World Cup 1986 Qualifiers : Sweden and Malta eliminated from FIFA World Cup
VALLETTA, Nov. 17, 1985 (AMP) — Mexico 86 (European Qualifiers) : Sweden defeated Malta by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 1-0), in a World Cup qualifying game on Sunday. Both teams are eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : Group 2
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Overview
Malta at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 4 participations in the qualifications (first in 1974)
Sweden at the World Cup
- 7 appearances (first in 1934)
- 12 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1958) Third Place (1950) Fourth Place (1938)
Malta
1:2
Sweden
1:2 (0:1)
- 17 November 1985
- Valletta
Group 2
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Germany | 12 |
 Portugal | 10 |
| Sweden | 9 |
 Czechoslovakia | 8 |
| Malta | 1 |
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