FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Bulgaria 1–3 Croatia

Saturday 4 Jun 2005 · Sofia, Bulgaria

Bulgaria1–3Croatia

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Babic Tudor Petrov Kranjcar

19′0–1Marko Babic Croatia
57′0–2Igor Tudor Croatia
72′1–2Martin Petrov Bulgaria
80′1–3Niko Kranjcar Croatia

Line-ups

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

Bulgaria

Came on

Valeri BojinovFW↑46′
Zdravko Ivanov LazarovFW↑55′

Croatia

Came on

15Jerko LekoMF↑82′
22Bosko BalabanFW↑90′

Elo

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

Bulgaria: 1704 → 1678
Croatia: 1845 → 1872

Expected score for Bulgaria: 44.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 8, 2002–2022.

Bulgaria wins: 1
Draws: 2
Croatia wins: 5

Form either side

Bulgaria

Before

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
1–1 v Hungary 30 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

3–1 v Turkey 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly
0–3 v Sweden 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–2 v Iceland 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–0 v Hungary 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–1 v Malta 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Croatia

Before

2–2 v Bulgaria 9 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
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

After

1–1 v Brazil 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly
3–1 v Iceland 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–1 v Malta 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–0 v Sweden 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–0 v Hungary 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Road through the tournament

Bulgaria

0–3 v Sweden 26 Mar 2005
1–1 v Hungary 30 Mar 2005
1–3 v Croatia 4 Jun 2005
0–3 v Sweden 3 Sep 2005
3–2 v Iceland 7 Sep 2005
2–0 v Hungary 8 Oct 2005
1–1 v Malta 12 Oct 2005

Croatia

4–0 v Iceland 26 Mar 2005
3–0 v Malta 30 Mar 2005
3–1 v Bulgaria 4 Jun 2005
3–1 v Iceland 3 Sep 2005
1–1 v Malta 7 Sep 2005
1–0 v Sweden 8 Oct 2005
0–0 v Hungary 12 Oct 2005

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