Malawi at the World Cup Qualification: Record & Results
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Malawi at the World Cup Qualification
Malawi have played 76 World Cup Qualification matches between 1976 and 2025, winning 20, drawing 18 and losing 38 (goals 70–105).
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20 wins18 draws38 defeats
2025
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2025 | L |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | N · Sousse |
| 9 Oct 2025 | W |  Equatorial Guinea |
3–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lilongwe |
| 8 Sep 2025 | D |  Liberia |
2–2 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lilongwe |
| 5 Sep 2025 | W |  Namibia |
2–1 | World Cup Qualification | N · Francistown |
| 24 Mar 2025 | L |  Tunisia |
0–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Radès |
| 20 Mar 2025 | L | Namibia |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lilongwe |
2024
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2024 | L | Equatorial Guinea |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Malabo |
| 6 Jun 2024 | W | São Tomé and Príncipe |
3–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lilongwe |
2023
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2023 | L | Tunisia |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lilongwe |
| 17 Nov 2023 | W | Liberia |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Monrovia |
2021
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2021 | L |  Mozambique |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | N · Cotonou |
| 13 Nov 2021 | L |  Cameroon |
0–4 | World Cup Qualification | N · Johannesburg |
| 11 Oct 2021 | L |  Ivory Coast |
1–2 | World Cup Qualification | N · Cotonou |
| 8 Oct 2021 | L | Ivory Coast |
0–3 | World Cup Qualification | N · Johannesburg |
| 7 Sep 2021 | W | Mozambique |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | N · Johannesburg |
| 3 Sep 2021 | L | Cameroon |
0–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Yaoundé |
2019
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2019 | W |  Botswana |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 7 Sep 2019 | D | Botswana |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Francistown |
2015
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2015 | W |  Tanzania |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 7 Oct 2015 | L | Tanzania |
0–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Dar es Salaam |
2013
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2013 | L |  Nigeria |
0–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Calabar |
| 12 Jun 2013 | D |  Kenya |
2–2 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 5 Jun 2013 | D | Namibia |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 23 Mar 2013 | W | Namibia |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Windhoek |
2012
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2012 | D | Nigeria |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 2 Jun 2012 | D | Kenya |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Nairobi |
2009
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2009 | L |  Burkina Faso |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Ouagadougou |
| 10 Oct 2009 | D | Ivory Coast |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 5 Sep 2009 | W |  Guinea |
2–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 21 Jun 2009 | L | Guinea |
1–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Conakry |
| 6 Jun 2009 | L | Burkina Faso |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 29 Mar 2009 | L | Ivory Coast |
0–5 | World Cup Qualification | A · Abidjan |
2008
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2008 | W |  DR Congo |
2–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 5 Sep 2008 | W |  Djibouti |
3–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Djibouti |
| 22 Jun 2008 | L |  Egypt |
0–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Cairo |
| 14 Jun 2008 | W | Egypt |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 8 Jun 2008 | L | DR Congo |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Kinshasa |
| 31 May 2008 | W | Djibouti |
8–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
2005
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2005 | W | Kenya |
3–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 4 Sep 2005 | L | Guinea |
1–3 | World Cup Qualification | A · Conakry |
| 18 Jun 2005 | L | Botswana |
1–3 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 4 Jun 2005 | L |  Morocco |
1–4 | World Cup Qualification | A · Rabat |
| 26 Mar 2005 | L | Tunisia |
0–7 | World Cup Qualification | A · Radès |
2004
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2004 | D | Tunisia |
2–2 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 4 Sep 2004 | L | Kenya |
2–3 | World Cup Qualification | A · Nairobi |
| 3 Jul 2004 | D | Guinea |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 19 Jun 2004 | L | Botswana |
0–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Gaborone |
| 5 Jun 2004 | D | Morocco |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
2003
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2003 | D |  Ethiopia |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 12 Oct 2003 | W | Ethiopia |
3–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Addis Ababa |
2001
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2001 | L |  Zimbabwe |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 14 Jul 2001 | L |  South Africa |
0–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Durban |
| 21 Apr 2001 | L | Burkina Faso |
2–4 | World Cup Qualification | A · Ouagadougou |
| 11 Mar 2001 | L | Zimbabwe |
0–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Harare |
| 25 Feb 2001 | L | South Africa |
1–2 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
2000
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2000 | D | Burkina Faso |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 22 Apr 2000 | D | Kenya |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Nairobi |
| 8 Apr 2000 | W | Kenya |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
1996
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 1996 | L | South Africa |
0–3 | World Cup Qualification | A · Johannesburg |
| 1 Jun 1996 | L | South Africa |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
1989
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 1989 | D | Liberia |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lilongwe |
| 12 Aug 1989 | L | Egypt |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Cairo |
| 24 Jun 1989 | W | Kenya |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lilongwe |
| 11 Jun 1989 | L | Liberia |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Monrovia |
| 21 Jan 1989 | D | Egypt |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lilongwe |
| 7 Jan 1989 | D | Kenya |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Nairobi |
1988
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1988 | W |  Uganda |
3–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lilongwe |
| 16 Jul 1988 | L | Uganda |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Kampala |
1985
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1985 | D | Morocco |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 7 Apr 1985 | L | Morocco |
0–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Rabat |
1984
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1984 | W |  Mauritius |
4–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lilongwe |
| 15 Jul 1984 | W | Mauritius |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Curepipe |
1980
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1980 | D | Cameroon |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 29 Jun 1980 | L | Cameroon |
0–3 | World Cup Qualification | A · Yaoundé |
1976
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1976 | L |  Zambia |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Blantyre |
| 9 May 1976 | L | Zambia |
0–4 | World Cup Qualification | A · Lusaka |