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.
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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