Japan 1–2 Bulgaria

Tuesday 9 May 2006 · Osaka, Japan

Japan1–2Bulgaria

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Todorov Maki Yanev

1′0–1Svetoslav Todorov Bulgaria
76′1–1Seiichiro Maki Japan
90′1–2Hristo Yanev Bulgaria

Line-ups

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

Japan

Came on

25Shinji Murai↑44′
2Makoto TanakaDF↑61′
15Takashi FukunishiMF↑61′
36Seiichiro MakiFW●↑77′
30Yuki AbeMF↑83′

Bulgaria

Came on

8Zoran JankovichMF↑26′
2Zhivko MilanovDF↑46′
9Svetoslav TodorovFW●↑63′
17Martin PetrovFW↑86′
21Dmitar TelkiyskiMF↑90′

No cards.

Elo

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

Japan: 1876 → 1860
Bulgaria: 1732 → 1748

Expected score for Japan: 80.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 6, 1976–2016.

Japan wins: 1
Draws: 1
Bulgaria wins: 4

Form either side

Japan

Before

2–3 v United States 10 Feb 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Finland 18 Feb 2006 · Friendly
6–0 v India 22 Feb 2006 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2006
2–2 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 28 Feb 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Ecuador 30 Mar 2006 · Friendly

After

0–0 v Scotland 13 May 2006 · Kirin Cup 2006
2–2 v Germany 30 May 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Malta 4 Jun 2006 · Friendly
1–3 v Australia 12 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–0 v Croatia 18 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

Bulgaria

Before

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
1–0 v North Macedonia 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly

After

1–5 v Scotland 11 May 2006 · Kirin Cup 2006
0–0 v Wales 15 Aug 2006 · Friendly
2–2 v Romania 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
3–0 v Slovenia 6 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
1–1 v Netherlands 7 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

Road through the tournament

Japan

1–2 v Bulgaria 9 May 2006
0–0 v Scotland 13 May 2006

Bulgaria

2–1 v Japan 9 May 2006
1–5 v Scotland 11 May 2006

Every Japan v Bulgaria match6

From Japan's side.


3 Jun 2016	Bulgaria	7–2	Home	Kirin Cup 2016	—
30 May 2013	Bulgaria	0–2	Home	Kirin Challenge Cup 2013	—
9 May 2006	Bulgaria	1–2	Home	Kirin Cup 2006	—
1 Feb 1976	Bulgaria	0–3	Home	Friendly	—
28 Jan 1976	Bulgaria	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
25 Jan 1976	Bulgaria	1–3	Home	Friendly	—

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