Malta national football team results (2020–present)
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The Malta national football team represents Malta in association football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association (MFA), the governing body of the sport in the country. It competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe. The team's first official match was played on 24 February 1957 in a 3–2 loss against Austria at the Empire Stadium in Gżira.
The team's largest victory was 7–1 against Liechtenstein on 26 March 2008 in a friendly match. Their worst loss is 12–1 against Spain on 21 December 1983 in a qualifying match for UEFA Euro 1984.[1] Michael Mifsud holds the appearance record for Malta, having been capped 142 times since 2000. Misfud also holds the goalscoring record having scored 41 times. As of February 2021, Malta are ranked 184th in the FIFA World Rankings. Its highest ever ranking of 66th was achieved twice in September 1994 and September 1995.
The first match Malta played in the 2020s was a 3–2 loss against the Faroe Islands in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (League D).
Matches
[edit]2020
[edit]3 September 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D | Faroe Islands ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
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Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 0 Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary) |
6 September 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D | Malta ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
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Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
7 October Friendly | Malta ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria) |
10 October 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D | Andorra ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
Report | Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 0 Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg) |
13 October 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D | Latvia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Riga, Latvia |
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Stadium: Daugava Stadium Attendance: 953 Referee: Iwan Arwel Griffith (Wales) |
11 November Friendly | Malta ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania) |
14 November 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D | Malta ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
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Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia) |
17 November 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D | Malta ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
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Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
2021
[edit]24 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Malta ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
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Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark) |
27 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Slovakia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Trnava, Slovakia |
Report | Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského Attendance: 0 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
30 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Croatia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Rijeka, Croatia |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Attendance: 0 Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland) |
30 May Friendly | Malta ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Klagenfurt, Austria |
Report | Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria) |
4 June Friendly | Malta ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Klagenfurt, Austria |
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Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria) |
1 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Malta ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 2,686 Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy) |
4 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Slovenia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Report | Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 4,571 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
7 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Russia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Moscow, Russia |
Report | Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey) |
8 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Malta ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 3,967 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
11 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Cyprus ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Larnaca, Cyprus |
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Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands) |
11 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Malta ![]() | 1–7 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
14 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Malta ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia) |
2022
[edit]25 March Friendly | Malta ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
19:00 UTC+01:00 |
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Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: César Soto Grado (Spain) |
29 March Friendly | Malta ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
19:00 UTC+02:00 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Thomas Owen (Wales) |
1 June Friendly | Malta ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
19:00 UTC+02:00 | Report | Rondón ![]() |
Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
5 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | San Marino ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Serravalle, San Marino |
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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle Attendance: 558 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) |
9 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | Malta ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
20:45 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 3,422 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
12 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | Malta ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
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Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 2,646 Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands) |
23 September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | Estonia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Tallinn, Estonia |
19:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 5,539 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
27 September Friendly | Malta ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
21:00 UTC+2 (22:00 UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania) |
17 November Friendly | Malta ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
18:00 UTC+01:00 |
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Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg) |
20 November Friendly | Malta ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
20:00 UTC+01:00 | Report |
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Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus) |
2023
[edit]23 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | North Macedonia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Skopje, North Macedonia |
20:45 UTC+01:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 9,991 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
26 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Malta ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
20:45 UTC+01:00 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 16,015 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
9 June Friendly | Luxembourg ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
20:15 UTC+02:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 4,028 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania) |
16 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Malta ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
20:45 UTC+01:00 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 16,277 Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia) |
19 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Ukraine ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Trnava, Slovakia |
20:45 UTC+01:00 | Report | Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium Attendance: 7,543 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
6 September Friendly | Malta ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
20:00 UTC+01:00 |
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Report | Stadium: National Stadium |
12 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Malta ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
20:45 UTC+01:00 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia) |
14 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Italy ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Bari, Italy |
20:45 UTC+02:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 56,186 Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia) |
17 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Malta ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
20:45 UTC+02:00 |
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Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 3,547 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark) |
17 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | England ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | London, England |
19:45 UTC±00:00 | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 81,388 Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal) |
2024
[edit]21 March Friendly | Malta ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
19:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Sandi Putros (Denmark) |
26 March Friendly | Malta ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
19:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Martin Dohál (Slovakia) |
7 June Friendly | Czech Republic ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() | Grödig, Austria |
17:30 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Untersberg-Arena Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria) |
11 June Friendly | Greece ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Grödig, Austria |
19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Untersberg-Arena Referee: Alan Kijas (Austria) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Malta's 1-12 Defeat against Spain 'the third dodgiest football game ever'". The Malta Independent. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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