| team SCOTLAND | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 19 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 8 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | 3: + 2; = 0; - 1: 10 - 3 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 8 - 8 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | 2: + 0; = 0; - 2: 0 - 8 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 3; = 0; - 1: 10 - 9 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 4 - 6 1 | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 5: + 3; = 0; - 2: 12 - 11 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 6: + 3; = 1; - 2: 8 - 8 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 6: + 3; = 1; - 2: 18 - 7 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 4: + 3; = 0; - 1: 8 - 3 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | 3: + 1; = 2; - 0: 3 - 1 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 4: + 3; = 0; - 1: 6 - 3 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 5 - 6 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 8: + 4; = 3; - 1: 9 - 4 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 8 - 8 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 4; = 2; - 2: 10 - 4 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 1 - 3 1 | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 8: + 4; = 2; - 2: 12 - 12 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 2 - 3 2 | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 10: + 4; = 3; - 3: 14 - 13 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 10: + 7; = 2; - 1: 15 - 3 23 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 2 - 6 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 8: + 4; = 3; - 1: 12 - 6 15 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 10: + 3; = 4; - 3: 9 - 7 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 8: + 3; = 1; - 4: 6 - 11 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 10: + 3; = 2; - 5: 8 - 12 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 10: + 5; = 3; - 2: 17 - 12 18 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 11: + 7; = 2; - 2: 18 - 10 23 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | The 3rd place in group FIFA World Cup (1974, 1978, 1982) | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 136: +69: =30; -37; 210 ‒ 146 237 | |
| Percentage indicators | +50,74%; =22,06%; -27,21%; 1,54 ‒ 1,07 58,09% | |
| FIFA world cup | 23: +4: =7; -12; 25 ‒ 41 19 | |
| Percentage indicators | +17,39%; =30,43%; -52,17%; 1,09 ‒ 1,78 27,54% | |
| Total: | 159: +73: =37; -49; 235 ‒ 187 256 | |
| Percentage indicators | +45,91%; =23,27%; -30,82%; 1,48 ‒ 1,18 53,67% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 159 (26) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 235 | |
| - home: | 122 (51,91%) | |
| - away: | 84 (35,74%) | |
| - neutral field: | 29 (12,34%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 187 | |
| - home: | 55 (29,41%) | |
| - away: | 87 (46,52%) | |
| - neutral field: | 45 (24,06%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,48 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,18 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 139/207 (67,15%) | |
| - away: | 94/192 (48,96%) | |
| - neutral field: | 23/78 (29,49%) | |
| Biggest win: | 8:0 - Cyprus | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:7 - Uruguay | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 57 (35,85%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 44 (27,67%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 16 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 12 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 4 / 3 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 139 (0,87) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 7 (0,04) | |
| - second yellow cards | 5 | |
| - straight red cards | 2 | |
| Players acted | 340 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 6 336 254 (39 851) | |
| Top scorer: | Kevin GALLACHER (90 94 98 02) and Maurice JOHNSTON (86 90) - 9 goals scored each | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Jim LEIGHTON (86 90 94 98) - 32 games | |