England travelled to Malta for their World Cup qualifier on March 26. The visitors were heavily favored against the Maltese side sitting 113 places below them in the FIFA rankings. However, England coach Gareth Southgate opted to rotate his squad heavily with several young and fringe players given a chance to impress.
Malta were trying to build on their 1-0 victory over Hungary in November, but it was always going to be a tough task against an England team targeting a routine win to climb the table. The home side set up in a diligent 5-4-1 formation looking to keep things tight and potentially grab something on the counter.
England dominated possession as expected but struggled to create clear chances in the opening 20 minutes. Malta were comfortable soaking up pressure and trying to hit on the break when opportunities arose. Dean Henderson was a virtual spectator in the England goal.
The visitors eventually broke through in th - https://mbscore.tv/match/england-vs-malta-18712366
Malta were trying to build on their 1-0 victory over Hungary in November, but it was always going to be a tough task against an England team targeting a routine win to climb the table. The home side set up in a diligent 5-4-1 formation looking to keep things tight and potentially grab something on the counter.
England dominated possession as expected but struggled to create clear chances in the opening 20 minutes. Malta were comfortable soaking up pressure and trying to hit on the break when opportunities arose. Dean Henderson was a virtual spectator in the England goal.
The visitors eventually broke through in th - https://mbscore.tv/match/england-vs-malta-18712366
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