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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

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2020

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3 September 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D Faroe Islands  3–2  Malta Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Report
Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
6 September 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D Malta  1–1  Latvia Ta' Qali, Malta
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
7 October Friendly Malta  2–0  Gibraltar Ta' Qali, Malta
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)
10 October 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D Andorra  0–0  Malta 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  Malta Riga, Latvia
Report
Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Attendance: 953
Referee: Iwan Arwel Griffith (Wales)
11 November Friendly Malta  3–0  Liechtenstein Ta' Qali, Malta
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
14 November 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D Malta  3–1  Andorra Ta' Qali, Malta
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)

2021

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24 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Malta  1–3  Russia Ta' Qali, Malta
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)
30 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Croatia  3–0  Malta Rijeka, Croatia
Report Stadium: Stadion Rujevica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)
30 May Friendly Malta  0–3  Northern Ireland Klagenfurt, Austria
Report
Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
4 June Friendly Malta  1–2  Kosovo Klagenfurt, Austria
Report
Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria)
1 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Malta  3–0  Cyprus Ta' Qali, Malta
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 2,686
Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)
4 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovenia  1–0  Malta Ljubljana, Slovenia
Report Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
7 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Russia  2–0  Malta Moscow, Russia
Report Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
8 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Malta  0–4  Slovenia Ta' Qali, Malta
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 3,967
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
11 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Cyprus  2–2  Malta Larnaca, Cyprus
Report
Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
14 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Malta  0–6  Slovakia Ta' Qali, Malta
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

2022

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25 March Friendly Malta  1–0  Azerbaijan Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+01:00 Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: César Soto Grado (Spain)
29 March Friendly Malta  2–0  Kuwait Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+02:00
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Thomas Owen (Wales)
1 June Friendly Malta  0–1  Venezuela Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+02:00 Report Rondón 34' Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
9 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Malta  1–2  Estonia 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  San Marino Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 2,646
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
23 September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Estonia  2–1  Malta Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium
Attendance: 5,539
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
27 September Friendly Malta  2–1  Israel 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  Greece Ta' Qali, Malta
18:00 UTC+01:00
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
20 November Friendly Malta  0–1  Republic of Ireland Ta' Qali, Malta
20:00 UTC+01:00 Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)

2023

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23 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying North Macedonia  2–1  Malta Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45 UTC+01:00
Report
Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 9,991
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
26 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Malta  0–2  Italy 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  Malta Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:15 UTC+02:00 Report
Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Attendance: 4,028
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)
16 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Malta  0–4  England 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  Malta 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  Gibraltar Ta' Qali, Malta
20:00 UTC+01:00
Report Stadium: National Stadium
12 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Malta  0–2  North Macedonia 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  Malta Bari, Italy
20:45 UTC+02:00
Report Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Attendance: 56,186
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
17 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Malta  1–3  Ukraine Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 UTC+02:00
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 3,547
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
17 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying England  2–0  Malta London, England
19:45 UTC±00:00
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 81,388
Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)

2024

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21 March Friendly Malta  2–2  Slovenia Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 1,652
Referee: Sandi Putros (Denmark)
26 March Friendly Malta  0–0  Belarus Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Martin Dohál (Slovakia)
7 June Friendly Czech Republic  7–1  Malta Grödig, Austria
17:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Untersberg-Arena
Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria)
11 June Friendly Greece  2–0  Malta Grödig, Austria
19:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Untersberg-Arena
Referee: Alan Kijas (Austria)

References

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  1. ^ "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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