Malta faced Poland in a UEFA World Cup Qualifying match on November 17, 2025, at the Ta' Qali National Stadium in Attard, Malta. The match kicked off at 2:45 p.m. ET. Poland was favored to win.

In the United Kingdom, the match was available on Fubo, Fox Soccer Plus and ViX. In India, fans were able to watch the game live on Sony LIV and Sony Sports Network TV channels. In the USA, the game was broadcasted on Disney+, Fox Sports, Fubo TV, and ViX.

Poland's Robert Lewandowski, who has three goals in five World Cup qualifying games, was expected to play a crucial part in the final third.

Match Highlights

The match saw a flurry of goals and substitutions. Cardona scored for Malta in the 36th minute. Lewandowski scored for Poland in the 32nd minute, assisted by Zielinski. In the second half, Wszolek scored in the 59th minute. Teuma scored on a penalty kick for Malta in the 68th minute. Zielinski then scored a goal in the 85th minute, assisted by Skoras.

Yellow cards were given to Satariano of Malta in the 49th minute and Teuma of Malta in the 45+3 minute.

Malta made several substitutions, with J. Corbalan replacing Z. Muscat in the 54th minute, A. Overand replacing J. Mbong at halftime, and T. Buhagiar substituting G. Mentz in the 87th minute. Poland also made substitutions, with K. Swiderski replacing N. Zalewski in the 47th minute, B. Kapustka replacing B. Slisz in the 79th minute, and B. Bereszynski replacing P. Wisniewski in the 78th minute.

The match referee was Igor Pajač.

Going into the match, Malta had only secured one win in their ongoing World Cup qualifying campaign. Poland, on the other hand, had battled their way to a second consecutive 1-1 draw against the Netherlands in their last outing.