Malta vs Poland: 2–3

Poland beat Malta 3–2 in the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA on Monday, 17 November 2025 at Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta.

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA (2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage)
Kick-off time: Mon, 17 Nov 2025, 19:45 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta
Attendance: 10,326
Teams: Malta (home), Poland (away)

Goals

32' — Robert Lewandowski (Poland), assist Piotr Zielinski
36' — Irvin Cardona (Malta)
59' — Pawel Wszolek (Poland), assist Robert Lewandowski
68' — Teddy Teuma (penalty) (Malta)
85' — Piotr Zielinski (Poland), assist Bartosz Kapustka

Match statistics

Statistic	Malta	Poland
Possession (%)	42.2	57.8
Shots	10	18
Shots on target	8	4
Corners	4	9
Fouls	7	6
Yellow cards	2	2

Starting line-ups

Malta (4-2-3-1): Henry Bonello (G), Gabriel Mentz (CD-L), Kurt Shaw (CD-R), Ryan Camenzuli (LB), Zach Muscat (RB), Teddy Teuma (AM), Alexander Satariano (LM), Matthew Guillaumier (RM), Irvin Cardona (F), Ylyas Chouaref (AM-L), Joseph Mbong (AM-R).

Poland (3-4-2-1): Bartlomiej Dragowski (G), Tomasz Kedziora (CD), Jakub Kiwior (CD-L), Przemyslaw Wisniewski (CD-R), Piotr Zielinski (CM-L), Bartosz Slisz (CM-R), Michal Skoras (LM), Pawel Wszolek (RM), Robert Lewandowski (F), Nicola Zalewski (CF-L), Jakub Kaminski (CF-R).

Recent form

Malta: drew 1–1 away to Lithuania (4 Sept); won 3–1 vs San Marino (9 Sept); lost 4–0 vs Netherlands (9 Oct); lost 4–1 vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (12 Oct); won 1–0 away to Finland (14 Nov).

Poland: drew 1–1 away to Netherlands (4 Sept); won 3–1 vs Finland (7 Sept); won 1–0 vs New Zealand (9 Oct); won 2–0 away to Lithuania (12 Oct); drew 1–1 vs Netherlands (14 Nov).