UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 8

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Group 8 of the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1968 finals tournament. Group 8 consisted of four teams: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. Group 8's results were formed by combining the results of the 1966–67 and 1967–68 editions of the British Home Championship. The group winners were England, who finished 1 point above Scotland.

Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
1  England 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 9 Advance to quarter-finals 2–3 5–1 2–0
2  Scotland 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 8 1–1 3–2 2–1
3  Wales 6 1 2 3 6 12 6 4 0–3 1–1 2–0
4  Northern Ireland 6 1 1 4 2 8 6 3 0–2 1–0 0–0
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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

1966–67 British Home Championship

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Wales 1–1 Scotland
R. Davies 77' Report Law 86'
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Attendance: 33,269
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)
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Attendance: 47,897
Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)

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Attendance: 45,281
Referee: John Keith Taylor (England)
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Attendance: 75,380
Referee: Thomas Wharton (Scotland)

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Attendance: 17,643
Referee: Kevin Howley (England)
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Attendance: 99,063
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)

1967–68 British Home Championship

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Wales 0–3 England
Report Peters 34'
B. Charlton 87'
Ball 90' (pen.)
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Attendance: 44,960
Referee: John Robertson P. Gordon (Scotland)
More information Northern Ireland, 1–0 ...
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Attendance: 47,359
Referee: James Finney (England)

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Attendance: 83,969
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)
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Scotland 3–2 Wales
Gilzean 16', 65'
McKinnon 78'
Report R. Davies 18'
Durban 57'
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Attendance: 57,472
Referee: James Finney (England)

More information Scotland, 1–1 ...
Scotland 1–1 England
Hughes 39' Report Peters 19'
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Attendance: 134,461
Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)
More information Wales, 2–0 ...
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Attendance: 17,548
Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)

Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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