FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Malta vs Finland 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Malta
  • Red Card 78': Kurt Shaw
FT
0 - 1
Finland
  • 38': Oliver Antman

Introduction

Malta are hosting Finland at Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 26': Matti Peltola (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Goal! Malta 0, Finland 1. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Malta 0, Finland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Finland. Robin Lod replaces Matti Peltola.
  • 63': Substitution, Finland. Tuomas Ollila replaces Jere Uronen.
  • 63': Substitution, Finland. Daniel Håkans replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.
  • 71': Substitution, Finland. Teemu Pukki replaces Benjamin Källman because of an injury.
  • 71': Substitution, Malta. Kyrian Nwoko replaces Ryan Camenzuli.
  • 71': Substitution, Malta. Basil Tuma replaces Paul Mbong.
  • 78': Kurt Shaw (Malta) is shown the red card.
  • 82': Substitution, Finland. Anssi Suhonen replaces Oliver Antman.
  • 83': Substitution, Malta. Adam Magri Overend replaces Joseph Mbong.
  • 83': Substitution, Malta. Enrico Pepe replaces Alexander Satariano.
  • 89': Substitution, Malta. Myles Beerman replaces Zach Muscat.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Location: Attard, Malta
Attendance: 5,106

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+3 Poland 2 6 0
+1 Finland 2 4 0
-1 Lithuania 2 1 1
0 Netherlands 0 0 0
Full Table

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/fin.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originFIN MLThttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/mlt.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=origin
12 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 4
41.6 Possession 58.4
10 SHOTS 19
5 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
324 Accurate Passes 490
392 Passes 553
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
10 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 60
21 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 7
9 Effective Tackles 10
17 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 5
25 Effective Clearances 26
25 Clearances 26

Line-Ups

MLT Malta (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Henry Bonello (GK)
18 James Carragher
5 Kurt Shaw Red Card
22 Zach Muscat
9 Ylyas Chouaref
6 Matthew Guillaumier
23 Alexander Satariano
3 Ryan Camenzuli
7 Joseph Mbong
10 Teddy Teuma
20 Paul Mbong
Substitutes:
Myles Beerman, Stephen Pisani, Steve Borg, Jake Azzopardi, Basil Tuma, Trent Buhagiar, Brandon Paiber, Enrico Pepe, James Sissons, Kyrian Nwoko, Adam Overend, Rashed Al-Tumi.

FIN Finland (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4 Robert Ivanov
15 Miro Tenho
18 Jere Uronen
17 Nikolai Alho
16 Matti Peltola Yellow Card
14 Kaan Kairinen
9 Fredrik Oldrup Jensen
20 Joel Pohjanpalo
19 Benjamin Kallman
7 Oliver Antman
Substitutes:
Rasmus Schüller, Anssi Suhonen, Ville Tikkanen, Jesse Joronen, Daniel Håkans, Adam Stahl, Viljami Sinisalo, Glen Kamara, Tuomas Ollila, Robin Lod, Teemu Pukki, Daniel O'Shaughnessy.

WCQ - UEFA News

England to face Andorra at Villa Park in World Cup qualifier

England to face Andorra at Villa Park in World Cup qualifier

England have announced their World Cup qualifier against Andorra on Sept. 6 will take place at Villa Park.