Category: National Team

10 November 202423 November 2024 by Malta FA

Stefano Grima names Under-18 squad for friendlies against Latvia

Malta Under-18 coach Stefano Grima has finalised his squad selection for the upcoming friendly matches against Latvia. The November international window will see the Malta U18 team take on their Latvian counterparts in back-to-back friendly matches at the Malta FA… Read more

9 November 202417 December 2024 by Malta FA

Dylan Scicluna withdraws from national squad

Midfielder Dylan Scicluna, who plays for Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia, has been ruled out of the upcoming international window due to injury. Scicluna, who was set to join the Malta senior squad for the first time, had to withdraw… Read more

7 November 20247 November 2024 by Malta FA

Mazzotta names squad ahead of Liechtenstein friendly, Andorra UEFA Nations League fixture

Interim Malta coach Davide Mazzotta has announced a 27-man squad for the upcoming international fixtures at the National Stadium, setting the stage for two important games. The squad will first face Liechtenstein in a friendly match on Thursday, November 14,… Read more

7 November 20247 November 2024 by Malta FA

Malta drawn with Georgia, Cyprus and Andorra in UEFA Women’s Nations League

Malta was drawn against Georgia, Cyprus and Andorra in Group C2 of the UEFA Women’s Nations League, setting up a number of intriguing encounters. The draw was held on Thursday in Nyon, Switzerland. This will be the second edition of… Read more

7 November 20247 November 2024 by Malta FA

Clint Tabone names women’s Under-17 squad ahead of UEFA tournament

Malta Women’s Under-17 Coach Clint Tabone has named his squad for the upcoming UEFA Women’s Under-17 European Championship qualifying tournament that is due to take place at the Centenary Stadium, Ta’ Qali later this month. The Maltese team will face… Read more

1 November 20241 November 2024 by Antoine Busuttil

Under-19 futsal national team drawn with Lithuania, Georgia and Germany

The UEFA European Under-19 Futsal Championship preliminary and main round draws were made on Thursday, paving the road to the 2025 finals in Chișinău, Moldova. 36 teams have entered, with 35 competing to join hosts Moldova in the finals at… Read more

30 October 202431 October 2024 by Malta FA

Tough defeat for Under-17 side against Latvia

The Maltese Under 17 teams failed to round up their UEFA tournament with a victory as on Wednesday, Latvia proved to be too strong with a 4-1 final score. Malta showed resilience after the early Latvia opener with Matteo-Paolo Grech… Read more

25 October 202425 October 2024 by Antoine Busuttil

Late goals spoil women’s national team’s performance against Italy

Italy scored four goals in the last eleven minutes to beat Malta 5-0 in a women’s international friendly match at the Stadio Tre Fontane in Rome on Friday. Malta coach Manuela Tesse was unable to field her best formation due… Read more

24 October 202424 October 2024 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta climbs to 169th in FIFA Ranking

Following a narrow win over Moldova earlier this month, Malta climbed two places in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking and is now ranked 169th. This win enabled Malta to leapfrog Andorra who now lies one place behind Malta (170, down… Read more

24 October 202425 October 2024 by Malta FA

England score three second-half goals in 4-0 win over Malta Under-17 side

Malta kicked off their European U17 Championship qualification with a 4-0 defeat against group favourites England. A much-deserved victory for the superior English, who showed their class but bumped from time to time into the hard-working Maltese boys. The team… Read more