Bulgaria 1-6 Türkiye · World Cup Qualification UEFA
Bulgaria lost to Türkiye 1-6 in the World Cup Qualification UEFA. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Bulgaria and Türkiye met in the World Cup Qualification UEFA at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on Saturday, 11 October 2025.
Goalscorers
Bulgaria: R. Kirilov 13'. Türkiye: A. Güler 11'; V. Popov 49'; K. Yıldız 51', 56'; Z. Çelik 65'; İ. C. Kahveci 90'.
How the match went
Türkiye saw more of the ball, 78% of it. Bulgaria had 4 shots with 2 on target, Türkiye 18 with 8 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 5 to Bulgaria and 8 to Türkiye. Bulgaria conceded 11 fouls, Türkiye 4. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Bulgaria, 1 for Türkiye).
Line-ups
Bulgaria started in a 4-4-1-1: Dimitar Mitov, Viktor Popov, Petko Hristov, Rosen Bozhinov, Hristiyan Petrov, Marin Petkov, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Andrian Kraev, Radoslav Kirilov, Ivajlo Chochev, Kiril Despodov.
Türkiye started in a 4-2-3-1: Uğurcan Çakır, Zeki Çelik, Merih Demiral, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Orkun Kökçü, Oğuz Aydın, Arda Güler, Kenan Yıldız, Kerem Aktürkoğlu.
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