Malta

This is Malta’s sixth participation at the ‘big’ Europeans. In the first three, they were unable to win matches in regular time, though they have draws and even a shootout win upon their debut in Belgrade 2016. Their first win came in Split 2022 when they beat Slovenia for the 13-16^th crossovers and finished 14^th, but dropped back to 15^th two years ago in Dubrovnik.

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Malta’s only appearances at the top level dates back to 1928 and 1936 when they played at the Olympic Games. In Amsterdam, they beat Luxemburg 3:1 but France blew them away 16:0 in the quarters. In Berlin, they lost all their three matches (HUN 0:12, GBR 2:8, YUG 0:7) and were ranked 16th. They played in Group B at the Europeans, in 1981 and 1985, and in Group C in 1987 – also participated regularly in the FINA Development Trophy.

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