UEFA Euro qualification 2002

Bulgaria 2–0 Croatia

Saturday 12 Oct 2002 · Sofia, Bulgaria

Bulgaria2–0Croatia

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Petrov Berbatov

22′1–0Stilian Petrov Bulgaria
37′2–0Dimitar Berbatov Bulgaria

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Bulgaria

Came on

Georgi Chilikov↑39′
Georgi Ivanov↑90′

Croatia

Came on

Marijo Maric↑46′
Ivica Olic↑46′
Silvio Marić↑70′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Bulgaria: 1716 → 1745
Croatia: 1808 → 1779

Expected score for Bulgaria: 51.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 8, 2002–2022.

Bulgaria wins: 1
Draws: 2
Croatia wins: 5

Form either side

Bulgaria

Before

0–0 v Croatia 13 Feb 2002 · Friendly
0–3 v Ecuador 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
0–1 v Mexico 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
2–2 v Germany 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
2–0 v Belgium 7 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002

After

2–1 v Andorra 16 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
0–1 v Spain 20 Nov 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Hungary 12 Feb 2003 · Friendly
2–1 v Serbia 27 Mar 2003 · Friendly
0–0 v Estonia 2 Apr 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

Croatia

Before

0–1 v Mexico 3 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
2–1 v Italy 8 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–1 v Ecuador 13 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Wales 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
0–0 v Estonia 7 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002

After

1–0 v Romania 20 Nov 2002 · Friendly
2–2 v North Macedonia 9 Feb 2003 · Friendly
0–0 v Poland 12 Feb 2003 · Friendly
4–0 v Belgium 29 Mar 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–0 v Andorra 2 Apr 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

Road through the tournament

Bulgaria

2–0 v Belgium 7 Sep 2002
2–0 v Croatia 12 Oct 2002
2–1 v Andorra 16 Oct 2002

Croatia

0–0 v Estonia 7 Sep 2002
0–2 v Bulgaria 12 Oct 2002

Every Bulgaria v Croatia match8

From Bulgaria's side.


29 Mar 2022	Croatia	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
10 Oct 2015	Croatia	0–3	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2015	—
10 Oct 2014	Croatia	0–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2014	—
4 Jun 2005	Croatia	1–3	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
9 Oct 2004	Croatia	2–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2004	—
11 Oct 2003	Croatia	0–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2003	—
12 Oct 2002	Croatia	2–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2002	—
13 Feb 2002	Croatia	0–0	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN