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
editRank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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
editDenmark | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia |
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Bjørnmose 15' | Report | Petráš 32' |
Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | Scotland |
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Nehoda 15' (pen.) | Report |
Notes
edit- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.