Friendly

Spain 1–0 Bulgaria

Wednesday 20 Nov 2002 · Granada, Spain

Spain1–0Bulgaria

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Marí

10′1–0José Marí Spain

Line-ups

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

Spain

1Iker CasillasGK ↓46′
2Raúl BravoDF
5Carles PuyolDF ↓46′
Carlos MarchenaDF
8Rubén BarajaMF ↓46′
16Gaizka MendietaMF ↓46′
Vicente Rodriguez GuillenMF ↓78′

Came on

1Santiago CañizaresGK↑46′
4Ivan HelgueraMF↑46′
19XaviMF↑46′
10Diego TristánFW↑46′
17Joseba EtxeberríaFW↑46′
CapiMF↑61′
Joan CapdevilaDF↑78′

Bulgaria

Came on

No cards.

Elo

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

Spain: 1982 → 1985
Bulgaria: 1746 → 1744

Expected score for Spain: 87.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 7, 1933–2025.

Spain wins: 6
Draws: 1
Bulgaria wins: 0

Form either side

Spain

Before

0–0 v South Korea 22 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Hungary 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
2–0 v Greece 7 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
3–0 v Northern Ireland 12 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
0–0 v Paraguay 16 Oct 2002 · Friendly

After

3–1 v Germany 12 Feb 2003 · Friendly
2–2 v Ukraine 29 Mar 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
3–0 v Armenia 2 Apr 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
4–0 v Ecuador 30 Apr 2003 · Friendly
0–1 v Greece 7 Jun 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

Bulgaria

Before

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
2–0 v Croatia 12 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
2–1 v Andorra 16 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002

After

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
2–0 v Albania 30 Apr 2003 · Friendly
2–2 v Belgium 7 Jun 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

Every Spain v Bulgaria match7

From Spain's side.


14 Oct 2025	Bulgaria	4–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
4 Sep 2025	Bulgaria	3–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
20 Nov 2002	Bulgaria	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
24 Jun 1998	Bulgaria	6–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage
9 Jun 1996	Bulgaria	1–1	Neutral	UEFA Euro 1996	Group stage
18 Dec 1985	Bulgaria	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
21 May 1933	Bulgaria	13–0	Home	Friendly	—

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