UEFA World Cup Qualifiers: Scotland scripts history
UEFA World Cup Qualifiers: As the hype for the FIFA qualifiers gathers momentum among the teams, new updates keep coming up. Scotland contributed to this intense increasing buzz as they surprised fans by finally ending their 28-year wait for a World Cup berth after coming from behind to win dramatically against Denmark by 4-2 on the final qualifying day. The team netted two later goals to guarantee qualification.
This is the first time Scotland has qualified for a World Cup since 1998, while Denmark advanced to the playoffs.
Spain qualified for the finals for the 17th time with a 2-2 draw against Turkey. These qualifiers were also a turning point for Austria, as they have qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 28 years.
SCOTLAND ARE GOING TO THE WORLD CUP! 🌎🏴 pic.twitter.com/9N7kxDEUdH
— Hibernian Football Club (@HibernianFC) November 18, 2025
Scotland FIFA World Cup History
Scotland have showcased their presence in FIFA World eights time with their best and the longest run of appearances being five successive tournaments from 1974 until 1990. Though they have had decent performances in many seasons of FIFA World Cup, Scotland has never reached beyond the group stage, going out on goal difference in 1974, 1978, and 1982, but they have had some great moments, like the famous 3–2 win over the Netherlands in 1978.
Scotland qualified for the 2026 World Cup after 28 years, beating Denmark 4-2.
Teams Qualified from UEAF Qualifiers
Croatia, England, France, Spain, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Germany, Portugal, Scotland, Switzerland.