Classic Matches 1980-1985

Scotland 5- 2 New Zealand
June 1982 – World Cup Match

Scotland started there world cup campaign against New Zealand at a gallop with Kenny Dalglish scoring just after 18 minutes and John Wark adding the second and third within the first half hour of the match. Scotland continued to dominate the match in search of their forth, however, Scotland’s tendency to stumble to weaker opposition was revealed once again as New Zealand fought back scoring two goals to make the score line 3-2 by the 65th minute and they came close to equalizing moments later. However despite the scare, Scotland managed to pull themselves together as they scored two further goals to win the match 5-2 and prepared them for their next encounter against Brazil.

Scotland 2 -2 USSR
June 1982 – World Cup

Scotland needed victory in their final group match to secure their passage to the second phase of the world cup. They started off very brightly against USSR as Jordan had few fantastic chances saved well by the Soviet keeper, before he gave them a first half lead. The second half was a different story from the first as they lost their momentum. Russia equalized through Chivadze and they went ahead via Shengalia after a terrible mix up between Alan Hansen and Willie Miller had given him a clear run. Scotland immediately pressed on in search of an equalizer, despite Souness scoring a second levelling the match, the score line remained 2-2 and Scotland were knocked out of the world cup despite a great performance.