World Cup 2014 Qualifiers : Italy beats Malta 2-0
TA' QALI, Mar. 26, 2013 (AMP) — Brazil 2014 (European Qualifiers) : Italy defeated Malta by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 2-0), in a qualifying game for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday night.
The result put the Italians top of Group B with 13 points. Malta is bottom with no points. In their next game, Italy will meet third-placed Czech republic on June 7, while Malta will face Armenia.
Fixtures and Results : Group B
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Overview
Malta at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 11 participations in the qualifications (first in 1974)
Italy at the World Cup
- 4 titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
- 17 appearances (first in 1934)
- 19 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
- Statistics: Champions (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) Runners-up (1970, 1994) Third Place (1990) Fourth Place (1978)
Malta
0:2
Italy
0:2 (0:2)
- 26 March 2013
- 20:45
- Ta' Qali
Group B
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Italy | 13 |
 Bulgaria | 10 |
 Czech republic | 8 |
 Denmark | 6 |
 Armenia | 3 |
| Malta | 0 |
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