Starting 1st June till the end of the tournament, The Malta Independent will give extensive coverage to the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off in Moscow on 14th June and runs till the 15th July, with six pages of information daily dedicated to the event on The Malta Independent newspaper, and a special section on The Malta Independent website reserved specifically for the World Cup.

The Malta Independent will give extensive coverage, starting with news and features from the training camps ahead of the tournament; articles with details and statistics on the 32 participating countries; everything there is to know about the host cities, from the history to useful information for fans; previews about individual matches and full text and photo coverage of every game in Russia. 

The Malta Independent will also take its readers on a journey through time, as it looks at the past 20 editions of the World Cup, with special focus on specific moments in World Cup history, accompanied by photos.