Scotland men football review
1997
Games played: 10
Won: 6
Games drawn: 1
Lost: 3
Goals scored
16
Goals against
8
Season rank
37
down from
27
Games summary
| Won | Lost | Drawn | Played | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home games: | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Away games: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
*log points are used instead of rank position since it provides a better performance overview
Scotland men's performance
1997
| Competion | Won | Lost | Drawn | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA WC 1998 Prel. Comp. UEFA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Estonia on 11 Feb at Fontvieille drew 0-0 (Ranked: 100) | ||||
| Estonia on 29 Mar at Kilmarnock won 2-0 (Ranked: 100) | ||||
| Austria on 2 Apr at Glasgow won 2-0 (Ranked: 25) | ||||
| Sweden on 30 Apr at Gothenburg lost 2-1 (Ranked: 18) | ||||
| Belarus on 8 Jun at Minsk won 0-1 (Ranked: 110) | ||||
| Belarus on 7 Sep at Aberdeen won 4-1 (Ranked: 110) | ||||
| Latvia on 11 Oct at Glasgow won 2-0 (Ranked: 75) | ||||
| Friendlies | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wales on 27 May at Kilmarnock lost 0-1 (Ranked: 102) | ||||
| Malta on 1 Jun at Ta'Qali won 2-3 (Ranked: 133) | ||||
| France on 12 Nov at Saint-Etienne lost 2-1 (Ranked: 6) | ||||
Scotland men vs closest rivals
1997
These rivalries are computed from log positions and does not neccessarily include traditional rivalries
*log points are used instead of rank position since it provides a better performance overview
Scotland
ended on 37 after starting the year on 27
Tunisia
improved to 23 from 26 at the start of the year
Paraguay
improved to 29 from 31 at the start of the year
South Africa
ended on 31 after starting the year on 23
Scotland men historic rank
Scotland men historic overview
| Country | Won | Lost | Drawn | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Austria | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Belarus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Belgium | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| Brazil | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Canada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chile | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Colombia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Denmark | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| East Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| England | 40 | 44 | 23 | 107 |
| Estonia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Finland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Ghana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Hungary | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Iceland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ireland | 62 | 16 | 18 | 96 |
| Israel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Italy | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Latvia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Malta | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Peru | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Poland | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Portugal | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| Republic of the Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Russia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| San Marino | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Spain | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Sweden | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States of America | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Wales | 60 | 18 | 23 | 101 |
| West Germany | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |