An exciting period for Malta kicks off this Wednesday with a warm-up game against Estonia and concludes on November 15 with another friendly against Euro 2016 darlings Iceland at the National Stadium. In between, Pietro Ghedin's team must contend with a series of daunting assignments, including the opening 2018 World Cup Group F qualifier at home to Scotland today week and the eagerly-awaited clash with England on October 8. The encounters with Scotland and England are prompting a lot of interest among the fans with Bjorn Vassallo, the Malta FA general secretary, announcing yesterday that the stadium is already 75 per cent full for next Sunday's qualifier with 5,000 tickets snapped up by Scottish supporters. As for the Wembley game, the indications are that a record number of Maltese fans will travel to London to support the national team. Addressing a news conference prior to the Malta squad's departure to Estonia early tomorrow morning, Vassallo said that 12,000 match tickets have already been issued for the Scotland qualifier. With Iceland's astonishing march to the Euro 2016 quarter-finals – they knocked out England in the last 16 – unleashing a barrage of critical comments...
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