| team MALAWI | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 12 | |
| 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 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 2: + 0; = 0; - 2: 0 - 5 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 1 - 4 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 5 - 2 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 8: + 2; = 3; - 3: 6 - 6 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 2: + 0; = 0; - 2: 0 - 4 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 9: + 1; = 3; - 5: 7 - 13 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 12: + 2; = 4; - 6: 15 - 27 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 12: + 5; = 1; - 6: 18 - 16 16 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 6: + 1; = 4; - 1: 4 - 5 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 2: + 1; = 0; - 1: 1 - 2 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 8: + 2; = 1; - 5: 3 - 12 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 9: + 3; = 1; - 5: 8 - 10 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | The 2nd place in group Round 3. Preliminaries CAF (2010) | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 76: +19: =19; -38; 68 ‒ 106 76 | |
| Percentage indicators | +25,00%; =25,00%; -50,00%; 0,89 ‒ 1,39 33,33% | |
| FIFA world cup | Didn't participate in final tournaments | |
| Percentage indicators | ||
| Total: | 76: +19: =19; -38; 68 ‒ 106 76 | |
| Percentage indicators | +25,00%; =25,00%; -50,00%; 0,89 ‒ 1,39 33,33% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 76 (7) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 68 | |
| - home: | 46 (67,65%) | |
| - away: | 18 (26,47%) | |
| - neutral field: | 4 (5,88%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 106 | |
| - home: | 29 (27,36%) | |
| - away: | 65 (61,32%) | |
| - neutral field: | 12 (11,32%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 0,89 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,39 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 50/102 (49,02%) | |
| - away: | 20/105 (19,05%) | |
| - neutral field: | 6/21 (28,57%) | |
| Biggest win: | 8:1 - Djibouti | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:7 - Tunisia | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 19 (25%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 37 (48,68%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 4 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 8 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 1 / 3 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 105 (1,38) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 6 (0,08) | |
| - second yellow cards | 3 | |
| - straight red cards | 3 | |
| Players acted | 192 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 1 418 929 (21 499) | |
| Top scorer: | Essau KANYENDA (02 06 10 14) and Chiukepo MSOWOYA (10 14 18) - 5 goals scored each | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Peter MPONDA (02 06 10) - 31 games | |