1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

Group 8 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Czechoslovakia, Denmark, and Scotland. These three teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 9,5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming those spots.

Standings

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Scotland 6430183+5
2  Czechoslovakia 5421193+6
3  Denmark 1401321311
18 October 1972 Denmark  1 – 4  Scotland Copenhagen, Denmark
Laudrup  28' Report Macari  18'
Bone  20'
Harper  80'
Morgan  83'
Referee: Bakhramov (Soviet Union)

15 November 1972 Scotland  2 – 0  Denmark Glasgow, Scotland
Dalglish  2'
Lorimer  46'
Report Referee: Corver (Netherlands)


2 June 1973 Czechoslovakia  6 – 0  Denmark Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nehoda  46'
Veselý  56', 65', 80'
Bičovský  57'
Hagara  60'
Report Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland)

26 September 1973 Scotland  2 – 1  Czechoslovakia Glasgow, Scotland
Holton  40'
Jordan  74'
Report Nehoda  32' Referee: Øberg (Norway)

Notes

  1. Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
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