World Cup 2010 Qualifiers : Sweden beats Malta 1-0
TA' QALI, Sep. 9, 2009 (AMP) — South Africa 2010 (European Qualifiers) : Sweden defeated Malta by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday night.
The result put the Swedish second in Group 1 with 15 points. Malta is bottom with one point. In their next game, Sweden will meet group leaders Denmark on October 10, while Malta will face Portugal.
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)
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
0:1
Sweden
0:1 (0:0)
- 9 September 2009
- 18:30
- Ta' Qali
Group 1
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Denmark | 17 |
| Sweden | 15 |
 Hungary | 13 |
 Portugal | 10 |
 Albania | 6 |
| Malta | 1 |
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