Scotland and Denmark became very familiar in the 1970s with them playing in three consecutive qualification campaigns, where Scotland won 5 out of 6 games. They recently played in two consecutive World Cup qualification campaigns, with Scotland winning both matches at home, the second resulting in qualification for the 2026 World Cup Finals.
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Win % | |
| All Matches | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | +10 | 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | +9 | 63.64 |
Memorable Match:
Scotland 4-2 Denmark, 2025
| Date | Competition | H/A | Att. | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/1951 | Friendly | H | 75,000 | W 3-1 | Details | 1951-05-12 |
| 25/05/1952 | Friendly | A | 39,000 | W 2-1 | Details | 1952-05-25 |
| 16/10/1968 | Friendly | A | 11,900 | W 1-0 | Details | 1968-10-16 |
| 11/11/1970 | Euro '72 Qualifiers | H | 24,618 | W 1-0 | Details | 1970-11-11 |
| 09/06/1971 | Euro '72 Qualifiers | A | 37,682 | L 0-1 | Details | 1971-06-09 |
| 18/10/1972 | World Cup 1974 Qualifiers | A | 31,000 | W 4-1 | Details | 1972-10-18 |
| 15/11/1972 | World Cup 1974 Qualifiers | H | 47,109 | W 2-0 | Details | 1972-11-15 |
| 03/09/1975 | Euro '76 Qualifiers | A | 40,300 | W 1-0 | Details | 1975-09-03 |
| 29/10/1975 | Euro '76 Qualifiers | H | 48,021 | W 3-1 | Details | 1975-10-29 |
| 04/06/1986 | World Cup 1986 Finals | N | 18,000 | L 0-1 | Details | 1986-06-04 |
| 24/04/1996 | Friendly | A | 23,031 | L 0-2 | Details | 1996-04-24 |
| 25/03/1998 | Friendly | H | 26,468 | L 0-1 | Details | 1998-03-25 |
| 21/08/2002 | Friendly | H | 28,766 | L 0-1 | Details | 2002-08-21 |
| 28/04/2004 | Friendly | A | 22,885 | L 0-1 | Details | 2004-04-28 |
| 10/08/2011 | Friendly | H | 17,582 | W 2-1 | Details | 2011-08-10 |
| 29/03/2016 | Friendly | H | 18,385 | W 1-0 | Details | 2016-03-29 |
| 01/09/2021 | World Cup 2022 Qualifiers | A | 31,872 | L 0-2 | Details | 2021-09-01 |
| 15/11/2021 | World Cup 2022 Qualifiers | H | 49,527 | W 2-0 | Details | 2021-11-15 |
| 05/09/2025 | World Cup 2026 Qualifiers | A | 35,369 | D 0-0 | Details | 2025-09-05 |
| 18/11/2025 | World Cup 2026 Qualifiers | H | 49,587 | W 4-2 | Details | 2025-11-18 |