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 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

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Scotland 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 6
2   Czechoslovakia 4 2 1 1 9 3 +6 5
3   Denmark 4 0 1 3 2 13 −11 1

Matches

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Denmark  1–4  Scotland
Laudrup   28' Report Macari   18'
Bone   20'
Harper   80'
Morgan   83'

Scotland  2–0  Denmark
Dalglish   2'
Lorimer   46'
Report
Attendance: 47,109
Referee: Corver (Netherlands)

Denmark  1–1  Czechoslovakia
Bjørnmose   15' Report Petráš   32'

Czechoslovakia  6–0  Denmark
Nehoda   46'
Veselý   56', 65', 80'
Bičovský   57'
Hagara   60'
Report

Scotland  2–1  Czechoslovakia
Holton   40'
Jordan   74'
Report Nehoda   32'
Attendance: 95,786
Referee: Øberg (Norway)

Czechoslovakia  1–0  Scotland
Nehoda   15' (pen.) Report

Notes

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  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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