Denmark took the lineal International belt on June 16, 2018, beating Peru 1–0 (FIFA World Cup) at a neutral site in the World Cup. It is reign 248 in the belt's history and the 3rd for the nation.
Peru had held it since August 31, 2017: 289 days and 10 defenses.
Denmark last held the belt in 1989, 10,524 days before this one; that reign lasted 70 days with 1 defense.
The reign lasted 15 days and 2 defenses, ending July 1, 2018 against Croatia.