Category: FIFA

15 March 202316 March 2023 by Antoine Busuttil

FIFA Council approves international match calendars

The FIFA Council met in advance of the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda, and adopted several key decisions, particularly in relation to the future of men’s and women’s competitions, for which the respective international match calendars were unanimously approved… Read more

28 February 20231 March 2023 by Malta FA

Bjorn Vassallo in bilateral meeting with Gianni Infantino

The President of the Malta FA, Bjorn Vassallo, met with FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, in the French capital, Paris on Monday. The meeting, which was scheduled in the last few days, served for president Vassallo to explain about the progress… Read more

23 January 2023 by Antoine Busuttil

Match officials presented with FIFA Badge

Fourteen match officials were presented with their FIFA Badge after having been confirmed on the FIFA International list. The presentation was held on Saturday, during the introductory VAR training that was held at the Centenary Hall by Malta FA President… Read more

13 October 2022 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta climbs to 88th place in FIFA Women’s World Ranking

Malta climbed three places in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking and is now ranked 88th. The Malta women’s national team, who is ranked 37th in Europe, played two World Cup qualifiers, losing 0-2 to Azerbaijan, bouncing back with a 2-0… Read more

12 October 202212 October 2022 by Malta FA

International appointment for Maltese official in FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifier

FIFA Futsal Referee Stephen Vella has been assigned to officiate the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024 – Main round group phase between Austria and Georgia. The match on Wednesday is scheduled at the Sporthalle Margareten Arena in Vienna, Austria.… Read more

7 October 20228 October 2022 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta climbs one place in FIFA Ranking

Following the 2-1 defeat to Estonia in the UEFA Nations League and the 2-1 win over Israel in a friendly match, Malta climbed one place in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World ranking and is now ranked 168th. Malta is 51st amongst the… Read more

6 September 20226 September 2022 by Antoine Busuttil

Women’s national team defeats Montenegro away from home

The Malta women’s national team ended its commitments in Group E of the FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers on a positive note thanks to a 2-0 win over Montenegro at the Camp FSCG in Podgorica on Tuesday. Malta ended its… Read more

5 September 20226 September 2022 by Malta FA

Mark Gatt hopes for better performance in Montenegro on Tuesday

Malta women’s national team coach Mark Gatt hopes that his team can put the Azerbaijan defeat aside and step up their performance in their final World Cup qualifier against Montenegro. Gatt’s team will wrap up their qualifying campaign against the… Read more

2 September 2022 by Antoine Busuttil

Women’s national team loses 0-2 to Azerbaijan

The Malta women’s national team fell to a 2-0 defeat against Azerbaijan in their final home World Cup qualifier at the Centenary Stadium. The Azeri side scored a goal in each half through Kristina Bakarandze and Diana Mammadova to hand… Read more

1 September 20222 September 2022 by Malta FA

Women’s national team hosts Azerbaijan in penultimate World Cup qualifier

The Malta women’s national team host Azerbaijan in their final home World Cup qualifier on Friday at the Centenary Stadium, kick-off: 19.30. It will be Malta’s first international game since the April window when Mark Gatt’s side had put on… Read more

2 May 20222 May 2022 by Antoine Busuttil

UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs

Further to its 28 February 2022 decision to suspend all Russian representative teams and clubs from participating in UEFA competition matches until further notice, the UEFA Executive Committee on Monday took a series of decisions relating to the implications of… Read more

9 April 202210 April 2022 by Antoine Busuttil

Futsal World Cup qualifiers: Malta holds Cyprus in 2-2 draw

Malta ended its commitments in Group B of the Preliminary Round of the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers on a positive note, holding Cyprus in a 2-2 draw at the Utleirahallen in Trondheim, Norway on Saturday. It was a… Read more