Malta will this evening face an uphill task against mighty Sweden at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, in a Group 8 World Cup 2006 qualifier.

In the match in Malta in September the Swedes ran riot scoring seven times in the process, with Juventus striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic netting a poker.

Malta will then proceed to Iceland were they will meet the home side next Wednesday in another Group 8 qualifier.

The players selected by Heese for these matches are : R. Gauci, J. Haber, R. Briffa, J. Chetcuti, L. Dimech, A. Pulis, B. Said, G. Agius, J. Bondin, S. Giglio, M. Grima, G. Mallia, C. Mattocks, K. Sammut, P. Pullicino, I. Woods, A. Cohen, M. Mifsud, and J. Pace.

Malta will be hoping that in-form Michael Mifsud will leave his mark in attack.

The match will be controlled by Russian referee Victor Lebedev.