FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

Bulgaria 0–3 Spain

Thursday 4 Sep 2025 · Sofia, Bulgaria

Bulgaria0–3Spain

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Oyarzabal Cucurella Merino

5′0–1Mikel Oyarzabal Spain
30′0–2Marc Cucurella Spain
38′0–3Mikel Merino Spain

Line-ups

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

Bulgaria

Came on

16Marin Petkov↑45′
6Rosen Bozhinov↑62′
22Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov↑71′
19Martin Minchev↑72′
17Georgi Milanov↑81′

Spain

23Unai SimónGK
3Robin Le NormandDF ↓45′
5Dean HuijsenDF
12Pedro PorroDF ↓62′
22Marc CucurellaDF●
6Mikel MerinoMF●
18Martín ZubimendiMF ↓62′
20PedriMF
17Nico WilliamsFW ↓71′
19Lamine YamalFW ↓79′
21Mikel OyarzabalFW●

Came on

4Pau Cubarsí↑45′
2Dani Carvajal↑62′
16Rodri↑62′
10Dani Olmo↑71′
14Jesús Rodriguez↑79′

Elo

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

Bulgaria: 1498 → 1496
Spain: 2212 → 2214

Expected score for Bulgaria: 2.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 7, 1933–2025.

Bulgaria wins: 0
Draws: 1
Spain wins: 6

Form either side

Bulgaria

Before

1–1 v Belarus 18 Nov 2024 · UEFA Nations League 2024
1–2 v Republic of Ireland 20 Mar 2025 · UEFA Nations League 2025
1–2 v Republic of Ireland 23 Mar 2025 · UEFA Nations League 2025
2–2 v Cyprus 6 Jun 2025 · Friendly
0–4 v Greece 10 Jun 2025 · Friendly

After

0–3 v Georgia 7 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–6 v Turkey 11 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–4 v Spain 14 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–2 v Turkey 15 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–1 v Georgia 18 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

Spain

Before

3–2 v Switzerland 18 Nov 2024 · UEFA Nations League 2024
2–2 v Netherlands 20 Mar 2025 · UEFA Nations League 2025
3–3 v Netherlands 23 Mar 2025 · UEFA Nations League 2025
5–4 v France 5 Jun 2025 · UEFA Nations League 2025
2–2 v Portugal 8 Jun 2025 · UEFA Nations League 2025

After

6–0 v Turkey 7 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–0 v Georgia 11 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
4–0 v Bulgaria 14 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
4–0 v Georgia 15 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–2 v Turkey 18 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

Road through the tournament

Bulgaria

0–3 v Spain 4 Sep 2025
0–3 v Georgia 7 Sep 2025
1–6 v Turkey 11 Oct 2025
0–4 v Spain 14 Oct 2025
0–2 v Turkey 15 Nov 2025
2–1 v Georgia 18 Nov 2025

Spain

3–0 v Bulgaria 4 Sep 2025
6–0 v Turkey 7 Sep 2025
2–0 v Georgia 11 Oct 2025
4–0 v Bulgaria 14 Oct 2025
4–0 v Georgia 15 Nov 2025
2–2 v Turkey 18 Nov 2025

Every Bulgaria v Spain match7

From Bulgaria's side.


14 Oct 2025	Spain	0–4	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
4 Sep 2025	Spain	0–3	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
20 Nov 2002	Spain	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
24 Jun 1998	Spain	1–6	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage
9 Jun 1996	Spain	1–1	Neutral	UEFA Euro 1996	Group stage
18 Dec 1985	Spain	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
21 May 1933	Spain	0–13	Away	Friendly	—

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