FIFA World Cup qualification 1968

Cyprus 0–5 Scotland

Wednesday 11 Dec 1968 · Nicosia, Cyprus

Cyprus0–5Scotland

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Gilzean Stein Gilzean Stein Murdoch

5′0–1Alan Gilzean Scotland
25′0–2Colin Stein Scotland
35′0–3Alan Gilzean Scotland
41′0–4Colin Stein Scotland
44′0–5Bobby Murdoch Scotland

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Cyprus: 1355 → 1338
Scotland: 1680 → 1697

Expected score for Cyprus: 21.5% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 9, 1968–2023.

Cyprus wins: 0
Draws: 0
Scotland wins: 9

Form either side

Cyprus

Before

0–5 v Italy 1 Nov 1967 · UEFA Euro qualification 1967
0–5 v Switzerland 8 Nov 1967 · UEFA Euro qualification 1967
2–1 v Switzerland 17 Feb 1968 · UEFA Euro qualification 1968
1–7 v Austria 19 May 1968 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1968
0–1 v Germany 23 Nov 1968 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1968

After

0–1 v Greece 25 Mar 1969 · Friendly
1–2 v Austria 19 Apr 1969 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1969
0–8 v Scotland 17 May 1969 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1969
0–12 v Germany 21 May 1969 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1969
1–3 v Russia 15 Nov 1970 · UEFA Euro qualification 1970

Scotland

Before

3–2 v Wales 22 Nov 1967 · British Home Championship 1967
1–1 v England 24 Feb 1968 · British Home Championship 1968
0–0 v Netherlands 30 May 1968 · Friendly
1–0 v Denmark 16 Oct 1968 · Friendly
2–1 v Austria 6 Nov 1968 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1968

After

1–1 v Germany 16 Apr 1969 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1969
5–3 v Wales 3 May 1969 · British Home Championship 1969
1–1 v Northern Ireland 6 May 1969 · British Home Championship 1969
1–4 v England 10 May 1969 · British Home Championship 1969
8–0 v Cyprus 17 May 1969 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1969

Road through the tournament

Cyprus

1–7 v Austria 19 May 1968
0–1 v Germany 23 Nov 1968
0–5 v Scotland 11 Dec 1968

Scotland

2–1 v Austria 6 Nov 1968
5–0 v Cyprus 11 Dec 1968

Every Cyprus v Scotland match9

From Cyprus's side.


8 Sep 2023	Scotland	0–3	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2023	—
25 Mar 2023	Scotland	0–3	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2023	—
16 Nov 2019	Scotland	1–2	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2019	—
8 Jun 2019	Scotland	1–2	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2019	—
11 Nov 2011	Scotland	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
26 Apr 1989	Scotland	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1989	—
8 Feb 1989	Scotland	2–3	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1989	—
17 May 1969	Scotland	0–8	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1969	—
11 Dec 1968	Scotland	0–5	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1968	—

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