Malta will be facing Croatia away from home on September 9 in the first match from Group H of the UEFA EURO 2016 before hosting Norway and Italy in two home matches in October.

Malta hosts Norway on October 10 and three days later hosts Italy at Ta’ Qali. In November, Malta travels to Sofia to face Bulgaria on the 16th.

After a four-month break, Malta plays Azerbaijan in Baku on March 28, 2015, before hosting Bulgaria at Ta’ Qali on June 12. Malta then plays Italy away from home on September 3 and three days later, hosts Azerbaijan at Ta’ Qali. Malta plays an away match against Norway on October 10 before playing the final match at Ta’ Qali against Croatia on the 13th October.

The top two teams in each group will qualify for the finals in France along with the third-placed side with the best record against the nations first, second, fourth and fifth in their pool. The remaining eight third-placed teams will play off in November 2015 for the remaining four berths.

9 September 18:00 Tuesday Azerbaijan vs Bulgaria
9 September 20:45 Tuesday Croatia vs Malta
9 September 20:45 Tuesday Norway vs Italy

10 October 20:45 Friday Bulgaria vs Croatia
10 October 20:45 Friday Italy vs Azerbaijan
10 October 20:45 Friday Malta vs Norway

13 October 20:45 Monday Croatia vs Azerbaijan
13 October 20:45 Monday Malta vs Italy
13 October 20:45 Monday Norway vs Bulgaria

16 November 18:00 Sunday Azerbaijan vs Norway
16 November 20:45 Sunday Bulgaria vs Malta
16 November 20:45 Sunday Italy vs Croatia

28 March 18:00 Saturday Azerbaijan vs Malta
28 March 18:00 Saturday Croatia vs Norway
28 March 20:45 Saturday Bulgaria vs Italy

12 June 20:45 Friday Croatia vs Italy
12 June 20:45 Friday Malta vs Bulgaria
12 June 20:45 Friday Norway vs Azerbaijan

3 September 18:00 Thursday Azerbaijan vs Croatia
3 September 20:45 Thursday Bulgaria vs Norway
3 September 20:45 Thursday Italy vs Malta

6 September 18:00 Sunday Malta vs Azerbaijan
6 September 18:00 Sunday Norway vs Croatia
6 September 20:45 Sunday Italy vs Bulgaria

10 October 18:00 Saturday Azerbaijan vs Italy
10 October 18:00 Saturday Norway vs Malta
10 October 20:45 Saturday Croatia vs Bulgaria

13 October 20:45 Tuesday Bulgaria vs Azerbaijan
13 October 20:45 Tuesday Italy vs Norway
13 October 20:45 Tuesday Malta vs Croatia

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