Spain v Malta, 12 February 1997
| Score | 4-0 to Spain |
| Referee | Steve Lodge |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 4 |
| Venue | Estadio Rico Perez |
| Attendance | 32,000 |
View Spain v Malta head to head
4
Spain
Manager: Javier Clemente
Goals:
| Guardiola | 25 |
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| Alfonso | 40 |
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| Alfonso | 47 |
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| Pizzi | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Zubizarreta
Defender
Abelardo
Defender
Aranzábal
Defender
Hierro
Defender
Nadal
Midfielder
Guardiola
Midfielder
Luis Enrique
Forward
Alfonso
Forward
Manjarín
Forward
Raúl
Substitutions:
| Pizzi for Raúl | 46 |
| Roberto Rios for Hierro | 46 |
| Guerrero for Guardiola | 74 |
0
Malta
Manager: Milorad Kosanovic
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Reggie Cini
Goalkeeper
Richard Buhagiar
Defender
Jeffrey Chetcuti
Defender
Silvio Vella
Defender
Lawrence Attard
Midfielder
Joseph Brincat
Midfielder
Noel Turner
Midfielder
Antoine Zahra
Midfielder
Ivan Zammit
Midfielder
Gilbert Agius
Forward
Hubert Suda
Forward
Substitutions:
| David Carabott for Gilbert Agius | 68 |
| David Camilleri for Ivan Zammit | 78 |
| Joseph Galea for Richard Buhagiar | 85 |