1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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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 one of the 9.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming the place in the finals.

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Standings

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 430183+56
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 421193+65
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4013213111

Matches

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Laudrup Soccerball shade.svg28' Report Macari Soccerball shade.svg18'
Bone Soccerball shade.svg20'
Harper Soccerball shade.svg80'
Morgan Soccerball shade.svg83'

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg2–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Dalglish Soccerball shade.svg2'
Lorimer Soccerball shade.svg46'
Report
Hampden Park , Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 47,109
Referee: Corver (Netherlands)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Bjørnmose Soccerball shade.svg15' Report Petráš Soccerball shade.svg32'
Københavns Idrætspark , Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 19,942
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Nehoda Soccerball shade.svg46'
Veselý Soccerball shade.svg56', 65', 80'
Bičovský Soccerball shade.svg57'
Hagara Soccerball shade.svg60'
Report

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg2–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Holton Soccerball shade.svg40'
Jordan Soccerball shade.svg74'
Report Nehoda Soccerball shade.svg32'
Hampden Park , Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 95,786
Referee: Øberg (Norway)

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Nehoda Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.) Report

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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