FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Sweden 3–0 Bulgaria

Saturday 3 Sep 2005 · Solna, Sweden

Sweden3–0Bulgaria

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Ljungberg Mellberg Ibrahimovic

60′1–0Freddie Ljungberg Sweden
75′2–0Olof Mellberg Sweden
90′3–0Zlatan Ibrahimovic Sweden

Line-ups

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

Sweden

Came on

Bulgaria

Came on

Emil GargorovMF↑58′
Martin KamburovMF↑77′
Georgi IlievMF↑77′

Elo

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

Sweden: 1909 → 1919
Bulgaria: 1696 → 1686

Expected score for Sweden: 85.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 14 of 16, 1967–2017.

Sweden wins: 11
Draws: 2
Bulgaria wins: 3

Form either side

Sweden

Before

1–1 v France 9 Feb 2005 · Friendly
3–0 v Bulgaria 26 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
6–0 v Malta 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–3 v Norway 8 Jun 2005 · Friendly
2–1 v Czech Republic 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Hungary 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–1 v Croatia 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–1 v Iceland 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–2 v South Korea 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
1–1 v Saudi Arabia 18 Jan 2006 · Friendly

Bulgaria

Before

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
1–3 v Croatia 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–1 v Turkey 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly

After

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
6–2 v Georgia 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
3–0 v Mexico 16 Nov 2005 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Sweden

3–0 v Bulgaria 26 Mar 2005
6–0 v Malta 4 Jun 2005
3–0 v Bulgaria 3 Sep 2005
1–0 v Hungary 7 Sep 2005
0–1 v Croatia 8 Oct 2005
3–1 v Iceland 12 Oct 2005

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

Every Sweden v Bulgaria match16

From Sweden's side.


31 Aug 2017	Bulgaria	2–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
10 Oct 2016	Bulgaria	3–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2016	—
3 Sep 2005	Bulgaria	3–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
26 Mar 2005	Bulgaria	3–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
14 Jun 2004	Bulgaria	5–0	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2004	Group stage
4 Sep 1999	Bulgaria	1–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1999	—
14 Oct 1998	Bulgaria	1–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1998	—
16 Jul 1994	Bulgaria	4–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1994	Third-place play-off
8 Sep 1993	Bulgaria	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993	—
7 Oct 1992	Bulgaria	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1992	—
26 Sep 1990	Bulgaria	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
12 Aug 1981	Bulgaria	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
24 Sep 1980	Bulgaria	3–2	Away	Friendly	—
15 Jun 1974	Bulgaria	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1974	Group stage
12 Nov 1967	Bulgaria	0–3	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1967	—
11 Jun 1967	Bulgaria	0–2	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1967	—

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