Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this evening welcomed the Malta women's football team at Castille.

The team made history a few weeks ago when it ended at the top spot of its group and qualified for the next phase of Fifa's Women World Cup.

Dr Muscat expressed Malta's pride in the team's achievement. His two children were presented with national team shirts carrying their names.

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