Malta defeated Finland and surpassed the Lithuanian national team in the qualifiers

2025-11-14 21:00 © IMAGO/Lehtikuva

In the World Cup qualifying match, the Maltese national team defeated the Finnish national team away from home with a score of 1:0.

This match was the last in the career of Finnish legend Teemu Pukki.

He scored 42 goals in 131 matches and was a key leader in this team's qualification for the 2020 European Football Championship.

In the 82nd minute, the victory was secured for the guests by Jake Grech.

This is the fifth point for the Maltese in Group G, and they surpassed Lithuania, which has earned three.

The last match in this group will take place on Monday, where Malta will meet the Polish national team.