West Germany 2–1 Scotland: 1986 World Cup match
2–1Full time
Match in one glance
West GermanyScotlandGoalCard
West Germany
Scotland
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2West Germany1Scotland
Gordon Strachan opened the scoring at 18′.
Team comparison
West GermanyScotland
2Goals1
0Bookings3
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RVRudi VöllerWest Germany · 23′1goal
- 2KAKlaus AllofsWest Germany · 49′1goal
- 3GSGordon StrachanScotland · 18′1goal
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1986
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1986-06-08
- Venue
- Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
West Germany / ScotlandWest Germany
Rudi Völler23′
Klaus Allofs49′
Scotland
Gordon Strachan18′
Complete match timeline
West GermanyScotlandGoalCardSubstitution
West Germany
Scotland
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
10 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1G. Strachan 18′ · R. Völler 23′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0K. Allofs 49′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
West Germany
Reported rolesHS
1Harald SchumacherHB
2Hans-Peter BriegelKF
4Karlheinz FörsterNE
6Norbert EderTB
14Thomas BertholdKA
15Klaus AugenthalerPL
7Pierre LittbarskiLM
8Lothar MatthäusFM
10Felix MagathRV
9Rudi VöllerKA
19Klaus AllofsReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 11KRKarl-Heinz Rummenigge75′
- 17DJDitmar Jakobs63′
Match contributions
- Rudi Völler⚽ 1
- Klaus Allofs⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1HSHarald SchumacherGoalkeeper
- 2HBHans-Peter BriegelDefender
- 4KFKarlheinz FörsterDefender
- 6NENorbert EderDefender
- 7PLPierre LittbarskiMidfielder
- 8LMLothar MatthäusMidfielder
- 9RVRudi VöllerForward
- 10FMFelix MagathMidfielder
- 14TBThomas BertholdDefender
- 15KAKlaus AugenthalerDefender
- 19KAKlaus AllofsForward
Scotland
Reported rolesJL
1Jim LeightonRG
2Richard GoughMM
3Maurice MalpasWM
6Willie MillerDN
14David NareyGS
4Graeme SounessGS
7Gordon StrachanRA
8Roy AitkenEB
9Eamonn BannonSN
13Steve NicolSA
17Steve ArchibaldReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 16FMFrank McAvennie61′
- 21DCDavie Cooper74′
Match contributions
- Maurice Malpas▰ 74′
- Gordon Strachan⚽ 1
- Eamonn Bannon▰ 44′
- Steve Archibald▰ 30′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1JLJim LeightonGoalkeeper
- 2RGRichard GoughDefender
- 3MMMaurice MalpasDefender
- 4GSGraeme SounessMidfielder
- 6WMWillie MillerDefender
- 7GSGordon StrachanMidfielder
- 8RARoy AitkenMidfielder
- 9EBEamonn BannonMidfielder
- 13SNSteve NicolMidfielder
- 14DNDavid NareyDefender
- 17SASteve ArchibaldForward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2West Germany1Scotland
Gordon Strachan opened the scoring at 18′.
Team comparison
West GermanyScotland
2Goals1
0Bookings3
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RVRudi VöllerWest Germany · 23′1goal
- 2KAKlaus AllofsWest Germany · 49′1goal
- 3GSGordon StrachanScotland · 18′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1986
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1986-06-08
- Venue
- Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
West Germany / ScotlandWest Germany
Rudi Völler23′
Klaus Allofs49′
Scotland
Gordon Strachan18′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.