The dates when Malta will be playing its games against Italy and England have been revealed.

Malta was drawn to play against the two football giants in the preliminary round of the Euro 2024 championships.

Both Italy and England have solid following in Malta and being drawn in the same group was certainly most welcome, particularly to the MFA.

Malta will be playing its games on the following dates (all in 2023):

Thursday 23 March: North Macedonia-Malta

Sunday 26 March: Malta-Italy

Friday 16 June: Malta-England

Monday 19 June: Ukraine-Malta

Tuesday 12 September: Malta-North Macedonia

Saturday 14 October: Italy-Malta

Tuesday 17 October: Malta-Ukraine

Friday 17 November: England-Malta

Photo: Action from the Malta-Italy game played in 2014