The Scotland national football team has appeared eight times at the FIFA World Cup,[1] including five consecutive tournaments from 1974 to 1990. The team has never advanced beyond the first round of the finals competition. They have missed out on progressing to the second round three times on goal difference: in 1974, when Brazil edged them out;[2] in 1978, when the Netherlands progressed;[3] and in 1982, when the Soviets qualified.[4] Although never qualifying for the next round, they have still caused some big upsets, for example their 3-2 win over the Netherlands in 1978.