Category: FIFA

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

8 April 20228 April 2022 by Antoine Busuttil

Early goals hand Denmark 2-0 win over women’s national team

Denmark scored twice within the first eight minutes to beat Malta 2-0 in a match from Group E of the FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers at the Centenary Stadium on Friday. For Malta, this was the fifth defeat in seven… Read more

7 April 2022 by Antoine Busuttil

Another heavy defeat for futsal national team in Norway

After losing 8-0 to Denmark in the first match, the Malta futsal national team suffered another heavy defeat losing 9-1 to hosts Norway in another match from Group B of the Preliminary Round of the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup… Read more