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Bulgaria 0-3 Spain · World Cup Qualification UEFA

Bulgaria lost to Spain 0-3 in the World Cup Qualification UEFA. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Bulgaria and Spain met in the World Cup Qualification UEFA at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on Thursday, 4 September 2025.

Goalscorers

Bulgaria did not score. Spain: M. Oyarzabal 5'; M. Cucurella 30'; M. Merino 38'.

How the match went

Spain saw more of the ball, 78% of it. Bulgaria had 3 shots with 0 on target, Spain 24 with 12 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 1 to Bulgaria and 6 to Spain. Bulgaria conceded 6 fouls, Spain 17. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Bulgaria, 1 for Spain).

Line-ups

Bulgaria started in a 4-3-3: Svetoslav Vutsov, Anton Nedyalkov, Kristian Dimitrov, Emil Tsenov, Fabian Nürnberger, Vasil Panayotov, Ivajlo Chochev, Ilia Gruev, Nikolay Minkov, Aleksandar Kolev, Radoslav Kirilov.

Spain started in a 4-3-3: Unai Simón, Pedro Porro, Robin Le Normand, Dean Huijsen, Marc Cucurella, Mikel Merino, Martín Zubimendi, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal, Nico Williams.

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Minute by minute

  1. 5'Goal! Bulgaria 0-1 Spain. M. Oyarzabal (Spain) scores, assisted by M. Zubimendi.
  2. 30'Goal! Bulgaria 0-2 Spain. M. Cucurella (Spain) scores.
  3. 38'Goal! Bulgaria 0-3 Spain. M. Merino (Spain) scores, assisted by L. Yamal.
  4. 45'Half-time. Bulgaria 0-3 Spain.
  5. 90'Full-time. Bulgaria 0-3 Spain.
Full commentary (44 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Bulgaria vs Spain.
  2. 2'Attempt blocked. M. Cucurella (Spain), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  3. 5'Goal! Bulgaria 0-1 Spain. M. Oyarzabal (Spain) scores, assisted by M. Zubimendi.
  4. 12'Attempt saved. M. Oyarzabal (Spain), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.
  5. 16'Attempt missed. Pedri (Spain), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  6. 20'Attempt blocked. R. Kirilov (Bulgaria), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  7. 21'Attempt missed. I. Chochev (Bulgaria), shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  8. 22'Attempt saved. L. Yamal (Spain), left-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  9. 23'Attempt missed. D. Huijsen (Spain), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  10. 26'Attempt missed. D. Huijsen (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  11. 30'Goal! Bulgaria 0-2 Spain. M. Cucurella (Spain) scores.
  12. 33'Attempt blocked. Pedri (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  13. 34'Attempt missed. P. Porro (Spain), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  14. 38'Goal! Bulgaria 0-3 Spain. M. Merino (Spain) scores, assisted by L. Yamal.
  15. 39'Yellow card for R. Le Normand (Spain).
  16. 42'Attempt saved. M. Merino (Spain), left-footed shot. xG 0.25.
  17. 42'Attempt saved. L. Yamal (Spain), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  18. 45'1 minute of added time.
  19. 45+1'Attempt saved. M. Merino (Spain), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  20. 45'Half-time. Bulgaria 0-3 Spain.
  21. 46'The second half is under way.
  22. 46'Substitution, Spain: P. Cubarsí comes on for R. Le Normand.
  23. 46'Substitution, Bulgaria: M. Petkov comes on for V. Panayotov.
  24. 48'Attempt saved. L. Yamal (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  25. 52'Attempt blocked. L. Yamal (Spain), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  26. 53'Attempt saved. M. Merino (Spain), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  27. 55'Attempt blocked. M. Oyarzabal (Spain), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  28. 56'Attempt saved. N. Williams (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  29. 59'Attempt blocked. M. Merino (Spain), left-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  30. 62'Substitution, Bulgaria: R. Bozhinov comes on for F. Nürnberger.
  31. 62'Substitution, Spain: D. Carvajal comes on for P. Porro.
  32. 62'Substitution, Spain: Rodri comes on for M. Zubimendi.
  33. 64'Attempt saved. Rodri (Spain), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  34. 68'Attempt missed. N. Williams (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  35. 71'Substitution, Bulgaria: V. Nikolov comes on for A. Kolev.
  36. 71'Substitution, Spain: D. Olmo comes on for N. Williams.
  37. 72'Substitution, Bulgaria: M. Minchev comes on for R. Kirilov.
  38. 73'Attempt blocked. L. Yamal (Spain), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  39. 79'Substitution, Spain: J. Rodriguez comes on for L. Yamal.
  40. 81'Substitution, Bulgaria: G. Milanov comes on for I. Chochev.
  41. 81'Attempt blocked. D. Olmo (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  42. 81'Attempt blocked. M. Petkov (Bulgaria), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
  43. 90'2 minutes of added time.
  44. 90'Full-time. Bulgaria 0-3 Spain.
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