World Cup 1998 Qualifiers : Spain beats Malta 3-0
TA' QALI, Dec. 18, 1996 (AMP) — France 98 (European Qualifiers) : Spain defeated Malta by a score of 3-0 (halftime: 3-0), in a qualifying game for the 1998 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday night.
The result put the Spaniard top of Group 6 with 13 points. Malta is bottom with no points. In their next game, Spain will meet Malta on February 12, while Malta will face Spain.
Fixtures and Results : Group 6
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Overview
Malta at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1974)
Spain at the World Cup
- 9 appearances (first in 1934)
- 14 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
- Statistics: Fourth Place (1950)
Malta
0:3
Spain
0:3 (0:3)
- 18 December 1996
- 19:00
- Ta' Qali
Group 6
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Spain | 13 |
 Yugoslavia | 12 |
 Slovakia | 9 |
 Czech republic | 4 |
 Faroe islands | 0 |
| Malta | 0 |
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