Football Query

FIFA World Cup qualification 1972

Denmark 1–4 Scotland

Wednesday 18 Oct 1972 · Copenhagen, Denmark

Denmark1–4Scotland

Goals5

  1. 18′0–1Lou Macari Scotland
  2. 20′0–2Jimmy Bone Scotland
  3. 28′1–2Finn Laudrup Denmark
  4. 80′1–3Joe Harper Scotland
  5. 83′1–4Willie Morgan Scotland

Elo

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

Denmark
1481 → 1452
Scotland
1639 → 1668

Expected score for Denmark: 41.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 20, 1951–2025.

Denmark wins
7
Draws
1
Scotland wins
12

Form either side

Denmark

Before

After

Scotland

Before

After

Road through the tournament

Denmark

Scotland

Every Denmark v Scotland match20

From Denmark's side.

18 Nov 2025Scotland2–4AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
5 Sep 2025Scotland0–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
15 Nov 2021Scotland0–2AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2021—
1 Sep 2021Scotland2–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2021—
29 Mar 2016Scotland0–1AwayFriendly—
10 Aug 2011Scotland1–2AwayFriendly—
28 Apr 2004Scotland1–0HomeFriendly—
21 Aug 2002Scotland1–0AwayFriendly—
25 Mar 1998Scotland1–0AwayFriendly—
24 Apr 1996Scotland2–0HomeFriendly—
4 Jun 1986Scotland1–0NeutralFIFA World Cup 1986Group stage
29 Oct 1975Scotland1–3AwayUEFA Euro qualification 1975—
3 Sep 1975Scotland0–1HomeUEFA Euro qualification 1975—
15 Nov 1972Scotland0–2AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 1972—
18 Oct 1972Scotland1–4HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 1972—
9 Jun 1971Scotland1–0HomeUEFA Euro qualification 1971—
11 Nov 1970Scotland0–1AwayUEFA Euro qualification 1970—
16 Oct 1968Scotland0–1HomeFriendly—
25 May 1952Scotland1–2HomeFriendly—
12 May 1951Scotland1–3AwayFriendly—

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