He made his debut with the Danish senior national team on 30 January 1993, in a 2–2 friendly match draw with the United States. He made his debut under Denmark coach Richard Møller Nielsen, who dubbed Tøfting "Plæneklipperen" (the Lawn mower). He then took part in a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification game in March 1993. After his permanent move back to AGF, he was called up for Denmark once again in June 1996, after a three-year hiatus. He was included in Møller Nielsen's squad for the 1996 European Championship (Euro 1996), where he played the last 21 minutes of the 0–3 loss to Croatia, which eliminated Denmark from the Euro 1996 tournament. Under the new Denmark boss, Swedish coach Bo Johansson who was appointed in June 1996, Tøfting was initially left out of the Danish national team again.