World Cup 2010 Qualifiers : Sweden beats Malta 4-0
GOTHENBURG, Jun. 10, 2009 (AMP) — South Africa 2010 (European Qualifiers) : Sweden defeated Malta by a big score of 4-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday night.
The result put the Swedish fourth in Group 1 with 9 points. Malta is bottom with one point. In their next game, Sweden will meet second-placed Hungary on September 5, while Malta will face Sweden.
Fixtures and Results : Group 1
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Overview
Sweden at the World Cup
- 11 appearances (first in 1934)
- 18 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1958) Third Place (1950, 1994) Fourth Place (1938)
Malta at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 10 participations in the qualifications (first in 1974)
Sweden
4:0
Malta
4:0 (1:0)
- 10 June 2009
- 19:00
- Gothenburg
Group 1
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Denmark | 16 |
 Hungary | 13 |
 Portugal | 9 |
| Sweden | 9 |
 Albania | 6 |
| Malta | 1 |
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