World Cup 1986 Qualifiers

  • Scotland qualified for the play-offs where they defeated Australia 2-0 over two legs.
  • Spain qualified automatically.
Scotland Matches
Group Stages
Date
Opponent
H/A
Result
Att.
17/10/1984
Iceland
H
W 3-0
52,829
14/11/1984
Spain
H
W 3-1
74,299
27/02/1985
Spain
A
L 0-1
70,000
27/03/1985
Wales
H
L 0-1
62,444
28/05/1985
Iceland
A
W 1-0
16,000
10/09/1985
Wales
A
D 1-1
39,500
Play-Offs
Date
Opponent
H/A
Result
Att.
20/11/1985
Australia
H
W 2-0
63,500
04/12/1985
Australia
A
D 0-0
32,000
Group 7 Table
 
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
GD
QSpain
6
4
0
2
9
8
8
+1
PSCOTLAND
6
3
1
2
8
4
7
+4
Wales
6
3
1
2
7
6
7
+1
Iceland
6
1
0
5
4
10
2
-6
Group 7 Results
12th September 1984
Iceland 1-0 Wales

17th October 1984
Spain 3-0 Wales
Scotland 3-0 Iceland

14th November 1984
Scotland 3-1 Spain
Wales 2-1 Iceland

27th February 1985
Spain 1-0 Scotland

27th March 1985
Scotland 0-1 Wales

30th April 1985
Wales 3-0 Spain

28th May 1985
Iceland 0-1 Scotland

12th June 1985
Iceland 1-2 Spain

10th September 1985
Wales 1-1 Scotland

25th September 1985
Spain 2-1 Iceland