FIFA World Cup qualification 2004

Croatia 2–2 Bulgaria

Saturday 9 Oct 2004 · Zagreb, Croatia

Croatia2–2Bulgaria

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Srna Srna Petrov Berbatov

15′1–0Darijo Srna Croatia
31′2–0Darijo Srna Croatia · penalty
77′2–1Martin Petrov Bulgaria
86′2–2Dimitar Berbatov Bulgaria

Line-ups

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

Croatia

Came on

15Jerko LekoMF↑55′
22Bosko BalabanFW↑67′
10Ivica BanovicMF↑77′

Bulgaria

Came on

Hristo YanevDF↑55′
Vladimir ManchevFW↑55′
Ivan PaskovMF↑90′

Elo

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

Croatia: 1858 → 1846
Bulgaria: 1725 → 1737

Expected score for Croatia: 79.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 8, 2002–2022.

Croatia wins: 5
Draws: 2
Bulgaria wins: 1

Form either side

Croatia

Before

2–2 v France 17 Jun 2004 · UEFA Euro 2004
2–4 v England 21 Jun 2004 · UEFA Euro 2004
1–0 v Israel 18 Aug 2004 · Friendly
3–0 v Hungary 4 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
1–0 v Sweden 8 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004

After

0–1 v Republic of Ireland 16 Nov 2004 · Friendly
3–3 v Israel 9 Feb 2005 · Friendly
4–0 v Iceland 26 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–0 v Malta 30 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–1 v Bulgaria 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Bulgaria

Before

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
1–1 v Republic of Ireland 18 Aug 2004 · Friendly
3–1 v Iceland 4 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004

After

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
0–0 v Serbia 9 Feb 2005 · Friendly
0–3 v Sweden 26 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Road through the tournament

Croatia

3–0 v Hungary 4 Sep 2004
1–0 v Sweden 8 Sep 2004
2–2 v Bulgaria 9 Oct 2004

Bulgaria

3–1 v Iceland 4 Sep 2004
2–2 v Croatia 9 Oct 2004
4–1 v Malta 13 Oct 2004

Every Croatia v Bulgaria match8

From Croatia's side.


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

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