Friendly

Republic of Ireland 1–1 Bulgaria

Wednesday 18 Aug 2004 · Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland1–1Bulgaria

Goals1

Only some of the goals have a recorded scorer.

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Reid

15′Andy Reid Republic of Ireland

Line-ups

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

Republic of Ireland

1Shay GivenGK ↓72′
3Steve FinnanDF ↓72′
4Kenny CunninghamDF
22John O'SheaDF
27Gary DohertyDF ↓45′
9Damien DuffMF
14Kevin KilbaneMF
17Liam MillerMF ↓52′
19Andy ReidMF●
16Roy KeaneFW ↓64′
19Clinton MorrisonFW ↓64′

Came on

5Gary Breen↑45′
2Stephen CarrDF↑52′
Jonathan Macken↑64′
11Graham KavanaghMF↑64′
1Paddy KennyGK↑72′
12Alan QuinnMF↑72′

Bulgaria

Came on

Hristo YanevDF↑45′
Emil GargorovMF↑45′
16Vladimir ManchevFW↑56′
Elin TopuzakovDF↑64′
Martin KamburovDF↑77′

No cards.

Elo

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

Republic of Ireland: 1856 → 1850
Bulgaria: 1688 → 1695

Expected score for Republic of Ireland: 82.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 15, 1924–2025.

Republic of Ireland wins: 6
Draws: 6
Bulgaria wins: 3

Form either side

Republic of Ireland

Before

0–0 v Poland 28 Apr 2004 · Friendly
1–0 v Romania 27 May 2004 · Friendly
0–3 v Nigeria 29 May 2004 · Unity Cup 2004
1–0 v Jamaica 2 Jun 2004 · Unity Cup 2004
1–0 v Netherlands 5 Jun 2004 · Friendly

After

3–0 v Cyprus 4 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
1–1 v Switzerland 8 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
0–0 v France 9 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
2–0 v Faroe Islands 13 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
1–0 v Croatia 16 Nov 2004 · Friendly

Bulgaria

Before

3–0 v Cameroon 28 Apr 2004 · Friendly
1–3 v Czech Republic 2 Jun 2004 · Friendly
0–5 v Sweden 14 Jun 2004 · UEFA Euro 2004
0–2 v Denmark 18 Jun 2004 · UEFA Euro 2004
1–2 v Italy 22 Jun 2004 · UEFA Euro 2004

After

3–1 v Iceland 4 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
2–2 v Croatia 9 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
4–1 v Malta 13 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
0–0 v Azerbaijan 17 Nov 2004 · Friendly
1–1 v Egypt 29 Nov 2004 · Friendly

Every Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria match15

From Republic of Ireland's side.


23 Mar 2025	Bulgaria	2–1	Home	UEFA Nations League 2025	—
20 Mar 2025	Bulgaria	2–1	Away	UEFA Nations League 2025	—
18 Nov 2020	Bulgaria	0–0	Home	UEFA Nations League 2020	—
3 Sep 2020	Bulgaria	1–1	Away	UEFA Nations League 2020	—
10 Sep 2019	Bulgaria	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
6 Jun 2009	Bulgaria	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
28 Mar 2009	Bulgaria	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
18 Aug 2004	Bulgaria	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
14 Oct 1987	Bulgaria	2–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1987	—
1 Apr 1987	Bulgaria	1–2	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1987	—
17 Oct 1979	Bulgaria	3–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1979	—
19 May 1979	Bulgaria	0–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1979	—
12 Oct 1977	Bulgaria	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—
1 Jun 1977	Bulgaria	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—
28 May 1924	Bulgaria	1–0	Neutral	Olympic Games 1924	—

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