1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

The four teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Italy qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.

Matches

21 October 1964

Scotland	3–1	Finland
Law 2' Chalmers 38' Gibson 42'	Report	Peltonen 70'

Glasgow, Scotland

Referee: Hannet (Belgium)

4 November 1964

Italy	6–1	Finland
Facchetti 1' Holmqvist 8' (o.g.) Rivera 16' Bulgarelli 49' Mazzola 54', 83'	Report	Peltonen 88'

Genoa, Italy

Referee: Rodrigues (Portugal)

18 April 1965

Poland	0–0	Italy
	Report

Warsaw, Poland

Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)

23 May 1965

Poland	1–1	Scotland
Lentner 52'	Report	Law 76'

Warsaw, Poland

Referee: Alimov (Soviet Union)

27 May 1965

Finland	1–2	Scotland
Hyvärinen 5'	Report	Wilson 37' Greig 50'

Helsinki, Finland

Referee: Vetter (East Germany)

23 June 1965

Finland	0–2	Italy
	Report	Mazzola 33', 78'

Helsinki, Finland

Referee: Bachramov (Soviet Union)

26 September 1965

Finland	2–0	Poland
Peltonen 1' Nuoranen 27'	Report

Helsinki, Finland

Referee: Grandlund (Norway)

13 October 1965

Scotland	1–2	Poland
McNeill 13'	Report	Pol 85' Sadek 86'

Glasgow, Scotland

Referee: Carlsson (Sweden)

24 October 1965

Poland	7–0	Finland
Lubański 19', 21', 24', 41' Pol 29' Sadek 35', 79'	Report

Szczecin, Poland

Referee: Obtulović (Czechoslovakia)

1 November 1965

Italy	6–1	Poland
Mazzola 5' Barison 25', 65', 87' Rivera 71' Mora 79'	Report	Lubański 84'

Rome, Italy

Referee: Klein (Israel)

9 November 1965

Scotland	1–0	Italy
Greig 88'	Report

Glasgow, Scotland

Referee: Kreitlein (West Germany)

7 December 1965

Italy	3–0	Scotland
Pascutti 38' Facchetti 73' Mora 89'	Report

Naples, Italy

Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

Italy qualified.

Final Table

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Final table														Home							Away
1.	Italy	6	4	1	1	17	3	+14	9	X	3:0	6:1	6:1	3	3	0	0	15	2	6	3	1	1	1	2	1	3
2.	Scotland	6	3	1	2	8	8	0	7	1:0	X	1:2	3:1	3	2	0	1	5	3	4	3	1	1	1	3	5	3
3.	Poland	6	2	2	2	11	10	+1	6	0:0	1:1	X	7:0	3	1	2	0	8	1	4	3	1	0	2	3	9	2
4.	Finland	6	1	0	5	5	20	-15	2	0:2	1:2	2:0	X	3	1	0	2	3	4	2	3	0	0	3	2	16	0

Team stats

Italy

Head coach: Edmondo Fabbri

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
GK	Enrico Albertosi	2 November 1939	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	ACF Fiorentina
MF	Paolo Barison	23 June 1936	2	3	180	-	-	-	90	90	-	A.S. Roma
MF	Giacomo Bulgarelli	24 October 1940	6	1	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Bologna F.C. 1909
DF	Tarcisio Burgnich	25 April 1939	5	0	450	90	90	-	90	90	90	Inter Milano
MF	Mario Corso	25 August 1941	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	-	-	Inter Milano
DF	Giacinto Facchetti	18 July 1942	6	2	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Inter Milano
MF	Romano Fogli	21 January 1938	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	Bologna F.C. 1909
DF	Aristide Guarneri	7 March 1938	3	0	270	90	90	-	-	90	-	Inter Milano
MF	Giovanni Lodetti	10 August 1942	5	0	450	90	-	90	90	90	90	A.C. Milan
FW	Sandro Mazzola	8 November 1942	6	5	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Inter Milano
FW	Bruno Mora	29 March 1937	4	2	360	90	-	90	90	-	90	A.C. Milan
GK	William Negri	30 July 1935	4	0	360	-	90	90	90	90	-	Bologna F.C. 1909
DF	Alberto Orlando	27 September 1938	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	ACF Fiorentina
FW	Ezio Pascutti	1 June 1937	2	1	180	-	-	90	-	-	90	Bologna F.C. 1909
DF	Armando Picchi	20 June 1935	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	-	-	Inter Milano
DF	Fabrizio Poletti	13 July 1943	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	Torino F.C.
FW	Gianni Rivera	18 August 1943	5	2	450	90	90	-	90	90	90	A.C. Milan
DF	Roberto Rosato	18 August 1943	5	0	450	-	90	90	90	90	90	Torino F.C.
DF	Sandro Salvadore	29 November 1939	4	0	360	-	-	90	90	90	90	Juventus F.C.
GK	Giuliano Sarti	2 October 1933	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Inter Milano

Scotland

Head coach: Ian McColl (first match); Jock Stein (second to sixth match)

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
MF	Jim Baxter	29 September 1939	2	0	180	90	-	-	-			Rangers F.C.
MF	Jim Baxter	29 September 1939	2	0	180					90	-	Sunderland A.F.C.
GK	Adam Blacklaw	2 September 1937	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Burnley F.C.
MF	Billy Bremner	9 December 1942	3	0	270	-	-	-	90	90	90	Leeds United A.F.C.
GK	Bill Brown	8 October 1931	4	0	360	-	90	90	90	90	-	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
FW	Stevie Chalmers	26 December 1936	1	1	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Celtic F.C.
MF	Bobby Collins	16 February 1931	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	Leeds United A.F.C.
MF	Charlie Cooke	14 October 1942	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Dundee F.C.
MF	Pat Crerand	19 February 1939	3	0	270	-	90	90	90	-	-	Manchester United F.C.
FW	Jim Forrest	22 September 1944	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Rangers F.C.
GK	Campbell Forsyth	5 May 1939	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Kilmarnock F.C.
MF	Dave Gibson	23 September 1938	1	1	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Leicester City F.C.
FW	Alan Gilzean	23 October 1938	2	0	180	-	-	-	90	90	-	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
DF	John Greig	11 September 1942	6	2	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Rangers F.C.
DF	Alex Hamilton	5 May 1936	4	0	360	90	90	90	90	-	-	Dundee F.C.
FW	Willie Hamilton	16 February 1938	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	Hibernian F.C.
MF	Willie Henderson	24 January 1944	4	0	360	-	90	90	90	90	-	Rangers F.C.
FW	John Hughes	3 April 1943	3	0	270	-	90	-	-	90	90	Celtic F.C.
FW	Willie Johnston	19 December 1946	1	0	90	-	-	-	90	-	-	Rangers F.C.
MF	Jimmy Johnstone	30 September 1944	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Celtic F.C.
DF	Jim Kennedy	31 January 1934	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Celtic F.C.
FW	Denis Law	24 February 1940	4	2	360	90	90	90	90	-	-	Manchester United F.C.
FW	Neil Martin	20 October 1940	3	0	270	-	90	90	-			Hibernian F.C.
FW	Neil Martin	20 October 1940	3	0	270					90	-	Sunderland A.F.C.
DF	Eddie McCreadie	15 April 1940	4	0	360	-	90	90	90	-	90	Chelsea F.C.
DF	Jackie McGrory	15 November 1941	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Kilmarnock F.C.
DF	Ronnie McKinnon	20 August 1940	2	0	180	-	-	-	-	90	90	Rangers F.C.
DF	Billy McNeill	2 March 1940	3	1	270	-	90	90	90	-	-	Celtic F.C.
MF	Bobby Murdoch	17 August 1944	2	0	180	-	-	-	-	90	90	Celtic F.C.
DF	Davie Provan	11 March 1941	2	0	180	-	-	-	-	90	90	Rangers F.C.
FW	Alex Scott	22 November 1937	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Everton F.C.
FW	Davie Wilson	10 January 1939	1	1	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	Rangers F.C.
DF	Ron Yeats	15 November 1937	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Liverpool F.C.

Poland

Head coach: Wiesław Motoczyński, Ryszard Koncewicz, and Karol Krawczyk

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
DF	Zygmunt Anczok	14 March 1946	3	0	270	-	-	B	90	90	90	Polonia Bytom
FW	Jan Banaś	29 March 1943	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	Polonia Bytom
MF	Roman Bazan	19 August 1938	3	0	270	90	90	90	B	B	B	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
MF	Bernard Blaut	3 January 1940	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	Legia Warsaw
DF	Henryk Brejza	1938	0	0	0	-	B	-	B	B	B	Odra Opole
FW	Lucjan Brychczy	13 June 1934	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	B	Legia Warsaw
FW	Eugeniusz Faber	6 April 1939	1	0	90	B	-	B	90	B	-	Ruch Chorzów
DF	Stefan Florenski	17 December 1933	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	Górnik Zabrze
MF	Jacek Gmoch	13 January 1939	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Legia Warsaw
MF	Ryszard Grzegorczyk	20 September 1939	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	Polonia Bytom
FW	Andrzej Jarosik	26 November 1944	0	0	0	-	B	-	-	-	-	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
GK	Konrad Kornek	12 February 1937	1	0	90	B	B	B	90	-	-	Odra Opole
FW	Janusz Kowalik	26 March 1944	0	0	0	B	B	-	-	-	-	/2[1] Klub Sportowy Cracovia
FW	Roman Lentner	15 December 1937	3	1	270	-	90	90	B	90	-	Górnik Zabrze
FW	Jan Liberda	26 November 1936	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Polonia Bytom
FW	Włodzimierz Lubański	28 February 1947	2	5	180	-	-	-	-	90	90	Górnik Zabrze
GK	Stanisław Majcher	27 October 1936	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	B	-	Stal Rzeszów
FW	Antoni Nieroba	17 January 1939	3	0	270	90	90	B	90	-	-	Ruch Chorzów
DF	Stanisław Oślizło	13 November 1937	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Górnik Zabrze
FW	Ernest Pol	3 November 1932	6	2	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Górnik Zabrze
FW	Jerzy Sadek	13 January 1942	3	3	270	-	-	-	90	90	90	ŁKS Łódź
GK	Henryk Stroniarz	20 March 1936	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Wisła Kraków
FW	Zbigniew Szarzyński	7 December 1933	0	0	0	-	B	-	-	-	-	Gwardia Warszawa
MF	Henryk Szczepański	7 October 1933	6	0	495	90	90	90	90	90	45	Odra Opole
GK	Marian Szeja	20 August 1941	1	0	90	-	-	-	B	90	B	/2[1] Thorez Wałbrzych
MF	Zygfryd Szołtysik	24 October 1942	4	0	360	-	-	90	90	90	90	Górnik Zabrze
GK	Edward Szymkowiak	13 February 1932	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	Polonia Bytom
FW	Jerzy Wilim	14 August 1941	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	Szombierki Bytom
MF	Janusz Żmijewski	4 March 1943	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Legia Warsaw

Finland

Head coach: Olavi Laaksonen

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
GK	Martti Halme	5 April 1943	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	-	-	FC Haka
MF	Olli Heinonen	7 January 1937	2	0	180	-	-	90	90	-	-	FC Reipas Lahti
MF	Stig Holmqvist	13 February 1936	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Upon Pallo
MF	Marrti Hyvärinen	6 November 1939	3	1	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	FC Reipas Lahti
FW	Harri Järvi	20 August 1939	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho
DF	Reijo Kanerva	29 January 1944	3	0	270	-	-	-	90	90	90	ÅIFK Turku
DF	Timo Kautonen	12 March 1945	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	FC Reipas Lahti
MF	Markku Kumpulampi	21 May 1939	3	0	270	-	-	90	90	-	90	Upon Pallo
MF	Markku Lahti	18 April 1945	3	0	270	-	90	-	-	-	90	FC Haka
MF	Arvo Lamberg	3 July 1943	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	GBK Kokkola
FW	Tommy Lindholm	3 February 1947	2	0	180	-	-	-	-	90	90	Turun Toverit
FW	Matti Mäkelä	14 January 1939	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	90	-	Tampereen Palloilijat
MF	Asko Mäkilä	20 August 1944	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	90	-	FC Haka
MF	Pertti Mäkipää	4 August 1941	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Tampereen Palloilijat
GK	Lars Näsman	14 May 1943	4	0	360	-	-	90	90	90	90	Upon Pallo
DF	Reima Nummila	16 November 1942	3	0	270	-	-	-	90	90	90	/2[1] Turun Palloseura
FW	Semi Nuoranen	14 December 1941	3	1	270	-	-	90	90	90	-	FC Reipas Lahti
FW	Kaj Österberg	8 December 1942	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	Helsingin Palloseura
MF	Kai Pahlman	8 July 1935	3	0	270	-	-	-	90	90	90	/2[1] Helsingin Palloseura
FW	Juhani Peltonen	16 June 1936	5	3	450	90	90	90	90	90	-	Hamburger SV
DF	Aarno Rinne	11 July 1941	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	Ilves Tampere
FW	Rauno Ruotsalainen	4 February 1938	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	Lappeenrannan Pallo
MF	Simo Syrjävaara	14 June 1943	3	0	270	90	90	-	-	-	90	ÅIFK Turku
DF	Arto Tolsa	9 August 1945	2	0	180	90	-	-	90	-	-	Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat
DF	Veijo Valtonen	5 January 1936	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	-	-	FC Haka

Notes

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1966 FIFA World Cup qualification
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