Malta 0-1 Finland

WC Qualifiers · Europe· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Malta

0-0-1

Finland

1-0-0

Oliver Antman 38'

0:1

📍 Ta' Qali National Stadium

Timeline

26'
Matti Peltola
38'
Oliver Antman0-1
First Half ends,
45'
Robin Lod
↓ Matti Peltola
63'
Tuomas Ollila
↓ Jere Uronen
63'
Daniel Håkans
↓ Joel Pohjanpalo
71'
Teemu Pukki
↓ Benjamin Kallman
Kyrian Nwoko
↓ Ryan Camenzuli
71'
Basil Tuma
↓ Paul Mbong
71'
Kurt Shaw
78'
82'
Anssi Suhonen
↓ Oliver Antman
Adam Overend
↓ Joseph Mbong
83'
Enrico Pepe
↓ Alexander Satariano
83'
Myles Beerman
↓ Zach Muscat
89'

Game leaders

Malta

Total ShotsZ. Muscat5
SavesH. Bonello4

Finland

Total ShotsN. Alho1
SavesL. Hradecky6

Stats

MaltaFinland

Possession

58%

42%

19Shots10

6Shots on target5

7Blocked shots2

Match info

Kick-off: Friday 21 March
Venue: Ta' Qali National Stadium · Attard, Malta
Referee: Simone Sozza
Attendance: 5,106
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Form

MaltaDWWWL

L@Moldova2-0
W@Andorra1-0
WvsMoldova1-0
W

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Netherlands	8	6	2	0	:	+23	20
2	Poland	8	5	2	1	:	+7	17

490Accurate passes324

FinlandLLLLL

L@England2-0
LvsRepublic of Ireland2-1
LvsEngland3-1
L@Republic of Ireland1-0
LvsGreece2-0

Head to head

FIN leads series 3-0

26 Mar 18Finland5-0Malta
3 Mar 10Malta1-2Finland
31 Mar 04Malta1-2Finland

490Accurate passes324

9Jensen

16↓Peltola

14Kairinen

7⚽↓Antman

20↓Pohjanpalo

19↓Kallman

1Bonello

5Shaw

18Carragher

22↓Muscat

9Chouaref

3↓Camenzuli

23↓Satariano

6Guillaumier

7↓Mbong

10Teuma

20↓Mbong

Substitutes · Malta

15Myles Beerman↑
8Stephen Pisani
4Steve Borg
17Jake Azzopardi
11Basil Tuma↑
19Trent Buhagiar
21Brandon Paiber
13Enrico Pepe↑
12James Sissons
14Kyrian Nwoko↑
2Adam Overend↑
16Rashed Al-Tumi

Substitutes · Finland

11Rasmus Schüller
22Anssi Suhonen↑
5Ville Tikkanen
12Jesse Joronen
21Daniel Håkans↑
13Adam Stahl
23Viljami Sinisalo
6Glen Kamara
2Tuomas Ollila↑
8Robin Lod↑

89'

Substitution, Malta. Myles Beerman replaces Zach Muscat.

87'

Offside, Malta. Matthew Guillaumier is caught offside.

83'

Substitution, Malta. Enrico Pepe replaces Alexander Satariano.

83'

Substitution, Malta. Adam Magri Overend replaces Joseph Mbong.

83'

Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

83'

Foul by Anssi Suhonen (Finland).

82'

Substitution, Finland. Anssi Suhonen replaces Oliver Antman.

81'

Attempt blocked. Teddy Teuma (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

81'

Attempt blocked. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

80'

Foul by Fredrik Jensen (Finland).

80'

Alexander Satariano (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

80'

Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

80'

Foul by Teemu Pukki (Finland).

78'

Kurt Shaw (Malta) is shown the red card.

77'

VAR Decision: Card upgraded Kurt Shaw (Malta).

77'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

76'

Delay in match because of an injury Kaan Kairinen (Finland).

76'

Kaan Kairinen (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

76'

Foul by Kurt Shaw (Malta).

75'

Attempt missed. Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ilyas Chouaref with a through ball following a fast break.

74'

Attempt missed. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ilyas Chouaref with a cross.

72'

Tuomas Ollila (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

72'

Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).

71'

Substitution, Malta. Basil Tuma replaces Paul Mbong.

71'

Substitution, Malta. Kyrian Nwoko replaces Ryan Camenzuli.

71'

Substitution, Finland. Teemu Pukki replaces Benjamin Källman because of an injury.

70'

Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

70'

Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).

70'

Attempt missed. Ilyas Chouaref (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.

69'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

68'

Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Källman (Finland).

66'

Tuomas Ollila (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.

66'

Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).

65'

Corner, Malta. Conceded by Tuomas Ollila.

63'

Substitution, Finland. Daniel Håkans replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.

63'

Substitution, Finland. Tuomas Ollila replaces Jere Uronen.

62'

Attempt blocked. Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.

61'

Corner, Malta. Conceded by Jere Uronen.

61'

Attempt blocked. Zach Muscat (Malta) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Paul Mbong.

60'

Corner, Malta. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.

58'

Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58'

Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).

58'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

57'

Delay in match because of an injury Teddy Teuma (Malta).

57'

Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

57'

Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).

56'

Attempt missed. Robert Ivanov (Finland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.

55'

Foul by James Carragher (Malta).

55'

Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

54'

Attempt blocked. Robin Lod (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Antman with a cross.

53'

Corner, Finland. Conceded by Ryan Camenzuli.

51'

Attempt saved. Zach Muscat (Malta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Teddy Teuma with a cross.

50'

Corner, Malta. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.

49'

Corner, Malta. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.

49'

Attempt blocked. Paul Mbong (Malta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilyas Chouaref.

48'

Corner, Finland. Conceded by Alexander Satariano.

45'

Substitution, Finland. Robin Lod replaces Matti Peltola.

45'

Second Half begins Malta 0, Finland 1.

45'+1'

First Half ends, Malta 0, Finland 1.

45'+1'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

45'

Ilyas Chouaref (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.

45'

Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).

43'

Attempt missed. Ilyas Chouaref (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

41'

Attempt blocked. Robert Ivanov (Finland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Källman with a headed pass.

38'

Goal! Malta 0, Finland 1. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.

38'

Attempt saved. Benjamin Källman (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Henry Bonello (Malta). Assisted by Kaan Kairinen.

36'

Attempt missed. Benjamin Källman (Finland) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Nikolai Alho with a cross.

33'

Ilyas Chouaref (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

33'

Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).

31'

Attempt missed. Benjamin Källman (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high.

31'

Attempt saved. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Henry Bonello (Malta). Assisted by Oliver Antman with a cross.

30'

Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

30'

Foul by Paul Mbong (Malta).

29'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

29'

Delay in match (Finland). VAR checking.

28'

Attempt saved. Kurt Shaw (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland).

28'

Attempt blocked. Zach Muscat (Malta) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.

28'

Attempt missed. Zach Muscat (Malta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilyas Chouaref with a cross following a corner.

27'

Corner, Malta. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.

26'

Matti Peltola (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

26'

Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

26'

Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).

25'

Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

25'

Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).

24'

Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland).

24'

Attempt blocked. Zach Muscat (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

16'

Attempt saved. Paul Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Matthew Guillaumier.

12'

Attempt saved. Alexander Satariano (Malta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Ryan Camenzuli.

Attempt saved. Nikolai Alho (Finland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal by Henry Bonello (Malta).

Attempt missed. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.

Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Matthew Guillaumier (Malta).

Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Alexander Satariano (Malta).

Corner, Finland. Conceded by Henry Bonello.

Attempt saved. Benjamin Källman (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Henry Bonello (Malta). Assisted by Kaan Kairinen.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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