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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Denmark | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
Bjørnmose  15' | Report | Petráš 32' |
| Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| 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.