FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

Spain 4–0 Malta

Wednesday 12 Feb 1997 · Alicante, Spain

Spain4–0Malta

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Guardiola Pérez Pérez Pizzi

25′1–0Pep Guardiola Spain
40′2–0Alfonso Pérez Spain
47′3–0Alfonso Pérez Spain
89′4–0Juan Antonio Pizzi Spain

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Spain: 1979 → 1980
Malta: 1250 → 1249

Expected score for Spain: 99.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 8, 1983–2019.

Spain wins: 8
Draws: 0
Malta wins: 0

Form either side

Spain

Before

6–2 v Faroe Islands 4 Sep 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
0–0 v Czech Republic 9 Oct 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
4–1 v Slovakia 13 Nov 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
2–0 v Serbia 14 Dec 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
3–0 v Malta 18 Dec 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996

After

1–1 v Serbia 30 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–0 v Czech Republic 8 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–1 v Slovakia 24 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
3–1 v Faroe Islands 11 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–1 v Romania 19 Nov 1997 · Friendly

Malta

Before

0–6 v Czech Republic 18 Sep 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
0–6 v Slovakia 22 Sep 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
0–0 v United Arab Emirates 15 Nov 1996 · Friendly
0–2 v North Macedonia 27 Nov 1996 · Friendly
0–3 v Spain 18 Dec 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996

After

1–4 v Hungary 19 Mar 1997 · Friendly
0–2 v Slovakia 31 Mar 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–2 v Faroe Islands 30 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–3 v Scotland 1 Jun 1997 · Friendly
1–2 v Faroe Islands 8 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

Road through the tournament

Spain

4–0 v Malta 12 Feb 1997
1–1 v Serbia 30 Apr 1997
1–0 v Czech Republic 8 Jun 1997
2–1 v Slovakia 24 Sep 1997
3–1 v Faroe Islands 11 Oct 1997

Malta

0–4 v Spain 12 Feb 1997
0–2 v Slovakia 31 Mar 1997
1–2 v Faroe Islands 30 Apr 1997
1–2 v Faroe Islands 8 Jun 1997
0–1 v Czech Republic 24 Sep 1997
0–5 v Serbia 11 Oct 1997

Every Spain v Malta match8

From Spain's side.


15 Nov 2019	Malta	7–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2019	—
26 Mar 2019	Malta	2–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2019	—
12 Feb 1997	Malta	4–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
18 Dec 1996	Malta	3–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1996	—
23 Mar 1989	Malta	4–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1989	—
22 Jan 1989	Malta	2–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1989	—
21 Dec 1983	Malta	12–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1983	—
15 May 1983	Malta	3–2	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1983	—

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