1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

none Group 8 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host. 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. Standings RankTeamPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1SCO430183+562TCH421193+653DEN4013213−111 Matches 18 October 1972 DEN Report 1–4 SCO Laudrup 28 Macari 18Bone 20Harper 80Morgan 83 Copenhagen, Denmark Københavns Idrætspark 31,200 Bakhramov (Soviet Union) 15 November 1972 SCO Report 2–0 DEN Dalglish 2Lorimer 46 Glasgow, Scotland Hampden Park 47,109 Corver (Netherlands) 2 May 1973 DEN Report 1–1 TCH Bjørnmose 15 Petráš 32 Copenhagen, Denmark Københavns Idrætspark 19,942 Lo Bello (Italy) 2 June 1973 TCH Report 6–0 DEN Nehoda 46Veselý 56 65 80Bičovský 57Hagara 60 Prague, Czechoslovakia Stadion Letná 17,432 Anton Bucheli (Switzerland) 26 September 1973 SCO Report 2–1 TCH Holton 40Jordan 74 Nehoda 32 Glasgow, Scotland Hampden Park 95,786 Øberg (Norway) 17 October 1973 TCH Report 1–0 SCO Nehoda 15 pen. Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Tehelné pole 13,668 Biwersi (West Germany) Notes External links Group 8 Detailed Results at RSSSF 8 Category:1972–73 in Czechoslovak football Category:1973–74 in Czechoslovak football Category:1972 in Danish football Category:1973 in Danish football Category:1972–73 in Scottish football Category:Scotland at the 1974 FIFA World Cup