Joakim Maehle’s second-half strike proved enough to edge past Franco Foda’s side and claim an unassailable seven-point lead over Scotland with two matches left to play.
The narrow win meant Kasper Hjulmand’s team also maintain their perfect record in 2022 World Cup qualifying matches, having won all eight games without conceding a single goal.
Denmark, while remaining resolute at the back, have mustered 27 unanswered goals, with thrashings of Moldova, Israel and Austria in the reverse fixture capping a perfect campaign for the Scandinavian outfit.
Hjulmand’s men head to Qatar in 13 months’ time with major tournament experience under their belt as well after making it to the semi-finals of Euro 2020 before suffering extra-time heartbreak against England.
Indeed, Denmark – who dealt with the hospitalisation of Christian Eriksen during the opening stages of the competition – started with consecutive losses but defied the odds to reach the last four.
They became just the fifth side in the history of the World Cup and European Championships to both win three games and lose three games in the same edition.
However, Denmark will look to use that experience after exiting at the last-16 stage in the previous World Cup to chase further success in 2022.
Aside from Denmark, Germany are the only other team to have earned qualification so far to join hosts Qatar at the tournament.
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