World Cup 2010 Qualifiers : Portugal defeats Malta 4-0
TA' QALI, Sep. 6, 2008 (AMP) — South Africa 2010 (European Qualifiers) : Portugal defeated Malta by a big score of 4-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Saturday night.
The result put the Portuguese top of Group 1 with 3 points. In their next game, Portugal will meet second-placed Denmark on September 10, while Malta will face Albania.
Fixtures and Results : Group 1
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Overview
Malta at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 10 participations in the qualifications (first in 1974)
Portugal at the World Cup
- 4 appearances (first in 1966)
- 18 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
- Statistics: Third Place (1966) Fourth Place (2006)
Malta
0:4
Portugal
0:4 (0:1)
- 6 September 2008
- 20:00
- Ta' Qali
Group 1
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Portugal | 3 |
 Albania | 1 |
 Denmark | 1 |
 Hungary | 1 |
 Sweden | 1 |
| Malta | 0 |
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