# 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

Italy qualified.

## Final Table

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| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | | | | 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
### Italy

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

### Scotland

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

### Poland

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

### Finland

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