Malta national football team results (2020–present)

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.

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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. 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

2020

Faroe Islands v Malta

3 September 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D	Faroe Islands	3–2	Malta	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
	K. Olsen 25' A. Olsen 87' Hendriksson 90+1'	Report	Degabriele 37' Agius 73'	Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 0 Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)

Malta v Latvia

6 September 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D	Malta	1–1	Latvia	Ta' Qali, Malta
	Nwoko 15'	Report	Guillaumier 25' (o.g.)	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Malta v Gibraltar

7 October Friendly	Malta	2–0	Gibraltar	Ta' Qali, Malta
	Nwoko 8' Caruana 90'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)

Andorra v Malta

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)

Latvia v Malta

13 October 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D	Latvia	0–1	Malta	Riga, Latvia
		Report	Borg 90+7'	Stadium: Daugava Stadium Attendance: 953 Referee: Iwan Arwel Griffith (Wales)

Malta v Liechtenstein

11 November Friendly	Malta	3–0	Liechtenstein	Ta' Qali, Malta
	Mifsud 5' Borg 20' Farrugia 84' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

Malta v Andorra

14 November 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D	Malta	3–1	Andorra	Ta' Qali, Malta
	García 56' (o.g.) Degabriele 59' Dimech 90+3'	Report	Rebés 3'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)

Malta v Faroe Islands

17 November 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D	Malta	1–1	Faroe Islands	Ta' Qali, Malta
	Guillaumier 54'	Report	Jónsson 70'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

2021

Malta v Russia

24 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Malta	1–3	Russia	Ta' Qali, Malta
	Mbong 56'	Report	Dzyuba 23' Fernandes 35' Sobolev 90'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)

Slovakia v Malta

27 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Slovakia	2–2	Malta	Trnava, Slovakia
	Strelec 49' Škriniar 53'	Report	Gambin 16' Satariano 20'	Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského Attendance: 0 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

Croatia v Malta

30 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Croatia	3–0	Malta	Rijeka, Croatia
	Perišić 62' Modrić 76' (pen.) Brekalo 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Attendance: 0 Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

Malta v Northern Ireland

30 May Friendly	Malta	0–3	Northern Ireland	Klagenfurt, Austria
		Report	Jones 2' Whyte 53' McCann 55'	Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

Malta v Kosovo

4 June Friendly	Malta	1–2	Kosovo	Klagenfurt, Austria
	Dimech 45+2'	Report	Rashica 19', 84'	Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria)

Malta v Cyprus

1 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Malta	3–0	Cyprus	Ta' Qali, Malta
	Attard 44', 54' J. Mbong 46'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 2,686 Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)

Slovenia v Malta

4 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Slovenia	1–0	Malta	Ljubljana, Slovenia
	Lovrić 45' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 4,571 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Russia v Malta

7 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Russia	2–0	Malta	Moscow, Russia
	Smolov 10' Bakayev 84' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Malta v Slovenia

8 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Malta	0–4	Slovenia	Ta' Qali, Malta
		Report	Iličić 27', 60' Šporar 49' Šeško 67'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 3,967 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Cyprus v Malta

11 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Cyprus	2–2	Malta	Larnaca, Cyprus
	Papoulis 7' Sotiriou 80'	Report	Muscat 53' Degabriele 90+8'	Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)

Malta v Croatia

11 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Malta	1–7	Croatia	Ta' Qali, Malta
	Brozović 31' (o.g.)	Report	Perišić 6' Ćaleta-Car 22' Pašalić 39' Modrić 45+1' Majer 47', 64' Kramarić 53'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Malta v Slovakia

14 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Malta	0–6	Slovakia	Ta' Qali, Malta
		Report	Rusnák 6', 16' Duda 8', 69', 81' De Marco 72'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

2022

Malta v Azerbaijan

25 March Friendly	Malta	1–0	Azerbaijan	Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+01:00	Degabriele 55'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Referee: César Soto Grado (Spain)

Malta v Kuwait

29 March Friendly	Malta	2–0	Kuwait	Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+02:00	Satariano 29' Teuma 33'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Thomas Owen (Wales)

Malta v Venezuela

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)

San Marino v Malta

5 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League	San Marino	0–2	Malta	Serravalle, San Marino
15:00		Report	Jan Busuttil 59' Guillaumier 75'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle Attendance: 558 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

Malta v Estonia

9 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League	Malta	1–2	Estonia	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45	Hein 56' (o.g.)	Report	Vassiljev 21' Anier 90+4'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 3,422 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

Malta v San Marino

12 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League	Malta	1–0	San Marino	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45	Z. Muscat 50'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 2,646 Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)

Estonia v Malta

23 September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League	Estonia	2–1	Malta	Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+3)	Sappinen 45+6' (pen.) Anier 86'	Report	Teuma 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 5,539 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Malta v Israel

27 September Friendly	Malta	2–1	Israel	Ta' Qali, Malta
21:00 UTC+2 (22:00 UTC+3)	Satariano 84' Apap 86'	Report	Natcho 34' (pen.)	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

Malta v Greece

17 November Friendly	Malta	2–2	Greece	Ta' Qali, Malta
18:00 UTC+01:00	Degabriele 55' Teuma 67' (pen.)	Report	Bakasetas 39' Fountas 86'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

Malta v Republic of Ireland

20 November Friendly	Malta	0–1	Republic of Ireland	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:00 UTC+01:00		Report	Robinson 55'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)

2023

North Macedonia v Malta

23 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	North Macedonia	2–1	Malta	Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45 UTC+01:00	Elmas 66' Churlinov 72'	Report	Yankam 86'	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 9,991 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Malta v Italy

26 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Malta	0–2	Italy	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 UTC+01:00		Report	Retegui 15' Pessina 27'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 16,015 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Luxembourg v Malta

9 June Friendly	Luxembourg	0–1	Malta	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:15 UTC+02:00		Report	Nwoko 64'	Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 4,028 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

Malta v England

16 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Malta	0–4	England	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 UTC+01:00		Report	Apap 9' (o.g.) Alexander-Arnold 28' Kane 31' (pen.) Wilson 83' (pen.)	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 16,277 Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)

Ukraine v Malta

19 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Ukraine	1–0	Malta	Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 UTC+01:00	Tsyhankov 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium Attendance: 7,543 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Malta v Gibraltar

6 September Friendly	Malta	1–0	Gibraltar	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:00 UTC+01:00	Mbong 58'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium

Malta v North Macedonia

12 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Malta	0–2	North Macedonia	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 UTC+01:00		Report	Elmas 5' Manev 41'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)

Italy v Malta

14 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Italy	4–0	Malta	Bari, Italy
20:45 UTC+02:00	Bonaventura 23' Berardi 45+1' 64' Fratessi 90+3+1'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 56,186 Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

Malta v Ukraine

17 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Malta	1–3	Ukraine	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 UTC+02:00	Mbong 12'	Report	Camenzuli 38' (o.g.) Dovbyk 43' (pen.) Mudryk 85'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 3,547 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

England v Malta

17 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	England	2–0	Malta	London, England
19:45 UTC±00:00	Pepe 8' (o.g.) Kane 75'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 81,388 Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)

2024

Malta v Slovenia

21 March Friendly	Malta	v	Slovenia	Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+1				Stadium: National Stadium

Malta v Belarus

26 March Friendly	Malta	v	Belarus	Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+1				Stadium: National Stadium

External links

• Malta national team all time international results