Bulgaria 0-3 Spain

WC Qualifiers · Europe· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Bulgaria

0-0-1

Spain

1-0-0

Mikel Oyarzabal 5'
Marc Cucurella 30'
Mikel Merino 38'

0:3

📍 Vasil Levski National Stadium

Timeline

5'
Mikel Oyarzabal0-1
🅰 Martín Zubimendi
30'
Marc Cucurella0-2
38'
Mikel Merino0-3
🅰 Lamine Yamal
39'
Robin Le Normand
First Half ends,
Marin Petkov
↓ Vasil Panayotov
45'
45'
Pau Cubarsí
↓ Robin Le Normand
62'
Rodri
↓ Martín Zubimendi
62'
Dani Carvajal
↓ Pedro Porro
Rosen Bozhinov
↓ Fabian Nürnberger
62'
71'
Dani Olmo
↓ Nico Williams
Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov
↓ Aleksandar Kolev
71'
Martin Minchev
↓ Radoslav Kirilov
72'
79'
Jesús Rodriguez
↓ Lamine Yamal
Georgi Milanov
↓ Ivaylo Chochev
81'
Second Half ends,

Game leaders

Bulgaria

Total ShotsI. Chochev1
Accurate PassesE. Tsenov25

Spain

Total ShotsL. Yamal5
Accurate PassesPedri120

Stats

BulgariaSpain

Possession

22%

78%

3Shots24

0Shots on target12

2Blocked shots7

Match info

Kick-off: Thursday 4 September
Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium · Sofia, Bulgaria
Referee: Srdjan Jovanovic
Attendance: 40,582
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Form

BulgariaLDLLD

DvsBelarus1-1
LvsRepublic of Ireland2-1
L@Republic of Ireland2-1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Spain	6	5	1	0	:	+19	16
2	Türkiye	6	4	1	1	:	+5	13

159Accurate passes753

SpainLWWDW

WvsSwitzerland3-2
D@Netherlands2-2
WvsNetherlands3-3
WvsFrance5-4
L@Portugal2-2

Head to head

ESP leads series 2-0

20 Nov 02Spain1-0Bulgaria
24 Jun 98Spain6-1Bulgaria

159Accurate passes753

6⚽Merino

18↓Zubimendi

20Pedri

19↓Yamal

21⚽Oyarzabal

17↓Williams

21Vutsov

13Tsenov

7↓Nürnberger

5Dimitrov

14Nedyalkov

4Gruev

18↓Chochev

15↓Panayotov

10↓Kirilov

9↓Kolev

12Minkov Minkov

Substitutes · Bulgaria

6Rosen Bozhinov↑
3Zhivko Atanasov
23Ivan Dyulgerov
2Hristiyan Petrov
19Martin Minchev↑
11Kiril Despodov
16Marin Petkov↑
8Andrian Kraev
20Lukas Petkov
22Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov↑
1Dimitar Mitov
17Georgi Milanov↑

Substitutes · Spain

2Dani Carvajal↑
14Jesús Rodriguez↑
13Álex Remiro
7Álvaro Morata
1David Raya
9Aleix García
15Alejandro Grimaldo
16Rodri↑
10Dani Olmo↑
4Pau Cubarsí↑

79'

Substitution, Spain. Jesús Rodríguez replaces Lamine Yamal.

77'

Offside, Bulgaria. Vladimir Nikolov is caught offside.

76'

Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

76'

Foul by Rodri (Spain).

75'

Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

75'

Foul by Dani Olmo (Spain).

74'

Offside, Bulgaria. Vladimir Nikolov is caught offside.

74'

Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

74'

Foul by Marc Cucurella (Spain).

73'

Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.

72'

Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

72'

Foul by Marc Cucurella (Spain).

72'

Substitution, Bulgaria. Martin Minchev replaces Radoslav Kirilov.

71'

Substitution, Bulgaria. Vladimir Nikolov replaces Aleksandar Kolev.

71'

Substitution, Spain. Dani Olmo replaces Nico Williams.

70'

Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

70'

Foul by Nico Williams (Spain).

68'

Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dean Huijsen.

64'

Attempt saved. Rodri (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Svetoslav Vutsov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross.

63'

Corner, Spain. Conceded by Ivaylo Chochev.

62'

Substitution, Bulgaria. Rosen Bozhinov replaces Fabian Nürnberger.

62'

Substitution, Spain. Dani Carvajal replaces Pedro Porro.

62'

Substitution, Spain. Rodri replaces Martín Zubimendi.

62'

Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Spain).

62'

Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

60'

Pedri (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

60'

Foul by Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria).

59'

Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.

56'

Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Svetoslav Vutsov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.

55'

Attempt blocked. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Merino.

54'

Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

54'

Foul by Dean Huijsen (Spain).

54'

Offside, Bulgaria. Radoslav Kirilov is caught offside.

53'

Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

53'

Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Spain).

53'

Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Svetoslav Vutsov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Nico Williams.

52'

Foul by Lamine Yamal (Spain).

52'

Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

52'

Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

51'

Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.

51'

Foul by Dean Huijsen (Spain).

49'

Offside, Bulgaria. Radoslav Kirilov is caught offside.

48'

Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Svetoslav Vutsov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Nico Williams.

47'

Foul by Mikel Merino (Spain).

47'

Emil Tsenov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'

Substitution, Spain. Pau Cubarsí replaces Robin Le Normand.

45'

Substitution, Bulgaria. Marin Petkov replaces Vasil Panayotov.

45'

Second Half begins Bulgaria 0, Spain 3.

45'+2'

First Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Spain 3.

45'+1'

Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Svetoslav Vutsov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Marc Cucurella.

45'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

42'

Offside, Spain. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.

42'

Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.

42'

Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Svetoslav Vutsov (Bulgaria).

39'

Robin Le Normand (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

39'

Foul by Robin Le Normand (Spain).

39'

Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

38'

Goal! Bulgaria 0, Spain 3. Mikel Merino (Spain) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross following a corner.

37'

Corner, Spain. Conceded by Svetoslav Vutsov.

37'

Corner, Spain. Conceded by Fabian Nürnberger.

35'

Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

35'

Foul by Nico Williams (Spain).

34'

Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.

33'

Corner, Spain. Conceded by Ilia Gruev.

33'

Attempt blocked. Pedri (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.

30'

Goal! Bulgaria 0, Spain 2. Marc Cucurella (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.

30'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

29'

Delay in match because of an injury Pedri (Spain).

28'

Robin Le Normand (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

28'

Foul by Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria).

26'

Attempt missed. Dean Huijsen (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

24'

Handball by Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria).

23'

Attempt missed. Dean Huijsen (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedri with a cross following a corner.

23'

Corner, Spain. Conceded by Svetoslav Vutsov.

22'

Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Svetoslav Vutsov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Pedro Porro with a through ball.

21'

Attempt missed. Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristian Dimitrov with a cross.

20'

Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Pedro Porro.

20'

Attempt blocked. Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Tsenov.

19'

Foul by Robin Le Normand (Spain).

19'

Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

16'

Attempt missed. Pedri (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

13'

Robin Le Normand (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

13'

Foul by Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria).

12'

Attempt saved. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Svetoslav Vutsov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Martín Zubimendi with a headed pass.

11'

Corner, Spain. Conceded by Kristian Dimitrov.

Goal! Bulgaria 0, Spain 1. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi with a through ball.

Foul by Robin Le Normand (Spain).

Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Marc Cucurella (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Emil Tsenov (Bulgaria).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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