Category: FIFA

22 August 201724 August 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Scotland squad named for Lithuania and Malta

Gordon Strachan has named his Scotland squad for the vital FIFA World Cup Qualifying double-header against Lithuania and Malta. Leigh Griffiths is one of six Celtic players included in the squad after his two majestic free kicks earned Scotland a… Read more

10 August 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta ranked 190th in FIFA Ranking

Malta climbed one place to 190th in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking in the list for August as published on Thursday. Malta and Liechtenstein remain joint-third from bottom in Europe, ahead of San Marino (204) and Gibraltar (206). Lying ahead of… Read more

7 July 20177 July 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta slips to 191st in FIFA Ranking

Following a 2-0 defeat to Slovenia last month, Malta slipped to a record low of 191st place in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. Malta is now 52nd, joint-third from bottom in Europe, lying behind Andorra (129, up 57), Latvia (130, down… Read more

26 June 201728 June 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Tickets for Malta vs England go on sale

The sale of tickets for the September 1 FIFA World Cup home qualifier against England officially kicked-off on Monday at noon. Details were given by MFA General Secretary Dr Angelo Chetcuti and MFA Director of Marketing Norman Saliba. Ticket prices… Read more

10 June 201710 June 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta loses 2-0 in Ljubljana

With a goal in each half, Slovenia defeated Malta 2-0 at the Stadion Stožice in Ljubljana to return to winning ways and condemn Malta to a sixth defeat in as many matches. The Maltese defended well for most of the… Read more

9 June 20179 June 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta continues to chase its first point as it takes on Slovenia

Malta faces Slovenia at the Stadion Stožice in Ljubljana in another match from Group F of the European Qualifiers leading to the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Saturday, kick-off at 18:00. The Maltese are yet to collect a first point… Read more

2 June 20179 June 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta still 182nd in FIFA Ranking

Malta is still ranked 182nd in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking as published on Thursday. The boys in red are ranked 51st in Europe, lying just behind FYR Macedonia (136, down 3), Luxembourg (145, up 2), Moldova (161, down 2) and… Read more

20 April 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Prestigious appointment for Jude Amin Utulu in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup finals

International Beach Soccer referee Jude Amin Utulu will be leaving for the Bahamas on Friday where he will be one of the twenty-four Beach Soccer referees from twenty-four different countries from the 6 Confederations, to take charge of the matches… Read more

20 April 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Maltese refereeing officials attend Refereeing Assistance Programme Course

Last month, Assistant Director of Refereeing Andrè Arciola and the Head of Recruitment & Retention Unit Paul Caruana, attended this year’s four-day FIFA / UEFA Refereeing Assistance Programme (RAP) Course in Vilnius, Lithuania. Topics covered during the discussions included: Latest… Read more

11 April 201711 April 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Women’s national team defeats Kosovo

Malta defeated Kosovo 3-1 in the last match from Group 2 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Preliminary Round mini-tournament at the Selman Stermazi Stadium in Tirana on Tuesday. A win which however places Malta in third place following a… Read more