1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

See also: 1966 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification

The four teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Italy qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.

Matches

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Scotland 3–1 Finland
Law 2'
Chalmers 38'
Gibson 42'		 Report Peltonen 70'
Attendance: 54,442
Referee: Hannet (Belgium)
Italy 6–1 Finland
Facchetti 1'
Holmqvist 8' (o.g.)
Rivera 16'
Bulgarelli 49'
Mazzola 54', 83'		 Report Peltonen 88'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Lousada (Portugal)
Poland 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 31,045
Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)
Poland 1–1 Scotland
Lentner 52' Report Law 76'
Attendance: 67,462
Referee: Alimov (Soviet Union)
Finland 1–2 Scotland
Hyvärinen 5' Report Wilson 37'
Greig 50'
Attendance: 20,162
Referee: Vetter (East Germany)
Finland 0–2 Italy
Report Mazzola 33', 78'
Attendance: 19,995
Finland 2–0 Poland
Peltonen 1'
Nuoranen 27'		 Report
Attendance: 7,859
Referee: Granlund (Norway)
Scotland 1–2 Poland
McNeill 13' Report Pol 85'
Sadek 86'
Attendance: 107,508
Referee: Carlsson (Sweden)
Poland 7–0 Finland
Lubański 19', 21', 24', 41'
Pol 29' (pen.)
Sadek 35', 79'		 Report
Attendance: 30,500
Italy 6–1 Poland
Mazzola 5'
Barison 25', 65', 87'
Rivera 71'
Mora 79'		 Report Lubański 84'
Attendance: 63,614
Referee: Klein (Israel)
Scotland 1–0 Italy
Greig 88' Report
Attendance: 100,393
Italy 3–0 Scotland
Pascutti 38'
Facchetti 73'
Mora 89'		 Report
Attendance: 68,873
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

Italy qualified.

Final Table

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Final table Home Away
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Italy Scotland Poland Finland Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1.  Italy 6 4 1 1 17 3 +14 9 X 3:0 6:1 6:1 3 3 0 0 15 2 6 3 1 1 1 2 1 3
2.  Scotland 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 7 1:0 X 1:2 3:1 3 2 0 1 5 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 5 3
3.  Poland 6 2 2 2 11 10 +1 6 0:0 1:1 X 7:0 3 1 2 0 8 1 4 3 1 0 2 3 9 2
4.  Finland 6 1 0 5 5 20 -15 2 0:2 1:2 2:0 X 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 3 0 0 3 2 16 0

Team stats

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 Italy

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Head coach: Italy Edmondo Fabbri

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Finland Poland Finland Poland Scotland Scotland Club
GK Enrico Albertosi 2 November 1939 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Italy ACF Fiorentina
MF Paolo Barison 23 June 1936 2 3 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 - Italy A.S. Roma
MF Giacomo Bulgarelli 24 October 1940 6 1 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Italy Bologna F.C. 1909
DF Tarcisio Burgnich 25 April 1939 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 90 Italy Inter Milano
MF Mario Corso 25 August 1941 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - - - Italy Inter Milano
DF Giacinto Facchetti 18 July 1942 6 2 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Italy Inter Milano
MF Romano Fogli 21 January 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Italy Bologna F.C. 1909
DF Aristide Guarneri 7 March 1938 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 - - 90 - Italy Inter Milano
MF Giovanni Lodetti 10 August 1942 5 0 450 0 0 90 - 90 90 90 90 Italy A.C. Milan
FW Sandro Mazzola 8 November 1942 6 5 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Italy Inter Milano
FW Bruno Mora 29 March 1937 4 2 360 0 0 90 - 90 90 - 90 Italy A.C. Milan
GK William Negri 30 July 1935 4 0 360 0 0 - 90 90 90 90 - Italy Bologna F.C. 1909
DF Alberto Orlando 27 September 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - Italy ACF Fiorentina
FW Ezio Pascutti 1 June 1937 2 1 180 0 0 - - 90 - - 90 Italy Bologna F.C. 1909
DF Armando Picchi 20 June 1935 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - - - Italy Inter Milano
DF Fabrizio Poletti 13 July 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Italy Torino F.C.
FW Gianni Rivera 18 August 1943 5 2 450 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 90 Italy A.C. Milan
DF Roberto Rosato 18 August 1943 5 0 450 0 0 - 90 90 90 90 90 Italy Torino F.C.
DF Sandro Salvadore 29 November 1939 4 0 360 0 0 - - 90 90 90 90 Italy Juventus FC
GK Giuliano Sarti 2 October 1933 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Italy Inter Milano

 Scotland

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Head coach: Scotland Ian McColl (first match); Scotland Jock Stein (second to sixth match)

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Finland Poland Finland Poland Italy Italy Club
MF Jim Baxter 29 September 1939 2 0 180 0 0 90 - - - Scotland Rangers F.C.
90 - England Sunderland A.F.C.
GK Adam Blacklaw 2 September 1937 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 England Burnley F.C.
MF Billy Bremner 9 December 1942 3 0 270 0 0 - - - 90 90 90 England Leeds United A.F.C.
GK Bill Brown 8 October 1931 4 0 360 0 0 - 90 90 90 90 - England Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
FW Stevie Chalmers 26 December 1936 1 1 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Scotland Celtic F.C.
MF Bobby Collins 16 February 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - England Leeds United A.F.C.
MF Charlie Cooke 14 October 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Scotland Dundee F.C.
MF Pat Crerand 19 February 1939 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 - - England Manchester United F.C.
FW Jim Forrest 22 September 1944 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Scotland Rangers F.C.
GK Campbell Forsyth 5 May 1939 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Scotland Kilmarnock F.C.
MF Dave Gibson 23 September 1938 1 1 90 0 0 90 - - - - - England Leicester City F.C.
FW Alan Gilzean 23 October 1938 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 - England Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
DF John Greig 11 September 1942 6 2 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Scotland Rangers F.C.
DF Alex Hamilton 5 May 1936 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 - - Scotland Dundee F.C.
FW Willie Hamilton 16 February 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Scotland Hibernian F.C.
MF Willie Henderson 24 January 1944 4 0 360 0 0 - 90 90 90 90 - Scotland Rangers F.C.
FW John Hughes 3 April 1943 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 - - 90 90 Scotland Celtic F.C.
FW Willie Johnston 19 December 1946 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - Scotland Rangers F.C.
MF Jimmy Johnstone 30 September 1944 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Scotland Celtic F.C.
DF Jim Kennedy 31 January 1934 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Scotland Celtic F.C.
FW Denis Law 24 February 1940 4 2 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 - - England Manchester United F.C.
FW Neil Martin 20 October 1940 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 - Scotland Hibernian F.C.
90 - England Sunderland A.F.C.
DF Eddie McCreadie 15 April 1940 4 0 360 0 0 - 90 90 90 - 90 England Chelsea F.C.
DF Jackie McGrory 15 November 1941 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Scotland Kilmarnock F.C.
DF Ronnie McKinnon 20 August 1940 2 0 180 0 0 - - - - 90 90 Scotland Rangers F.C.
DF Billy McNeill 2 March 1940 3 1 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 - - Scotland Celtic F.C.
MF Bobby Murdoch 17 August 1944 2 0 180 0 0 - - - - 90 90 Scotland Celtic F.C.
DF Davie Provan 11 March 1941 2 0 180 0 0 - - - - 90 90 Scotland Rangers F.C.
FW Alex Scott 22 November 1937 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - England Everton F.C.
FW Davie Wilson 10 January 1939 1 1 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Scotland Rangers F.C.
DF Ron Yeats 15 November 1937 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 England Liverpool F.C.

 Poland

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Head coach: Poland Wiesław Motoczyński, Poland Ryszard Koncewicz, and Poland Karol Krawczyk

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Italy Scotland Finland Scotland Finland Italy Club
DF Zygmunt Anczok 14 March 1946 3 0 270 0 0 - - B 90 90 90 Poland Polonia Bytom
FW Jan Banaś 29 March 1943 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - - Poland Polonia Bytom
MF Roman Bazan 19 August 1938 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 B B B Poland Zagłębie Sosnowiec
MF Bernard Blaut 3 January 1940 0 0 0 0 0 B - - - - - Poland Legia Warsaw
DF Henryk Brejza 1938 0 0 0 0 0 - B - B B B Poland Odra Opole
FW Lucjan Brychczy 13 June 1934 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - B Poland Legia Warsaw
FW Eugeniusz Faber 6 April 1939 1 0 90 0 0 B - B 90 B - Poland Ruch Chorzów
DF Stefan Florenski 17 December 1933 0 0 0 0 0 B - - - - - Poland Górnik Zabrze
MF Jacek Gmoch 13 January 1939 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Poland Legia Warsaw
MF Ryszard Grzegorczyk 20 September 1939 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - - Poland Polonia Bytom
FW Andrzej Jarosik 26 November 1944 0 0 0 0 0 - B - - - - Poland Zagłębie Sosnowiec
GK Konrad Kornek 12 February 1937 1 0 90 0 0 B B B 90 - - Poland Odra Opole
FW Janusz Kowalik 26 March 1944 0 0 0 0 0 B B - - - - Poland/2[1] Klub Sportowy Cracovia
FW Roman Lentner 15 December 1937 3 1 270 0 0 - 90 90 B 90 - Poland Górnik Zabrze
FW Jan Liberda 26 November 1936 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Poland Polonia Bytom
FW Włodzimierz Lubański 28 February 1947 2 5 180 0 0 - - - - 90 90 Poland Górnik Zabrze
GK Stanisław Majcher 27 October 1936 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - B - Poland Stal Rzeszów
FW Antoni Nieroba 17 January 1939 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 B 90 - - Poland Ruch Chorzów
DF Stanisław Oślizło 13 November 1937 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Poland Górnik Zabrze
FW Ernest Pol 3 November 1932 6 2 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Poland Górnik Zabrze
FW Jerzy Sadek 13 January 1942 3 3 270 0 0 - - - 90 90 90 Poland ŁKS Łódź
GK Henryk Stroniarz 20 March 1936 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Poland Wisła Kraków
FW Zbigniew Szarzyński 7 December 1933 0 0 0 0 0 - B - - - - Poland Gwardia Warszawa
MF Henryk Szczepański 7 October 1933 6 0 495 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 45 Poland Odra Opole
GK Marian Szeja 20 August 1941 1 0 90 0 0 - - - B 90 B Poland/2[1] Thorez Wałbrzych
MF Zygfryd Szołtysik 24 October 1942 4 0 360 0 0 - - 90 90 90 90 Poland Górnik Zabrze
GK Edward Szymkowiak 13 February 1932 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - - Poland Polonia Bytom
FW Jerzy Wilim 14 August 1941 0 0 0 0 0 B - - - - - Poland Szombierki Bytom
MF Janusz Żmijewski 4 March 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Poland Legia Warsaw

 Finland

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Head coach: Finland Olavi Laaksonen

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Scotland Italy Scotland Italy Poland Poland Club
GK Martti Halme 5 April 1943 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - - - Finland FC Haka
MF Olli Heinonen 7 January 1937 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 - - Finland FC Reipas Lahti
MF Stig Holmqvist 13 February 1936 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - - Finland Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi

Finland Upon Pallo

MF Martti Hyvärinen 6 November 1939 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - - Finland FC Reipas Lahti
FW Harri Järvi 20 August 1939 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Finland Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho
DF Reijo Kanerva 29 January 1944 3 0 270 0 0 - - - 90 90 90 Finland ÅIFK Turku
DF Timo Kautonen 12 March 1945 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Finland FC Reipas Lahti
MF Markku Kumpulampi 21 May 1939 3 0 270 0 0 - - 90 90 - 90 Finland Upon Pallo
MF Markku Lahti 18 April 1945 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 - - - 90 Finland FC Haka
MF Arvo Lamberg 3 July 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Finland GBK Kokkola
FW Tommy Lindholm 3 February 1947 2 0 180 0 0 - - - - 90 90 Finland Turun Toverit
FW Matti Mäkelä 14 January 1939 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 - Finland Tampereen Palloilijat
MF Asko Mäkilä 20 August 1944 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 - Finland FC Haka
MF Pertti Mäkipää 4 August 1941 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Finland Tampereen Palloilijat
GK Lars Näsman 14 May 1943 4 0 360 0 0 - - 90 90 90 90 Finland Upon Pallo
DF Reima Nummila 16 November 1942 3 0 270 0 0 - - - 90 90 90 Finland/2[1] Turun Palloseura
FW Semi Nuoranen 14 December 1941 3 1 270 0 0 - - 90 90 90 - Finland FC Reipas Lahti
FW Kaj Österberg 8 December 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - Finland Helsingin Palloseura
MF Kai Pahlman 8 July 1935 3 0 270 0 0 - - - 90 90 90 Finland/2[1] Helsingin Palloseura
FW Juhani Peltonen 16 June 1936 5 3 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 - West Germany Hamburger SV
DF Aarno Rinne 11 July 1941 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - - Finland Ilves Tampere
FW Rauno Ruotsalainen 4 February 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Finland Lappeenrannan Pallo
MF Simo Syrjävaara 14 June 1943 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 - - - 90 Finland ÅIFK Turku
DF Arto Tolsa 9 August 1945 2 0 180 0 0 90 - - 90 - - Finland Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat
DF Veijo Valtonen 5 January 1936 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - - - Finland FC Haka

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d The number indicates the league the team played in that year.
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