1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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

21 October 1964

Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg	3–1	File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Law File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Chalmers File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Gibson File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'	Report	Peltonen File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'

Glasgow, Scotland

Attendance: 54,442

Referee: Hannet (Belgium)

4 November 1964

Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg	6–1	File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Facchetti File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Holmqvist File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' (o.g.) Rivera File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Bulgarelli File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Mazzola File:Soccerball shade.svg 54', 83'	Report	Peltonen File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'

Genoa, Italy

Attendance: 23,000

Referee: Lousada (Portugal)

18 April 1965

Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg	0–0	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
	Report

Warsaw, Poland

Attendance: 31,045

Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)

23 May 1965

Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg	1–1	File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Lentner File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'	Report	Law File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'

Chorzow, Poland

Attendance: 67,462

Referee: Alimov (Soviet Union)

27 May 1965

Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg	1–2	File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Hyvärinen File:Soccerball shade.svg 5'	Report	Wilson File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Greig File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'

Helsinki, Finland

Attendance: 20,162

Referee: Vetter (East Germany)

23 June 1965

Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg	0–2	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
	Report	Mazzola File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 78'

Helsinki, Finland

Attendance: 19,995

Referee: Bahramov (Soviet Union)

26 September 1965

Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg	2–0	File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland
Peltonen File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Nuoranen File:Soccerball shade.svg 27'	Report

Helsinki, Finland

Attendance: 7,859

Referee: Granlund (Norway)

13 October 1965

Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg	1–2	File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland
McNeill File:Soccerball shade.svg 13'	Report	Pol File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' Sadek File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'

Glasgow, Scotland

Attendance: 107,508

Referee: Carlsson (Sweden)

24 October 1965

Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg	7–0	File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Lubański File:Soccerball shade.svg 19', 21', 24', 41' Pol File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' (pen.) Sadek File:Soccerball shade.svg 35', 79'	Report

Szczecin, Poland

Attendance: 30,500

Referee: Obtulović (Czechoslovakia)

1 November 1965

Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg	6–1	File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland
Mazzola File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Barison File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 65', 87' Rivera File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' Mora File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'	Report	Lubański File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'

Rome, Italy

Attendance: 63,614

Referee: Klein (Israel)

9 November 1965

Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg	1–0	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Greig File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'	Report

Glasgow, Scotland

Attendance: 100,393

Referee: Kreitlein (West Germany)

7 December 1965

Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg	3–0	File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Pascutti File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Facchetti File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' Mora File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'	Report

Naples, Italy

Attendance: 68,873

Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

Italy qualified.

Final Table

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
Final table														Home							Away
1.	File:Flag of Italy.svg 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.	File:Flag of Scotland.svg 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.	File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg 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.	File:Flag of Finland.svg 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

File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy

Head coach: Italy Edmondo Fabbri

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

File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland

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

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

File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland

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

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

File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland

Head coach: Finland Olavi Laaksonen

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Scotland	Italy	Scotland	Italy	Poland	Poland	Club
GK	Martti Halme	5 April 1943	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	-	-	Finland FC Haka
MF	Olli Heinonen	7 January 1937	2	0	180	-	-	90	90	-	-	Finland FC Reipas Lahti
MF	Stig Holmqvist	13 February 1936	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	Finland Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Finland Upon Pallo
MF	Martti Hyvärinen	6 November 1939	3	1	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	Finland FC Reipas Lahti
FW	Harri Järvi	20 August 1939	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Finland Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho
DF	Reijo Kanerva	29 January 1944	3	0	270	-	-	-	90	90	90	Finland ÅIFK Turku
DF	Timo Kautonen	12 March 1945	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Finland FC Reipas Lahti
MF	Markku Kumpulampi	21 May 1939	3	0	270	-	-	90	90	-	90	Finland Upon Pallo
MF	Markku Lahti	18 April 1945	3	0	270	-	90	-	-	-	90	Finland FC Haka
MF	Arvo Lamberg	3 July 1943	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Finland GBK Kokkola
FW	Tommy Lindholm	3 February 1947	2	0	180	-	-	-	-	90	90	Finland Turun Toverit
FW	Matti Mäkelä	14 January 1939	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	90	-	Finland Tampereen Palloilijat
MF	Asko Mäkilä	20 August 1944	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	90	-	Finland FC Haka
MF	Pertti Mäkipää	4 August 1941	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Finland Tampereen Palloilijat
GK	Lars Näsman	14 May 1943	4	0	360	-	-	90	90	90	90	Finland Upon Pallo
DF	Reima Nummila	16 November 1942	3	0	270	-	-	-	90	90	90	Finland/2^[1] Turun Palloseura
FW	Semi Nuoranen	14 December 1941	3	1	270	-	-	90	90	90	-	Finland FC Reipas Lahti
FW	Kaj Österberg	8 December 1942	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	Finland Helsingin Palloseura
MF	Kai Pahlman	8 July 1935	3	0	270	-	-	-	90	90	90	Finland/2^[1] Helsingin Palloseura
FW	Juhani Peltonen	16 June 1936	5	3	450	90	90	90	90	90	-	West Germany Hamburger SV
DF	Aarno Rinne	11 July 1941	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	Finland Ilves Tampere
FW	Rauno Ruotsalainen	4 February 1938	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	Finland Lappeenrannan Pallo
MF	Simo Syrjävaara	14 June 1943	3	0	270	90	90	-	-	-	90	Finland ÅIFK Turku
DF	Arto Tolsa	9 August 1945	2	0	180	90	-	-	90	-	-	Finland Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat
DF	Veijo Valtonen	5 January 1936	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	-	-	Finland FC Haka

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

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