Slovenia beat Malta 1-0. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 12 shots. Best on the pitch was J. Bijol, rated 7.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   SLO 4-2-3-1·3-4-3 MAL
   Coach: M. Kek · D. MangiaReferee: A. Treimanis📍 Stadion Stožice
2. 1. First half
   2. 12'
      

      SLO
      Yellow card
      Jasmin Kurtić
   3. 43'
      MAL
      Yellow card
      E. Pepe
   4. 44'
      

      SLO
      GOOOAL!Sandi LovrićPenalty
   5. 45'
      MAL
      Yellow card
      Alexander Satariano
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      MAL
      Substitution
      ▲Ryan Camenzuli▼Juan Corbalan
   3. 58'
      MAL
      Substitution
      ▲L. Montebello▼Alexander Satariano
   4. 58'
      MAL
      Substitution
      ▲Paul Mbong▼Shaun Dimech
   5. 60'
      

      SLO
      Substitution
      ▲Domen Črnigoj▼Damjan Bohar
   6. 61'
      

      SLO
      Substitution
      ▲Miha Zajc▼Jan Mlakar
   7. 70'
      

      SLO
      Substitution
      ▲J. Gorenc Stankovic▼Sandi Lovrić
   8. 70'
      

      SLO
      Substitution
      ▲Andraž Šporar▼Benjamin Šeško
   9. 73'
      MAL
      Substitution
      ▲L. Gambin▼J. Mbong
   10. 77'
       MAL
       Yellow card
       L. Montebello
   11. 79'
       MAL
       Substitution
       ▲S. Pisani▼T. Caruana
   12. 86'
       MAL
       Yellow card
       Zach Muscat