13 June –
Stein Bagger is sentenced to 7 years in prison for having embezzled 862 million dollars.[2]
17 June – Three Danish soldiers are killed in
Afghanistan. Denmark has lost a total of 25 soldiers in the
War in Afghanistan.
21 June – As a step toward total independence from the
Kingdom of Denmark,
Greenland assumes control over its law enforcement, judicial affairs, and natural resources.
Greenlandic becomes the official language.
September
2 September – Twenty-two Iraqis, whose asylum requests have been rejected, are on their way out of the country.
2 October – The host city of the
2016 Summer Olympics will be announced at the 121st Session (which will also be the XIIIth Olympic Congress) of the International Olympic Committee to be held in
Copenhagen.
5 September – Denmark draws with
Portugal in Group 1 of the World Cup qualification.
10 October – Denmark achieves another 1–0 victory over Sweden, this time on home ground, in Group 1 of the World Cup qualification and is now sure of winning Group 1 and thus qualifying directly for the
2010 FIFA World Cup in
South Africa.