appointed in June 1996, Tøfting was initially left out of the Denmark national team again. In his second season with MSV Duisburg, Tøfting was called up for his fourth international appearance in May 1998 by Bo Johansson. He was once more part of a Denmark squad at a big tournament, when he was picked for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He again occupied the role as a bit-part player, with 60 minutes of play in two games his share of Denmark's five matches before elimination. Following the World Cup, he became a mainstay in Johansson's team, only missing one game under Johansson in 1999 and 2000. He was picked for the Danish Euro 2000 team. This time he took part in all Denmark's matches, but to no avail, as the team was eliminated in the group stage, having conceded eight goals in three games. When Morten Olsen was appointed new Denmark coach after Euro 2000, Tøfting kept his place in the Denmark team. He only missed five games under Olsen up until his international retirement, and was included in the Danish squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. During the 2002 World Cup, Danish weekly gossip magazine Se & Hør ran a story that Tøfting had returned home from school to find the bodies of his parents. His mother had been shot by his father, who shortly thereafter turned the gun on himself. The story had been kept secret for years, as Tøfting had not yet told his children. Following the incident, Se & Hør chief editor Peter Salskov was fired. Tøfting played in all Denmark's matches at the tournament. His last appearance for the Denmark national team would be the 3–0 defeat to England in the first knock-out round, as he announced his international retirement following the match, having played a total 41 international games for Denmark. Coaching career In November 2006, Tøfting took on the role of assistant to coach Lars Olsen at Randers while he continued as a player. Tøfting remained as assistant coach after Randers appointed Colin Todd as head coach in the Summer 2007, but when Randers appointed John Faxe Jensen as new manager in January 2009, Tøfting's contract was not renewed, and he left Randers in the Summer 2009. In April 2010 he was named new assistant coach for Erik Rasmussen at AGF Aarhus. When AGF year, Erik Rasmussen was sacked, due to the