Category: FIFA

12 June 202016 July 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

FIFA Ranking remains static as the world continues to fight Covid-19

Photo: © Domenic Aquilina/MFA Although club football has slowly restarted or been scheduled to restart in various leagues around the world, the spread of COVID-19 remains an obstacle to the staging of international matches. This has again affected the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola… Read more

27 April 202028 April 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

FIFA proposes up to five substitutions per match on a temporary basis

FIFA has proposed that teams should be allowed to make up to five substitutions per match, instead of the usual three, as a temporary measure. The idea behind this was to help deal with possible fixture congestion as leagues attempt… Read more

24 April 202024 April 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

FIFA starts immediate financial support to member associations in response to COVID-19 impact

FIFA will release all operational funding due to member associations for the years 2019 and 2020 in the coming days as the first step of a relief plan to assist the football community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This measure… Read more

9 April 202010 April 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

FIFA Ranking remains static as the world fights Covid-19

Photo: © Domenic Aquilina/MFA The ongoing measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 have resulted in little football of late and, consequently, next-to-no movement in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. A whole raft of international fixtures, including qualifiers for the… Read more

8 April 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

FIFA issues guidelines to address legal consequences of COVID-19

Following the unprecedented disruption caused by COVID-19 at all levels of football, FIFA has worked on a series of recommendations and guidelines to address some of the key practical issues arising from the pandemic, especially with regard to player contracts… Read more

20 February 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta still 184th in FIFA Ranking

Photo: © Domenic Aquilina/MFA Malta is still ranked 184th as the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for February was published on Thursday. No matches were played yet since the EURO 2020 qualifiers November but Malta is now scheduled to play two friendly… Read more

7 January 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

Sixteen match officials on FIFA panel

The Malta FA has the pleasure to announce that 16 match officials have been confirmed on the FIFA International List. In an event held on Monday evening, they were presented with their FIFA Badge by General Secretary Dr Angelo Chetcuti… Read more

19 December 201920 December 2019 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta ends 2019 in 184th place in FIFA Ranking

Photo: © Domenic Aquilina/MFA Malta finished 184th as the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for December was announced on Thursday. Throughout 2019, Malta defeated the Faroe Islands 2-1 in the first match from the European Qualifiers but suffered nine defeats in the… Read more

5 December 2019 by Antoine Busuttil

UEFA Exco approves qualification system for 2022 FIFA World Cup

The qualification system to determine the thirteen European teams that qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup was approved by the UEFA Executive Committee during a meeting in Nyon, Switzerland. The qualification system, pending validation from FIFA, is as follows:… Read more

28 November 20195 December 2019 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta drops to 184th in FIFA Ranking

After losing 7-0 to Spain and 1-2 to Norway, Malta dropped to 184th in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Ranking as published on Thursday. Malta is therefore now third bottom from Europe, ahead of Gibraltar (196) and San Marino (209). Lying just ahead… Read more