How Great Were Denmark Women 1970–1971?
How great were Denmark Women (1970–71) — and why is their story one of the most overlooked chapters in football history?
In this special summer episode of By Far The Greatest Team, hosts Graham Dunn and Jamie Rooney dive into the intriguing world of the Denmark women’s national team — revisiting the very earliest era of international women’s football and Denmark’s remarkable early-1970s dominance.
To mark the spirit of the Women’s World Cup, we go back to the game’s pioneering “World Cup” era and explore how Denmark won the first two editions in the early 1970s — a lesser-known achievement that helped shape women’s football long before it entered the mainstream spotlight.
Throughout the episode, we compare Denmark’s achievements with some of the other nations active in that early scene — including Italy, Mexico, and England — drawing parallels and contrasts in how women’s football developed, how it was perceived, and why some stories survived in memory while others faded.
This episode is packed with surprising anecdotes, forgotten context, and the kind of football-history rabbit holes that remind us how much of the game’s story still sits outside the mainstream record.
Where does Denmark Women 1970–71 land on the Greatness Index — pioneers, forgotten champions, or the original blueprint for women’s international dominance?
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