1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. The winner (Czechoslovakia) qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.

Matches[]

3 May 1961 Scotland  4 – 1  Republic of Ireland Glasgow, Scotland
Brand
Herd 		Report Haverty Referee: Guigue (France)
7 May 1961 Republic of Ireland  0 – 3  Scotland Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Report Young
Brand 		Referee: Grandain (Belgium)
14 May 1961 Czechoslovakia  4 – 0  Scotland Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Pospíchal
Kadraba
Kvašňák 		Report Referee: Steiner (Austria)
29 September 1961 Scotland  3 – 2  Czechoslovakia Glasgow, Scotland
Law
St. John 		Report Kvašňák
Scherer 		Referee: Gulliksen (Norway)
8 October 1961 Republic of Ireland  1 – 3  Czechoslovakia Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Giles Report Kvašňák
Scherer 		Referee: Holland (England)
29 October 1961 Czechoslovakia  7 – 1  Republic of Ireland Prague, Czechoslovakia
Kvašňák
Scherer
Jelínek
Masopust
Pospíchal 		Report Fogarty Referee: Lundell (Sweden)

Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

29 November 1961 Czechoslovakia  4 – 2
(a.e.t.)		  Scotland Brussels, Belgium
Hledík 70'
Scherer 84'
Pospíchal 95'
Kvašňák 101'		 Report St. John 38', 71' Referee: Versyp (Belgium)

Czechoslovakia qualified.

Final Table[]

Final table Home Away
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Czechoslovakia Scotland Republic of Ireland Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1.  Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 16 5 +11 6 X 4:0 7:1 2 2 0 0 11 1 4 2 1 0 1 5 4 2
2.  Scotland 4 3 0 1 10 7 +3 6 3:2 X 4:1 2 2 0 0 7 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 2
3.  Republic of Ireland 4 0 0 4 3 17 -14 0 1:3 0:3 X 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 2 0 0 2 2 11 0

Team stats[]

 Czechoslovakia[]

Head coach: Czechoslovakia Rudolf Vytlačil

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Scotland Scotland Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Club
FW Jozef Adamec 26 February 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
DF Jozef Bomba 30 March 1939 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - Czechoslovakia Tatran Prešov
DF Titus Buberník 12 October 1933 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - Czechoslovakia CH Bratislava
DF Jiří Hledík 19 April 1929 3 1 300 0 0 - - 90 90 120 Czechoslovakia Spartak Hradec Králové
FW Josef Jelínek 9 January 1941 2 1 210 0 0 - - - 90 120 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
FW Josef Kadraba 29 September 1933 2 1 180 0 0 90 90 - - - Czechoslovakia SONP Kladno
FW Rudolf Kučera 23 January 1940 2 0 210 0 0 - - 90 - 120 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
FW Andrej Kvašňák 19 May 1936 5 7 445 0 0 55 90 90 90 120 Czechoslovakia Sparta Praha Sokolovo
FW Václav Mašek 21 March 1941 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - Czechoslovakia Sparta Praha Sokolovo
MF Josef Masopust 9 February 1931 5 1 480 0 0 90 90 90 90 120 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
DF Ladislav Novák 5 December 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
DF Svatopluk Pluskal 28 October 1930 4 0 390 0 0 90 - 90 90 120 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
DF Ján Popluhár 12 August 1935 5 0 480 0 0 90 90 90 90 120 Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava
FW Tomáš Pospíchal 26 June 1936 5 4 480 0 0 90 90 90 90 120 Czechoslovakia Baník Ostrava
DF František Šafránek 2 January 1931 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
FW Adolf Scherer 5 May 1938 5 5 480 0 0 90 90 90 90 120 Czechoslovakia CH Bratislava
GK Viliam Schrojf 2 August 1931 5 0 480 0 0 90 90 90 90 120 Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava
DF Jiří Tichý 6 December 1933 4 0 390 0 0 90 - 90 90 120 Czechoslovakia CH Bratislava

 Scotland[]

Head coach: Scotland Ian McColl

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Club
MF Jim Baxter 29 September 1939 5 0 480 0 0 90 90 90 90 120 Scotland Rangers F.C.
FW Ralph Brand 8 December 1936 4 3 390 0 0 90 90 90 - 120 Scotland Rangers F.C.
GK Bill Brown 8 October 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - England Tottenham Hotspur
DF Eric Caldow 14 May 1934 5 0 480 0 0 90 90 90 90 120 Scotland Rangers F.C.
GK Eddie Connachan 27 August 1935 1 0 120 0 0 - - - - 120 Scotland Dunfermline Athletic
MF Pat Crerand 19 February 1939 5 0 445 0 0 90 90 55 90 120 Scotland Celtic F.C.
DF Alex Hamilton 31 January 1939 1 0 120 0 0 - - - - 120 Scotland Dundee F.C.
FW David Herd 15 April 1934 2 2 180 0 0 90 - 90 - - England Arsenal F.C.
FW Denis Law 24 February 1940 2 2 210 0 0 - - - 90 120 Italy AC Torino
GK Lawrie Leslie 17 March 1935 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - Scotland Airdrieonians
DF Duncan MacKay 14 July 1937 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - Scotland Celtic F.C.
FW Johnny MacLeod 23 November 1938 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - Scotland Hibernian F.C.
FW Ian McMillan 18 March 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - Scotland Rangers F.C.
MF Billy McNeill 2 March 1940 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 - Scotland Celtic F.C.
FW Pat Quinn 26 April 1936 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - - Scotland Motherwell F.C.
FW Hugh Robertson 29 November 1939 1 0 120 0 0 - - - - 120 Scotland Dundee
FW Alex Scott 22 November 1937 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - Scotland Rangers F.C.
DF Bobby Shearer 29 December 1931 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - Scotland Rangers F.C.
FW Ian St. John 7 June 1938 2 3 180 0 0 - - - 90 120 England/2[1] Liverpool F.C.
MF Ian Ure 7 December 1939 1 0 120 0 0 - - - - 120 Scotland Dundee F.C.
FW John White 28 April 1937 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 120 England Tottenham Hotspur
FW Davie Wilson 10 January 1939 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 - Scotland Rangers F.C.
FW Alex Young 3 February 1937 1 2 90 0 0 - 90 - - - Scotland Hearts of Midlothian

 Republic of Ireland[]

Head coach: Republic of Ireland Johnny Carey

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Scotland Scotland Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Club
DF Noel Cantwell 28 February 1932 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 England Manchester United
MF George Cummins 12 March 1931 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - England/2[1] Luton Town
FW Dermot Curtis 26 August 1932 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - England/2[1] Ipswich Town
GK Noel Dwyer 30 October 1934 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 England/2[1] Swansea Town
FW Paddy Fagan 7 June 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - England/2[1] Derby County
FW Peter Fitzgerald 17 June 1937 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 England/2[1] Leeds United
90 90 England/4[1] Chester City F.C.
FW Amby Fogarty 11 September 1933 3 1 270 0 0 90 - 90 90 England/2[1] Sunderland A.F.C.
MF Johnny Giles 6 November 1940 4 1 350 0 0 90 90 90 90 England Manchester United
FW Joe Haverty 17 February 1936 4 1 360 0 0 90 90 England Arsenal F.C.
90 90 England Blackburn Rovers
DF Charlie Hurley 4 October 1936 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 England/2[1] Sunderland A.F.C.
DF Phil Kelly 10 July 1939 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
MF Andy McEvoy 15 July 1938 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - England Blackburn Rovers
MF Mick McGrath 7 April 1936 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 England Blackburn Rovers
DF Brendan McNally 22 January 1935 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - England/2[1] Luton Town
MF Mick Meagan 29 May 1934 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - England Everton F.C.
MF Ronnie Nolan 1937 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
FW Frank O'Neill 13 April 1940 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
MF Pat Saward 17 August 1928 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - England/2[1] Huddersfield Town
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

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