| team MALTA | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 14 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 0 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 6: + 0; = 0; - 6: 1 - 20 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 6: + 0; = 0; - 6: 0 - 27 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 4: + 0; = 0; - 4: 2 - 15 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 0; = 1; - 7: 6 - 25 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 8: + 0; = 2; - 6: 3 - 18 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 10: + 1; = 1; - 8: 3 - 23 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 10: + 0; = 0; - 10: 2 - 37 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 10: + 0; = 1; - 9: 4 - 24 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 10: + 0; = 3; - 7: 4 - 32 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 10: + 0; = 1; - 9: 0 - 26 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 10: + 1; = 0; - 9: 5 - 28 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 10: + 0; = 1; - 9: 3 - 25 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 10: + 1; = 2; - 7: 9 - 30 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 8: + 1; = 2; - 5: 4 - 19 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | The 4th place in group Preliminaries UEFA (2026) | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 120: +4: =14; -102; 46 ‒ 349 26 | |
| Percentage indicators | +3,33%; =11,67%; -85,00%; 0,38 ‒ 2,91 7,22% | |
| FIFA world cup | Didn't participate in final tournaments | |
| Percentage indicators | ||
| Total: | 120: +4: =14; -102; 46 ‒ 349 26 | |
| Percentage indicators | +3,33%; =11,67%; -85,00%; 0,38 ‒ 2,91 7,22% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 120 (0) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 46 | |
| - home: | 26 (56,52%) | |
| - away: | 20 (43,48%) | |
| - neutral field: | - | |
| Goals against: - total: | 349 | |
| - home: | 136 (38,97%) | |
| - away: | 213 (61,03%) | |
| - neutral field: | - | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 0,38 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 2,91 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 13/180 (7,22%) | |
| - away: | 13/180 (7,22%) | |
| - neutral field: | - | |
| Biggest win: | 3:0 - Cyprus | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:9 - Austria, German DR | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 10 (8,33%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 83 (69,17%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 1 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 53 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 2 / 6 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 170 (1,42) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 14 (0,12) | |
| - second yellow cards | 10 | |
| - straight red cards | 4 | |
| Players acted | 204 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 1 519 276 (13 097) | |
| Top scorer: | Michael MIFSUD (02 06 10 14 18) and Carmel BUSUTTIL (86 90 94 98 02) - 4 goals scored each | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Michael MIFSUD (02 06 10 14 18) - 38 games | |