Sweden v Malta

Sweden v Malta

Italian soccer prez Gravina, Buffon quit after World Cup failure

Why didn't Italy qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

Italy's soccer chief told to quit after latest World Cup failure

Italian soccer prez Gravina, Buffon quit after World Cup failure

Why didn't Italy qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

Italy's soccer chief told to quit after latest World Cup failure

Match Formations

Game Information

Match Timeline

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

WCQ - UEFA News

2006 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage 2006

SwedenSwedenSWE

5-0-1, 15 PTS

MaltaMaltaMLT

0-1-6, 1 PTS

Mattias Jonson - 6'

Anders Svensson - 18'

Christian Wilhelmsson - 30'

Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 40'

Freddie Ljungberg - 57'

Johan Elmander - 81'

No.Name
--Andreas Isaksson
--Olof Mellberg
--Teddy Lucic
--Erik Edman
--Niclas Alexandersson
--Tobias Linderoth
--Christian Wilhelmsson --Johan Elmander
--Anders Svensson --Kim Källström
--Freddie Ljungberg
--Mattias Jonson --Marcus Allback
--Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Substitutes
--Eddie Gustafsson
--Christoffer Andersson
--Petter Hansson
--Daniel Andersson

Nya Ullevi Stadion

8:45 PM, 4 June 2005

Attendance: 35,593

Referees:
Nikolai Ivanov

Sweden

Malta

Data is currently unavailable.

Italy's soccer federation president resigned amid political pressure on Thursday, two days after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.

Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens react to Italy not qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Italy's sports minister has called on the country's soccer federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina to resign after the four-time world champions failed to qualify for a third successive World Cup on Tuesday.

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