UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 8

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Group 8 of the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1968 finals tournament. Group 8 consisted of four teams: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. Group 8's results were formed by combining the results of the 1966–67 and 1967–68 editions of the British Home Championship. The group winners were England, who finished 1 point above Scotland.

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Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of England.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ulster Banner.svg
1Flag of England.svg  England 6411155+109Advance to quarter-finals 2–3 5–1 2–0
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6321108+28 1–1 3–2 2–1
3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 612361264 0–3 1–1 2–0
4Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 61142863 0–2 1–0 0–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

1966–67 British Home Championship

Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg1–1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
R. Davies Soccerball shade.svg77' Report Law Soccerball shade.svg86'
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 33,269
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0–2Flag of England.svg  England
Report Hunt Soccerball shade.svg40'
Peters Soccerball shade.svg60'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 47,897
Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg2–1Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Murdoch Soccerball shade.svg14'
Lennox Soccerball shade.svg35' [1]
Report Nicholson Soccerball shade.svg9'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 45,281
Referee: John Keith Taylor (England)
England  Flag of England.svg5–1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Hurst Soccerball shade.svg30', 34'
B. Charlton Soccerball shade.svg43'
Hennessey Soccerball shade.svg65' (o.g.)
J. Charlton Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report W. Davies Soccerball shade.svg36'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,380
Referee: Thomas Wharton (Scotland)

Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0–0Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Report
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 17,643
Referee: Kevin Howley (England)
England  Flag of England.svg2–3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
J. Charlton Soccerball shade.svg84'
Hurst Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Law Soccerball shade.svg27'
Lennox Soccerball shade.svg78'
McCalliog Soccerball shade.svg87'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 99,063
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)

1967–68 British Home Championship

Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg0–3Flag of England.svg  England
Report Peters Soccerball shade.svg34'
B. Charlton Soccerball shade.svg87'
Ball Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 44,960
Referee: John Robertson P. Gordon (Scotland)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg1–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Clements Soccerball shade.svg69' Report
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 47,359
Referee: James Finney (England)

England  Flag of England.svg2–0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Hurst Soccerball shade.svg43'
B. Charlton Soccerball shade.svg62'
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 83,969
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg3–2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Gilzean Soccerball shade.svg16', 65'
McKinnon Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report R. Davies Soccerball shade.svg18'
Durban Soccerball shade.svg57'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 57,472
Referee: James Finney (England)

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg1–1Flag of England.svg  England
Hughes Soccerball shade.svg39' Report Peters Soccerball shade.svg19'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 134,461
Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg2–0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Rees Soccerball shade.svg75'
W. Davies Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 17,548
Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)

Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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