Goals from Davie Cooper and the debutant Frank McAvennie gave Scotland a 2-0 advantage, and they confirmed their place in Mexico by drawing the second leg 0–0 in Melbourne. Scotland's World Cup campaign began on 4 June, when they took on Denmark in their opening group game, only to lose 1–0.
Scotland's World Cup campaign began on June 4th with their opening group game against Denmark, which ended in a 1-0 loss. Davie Cooper and Frank McAvennie scored goals for Scotland to give them a 2-0 lead before drawing the second leg 0-0 in Melbourne.