▁his ▁performance ▁won ▁the ▁adm iration ▁of ▁Fer enc ▁P usk ás . ▁However ▁England ▁won ▁the ▁match ▁ 2 – 1 . ▁ ▁Scotland ▁did ▁not ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁during ▁B ax ter ' s ▁playing ▁career . ▁Scottish ▁public ▁opinion ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁bl amed ▁lack ▁of ▁commit ment ▁by ▁the ▁" Ang los ", ▁Scottish - born ▁players ▁who ▁spent ▁little ▁or ▁none ▁of ▁their ▁playing ▁care ers ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁However ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁be ating ▁England ▁was ▁more ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁Sc ots . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 – 6 1 , ▁when ▁B ax ter ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁matches ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁World ▁Cup , ▁they ▁finished ▁first ▁equal ▁in ▁their ▁qual ifying ▁group ▁but ▁lost ▁the ▁play - off ▁against ▁Czech oslov ak ia , ▁who ▁were ▁run ners - up ▁to ▁Brazil ▁in ▁the ▁Final . ▁Four ▁years ▁later ▁B ax ter ▁played ▁in ▁only ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁games , ▁( how ever ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁games ▁was ▁against ▁Italy ▁where ▁he ▁made ▁John ▁Gre ig ' s ▁winning ▁goal ▁after ▁starting ▁the ▁move ▁by ▁taking ▁the ▁ball ▁from ▁Scotland ' s ▁ke eper ) ▁before ▁breaking ▁his ▁leg ▁in ▁a ▁club ▁game ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁Scotland ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁their ▁qual ifying ▁group , ▁behind ▁Italy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 6 9 ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁any ▁of