World Cup 2006 Qualifiers : Sweden beats Malta 7-0
Sep. 4, 2004 (AMP) — Germany 2006 (European Qualifiers) : Sweden defeated Malta by a big score of 7-0 (halftime: 3-0), in a qualifying game for the 2006 FIFA World Cup on Saturday.
The result put the Swedish top of Group 8 with 3 points. In their next game, Sweden will meet second-placed Croatia on September 8, while Malta will face Iceland.
Fixtures and Results : Group 8
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Overview
Malta at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 9 participations in the qualifications (first in 1974)
Sweden at the World Cup
- 10 appearances (first in 1934)
- 17 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1958) Third Place (1950, 1994) Fourth Place (1938)
Malta
0:7
Sweden
0:7 (0:3)
- 4 September 2004
Group 8
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 |
 Croatia | 3 |
 Bulgaria | 3 |
 Iceland | 0 |
 Hungary | 0 |
| Malta | 0 |
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