Two games before the end of the playoffs, Denmark became the second European country to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, winning 1-0 over its host Austria, leading its group by an unplayable margin.

After Germany qualified for the finals, in which 32 teams competed, Denmark booked their place in the World Cup with a goal by Joachim Mille in the 53 minute, for their eighth consecutive playoff victory.

The group-only runners-up in the European qualifiers qualify for the finals, while the second-placed finishers enter the annex.