmark |
Draw |
| 2021 | ||
| 15 Nov | Scotland 2–0 Denmark FIFA World Cup qualification · Glasgow, Scotland |
Scotland |
| 1 Sept | Denmark 2–0 Scotland FIFA World Cup qualification · Copenhagen, Denmark |
Denmark |
| 2016 | ||
| 29 Mar | Scotland 1–0 Denmark Friendly · Glasgow, Scotland |
Scotland |
| 2011 | ||
| 10 Aug | Scotland 2–1 Denmark Friendly · Glasgow, Scotland |
Scotland |
| 2004 | ||
| 28 Apr | Denmark 1–0 Scotland Friendly · Copenhagen, Denmark |
Denmark |
| 2002 | ||
| 21 Aug | Scotland 0–1 Denmark Friendly · Glasgow, Scotland |
Denmark |
| 1998 | ||
| 25 Mar | Scotland 0–1 Denmark Friendly · Glasgow, Scotland |
Denmark |
| 1996 | ||
| 24 Apr | Denmark 2–0 Scotland Friendly · Copenhagen, Denmark |
Denmark |
| 1986 | ||
| 4 Jun | Scotland 0–1 Denmark FIFA World Cup · Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico (neutral) |
Denmark |
| 1975 | ||
| 29 Oct | Scotland 3–1 Denmark UEFA Euro qualification · Glasgow, Scotland |
Scotland |
| 3 Sept | Denmark 0–1 Scotland UEFA Euro qualification · Copenhagen, Denmark |
Scotland |
| 1972 | ||
| 15 Nov | Scotland 2–0 Denmark FIFA World Cup qualification · Glasgow, Scotland |
Scotland |
| 18 Oct | Denmark 1–4 Scotland FIFA World Cup qualification · Copenhagen, Denmark |
Scotland |
| 1971 | ||
| 9 Jun | Denmark 1–0 Scotland UEFA Euro qualification · Copenhagen, Denmark |
Denmark |
| 1970 | ||
| 11 Nov | Scotland 1–0 Denmark UEFA Euro qualification · Glasgow, Scotland |
Scotland |
| 1968 | ||
| 16 Oct | Denmark 0–1 Scotland Friendly · Copenhagen, Denmark |
Scotland |
| 1952 | ||
| 25 May | Denmark 1–2 Scotland Friendly · Copenhagen, Denmark |
Scotland |
| 1951 | ||
| 12 May | Scotland 3–1 Denmark Friendly · Glasgow, Scotland |
Scotland |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.