FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

Spain 4–0 Bulgaria

Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 · Valladolid, Spain

Spain4–0Bulgaria

Goals4

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

35′1–0Mikel Merino Spain
57′2–0Mikel Merino Spain
79′3–0Atanas Chernev Spain · own goal
90′4–0Mikel Oyarzabal Spain · penalty

Line-ups

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

Spain

23Unai SimónGK
3Robin Le NormandDF ↓71′
10Aymeric LaporteDF
12Pedro PorroDF
17Alejandro GrimaldoDF
6Mikel MerinoMF●●
16Álex BaenaMF ↓63′
18Martín ZubimendiMF ↓63′
20PedriMF ↓68′
21Mikel OyarzabalMF●
19Samu AghehowaFW ↓45′

Came on

9Borja Iglesias↑45′
8Aleix García↑63′
7Yéremy Pino↑63′
15Pablo Barrios↑68′
5Dani Vivian↑71′

Bulgaria

Came on

No cards.

Elo

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

Spain: 2236 → 2237
Bulgaria: 1476 → 1476

Expected score for Spain: 99.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 7, 1933–2025.

Spain wins: 6
Draws: 1
Bulgaria wins: 0

Form either side

Spain

Before

5–4 v France 5 Jun 2025 · UEFA Nations League 2025
2–2 v Portugal 8 Jun 2025 · UEFA Nations League 2025
3–0 v Bulgaria 4 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
6–0 v Turkey 7 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–0 v Georgia 11 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

After

4–0 v Georgia 15 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–2 v Turkey 18 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
3–0 v Serbia 27 Mar 2026 · Friendly
0–0 v Egypt 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
1–1 v Iraq 4 Jun 2026 · Friendly

Bulgaria

Before

2–2 v Cyprus 6 Jun 2025 · Friendly
0–4 v Greece 10 Jun 2025 · Friendly
0–3 v Spain 4 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–3 v Georgia 7 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–6 v Turkey 11 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

After

0–2 v Turkey 15 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–1 v Georgia 18 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
10–2 v Solomon Islands 27 Mar 2026 · FIFA Series 2026
1–0 v Indonesia 30 Mar 2026 · FIFA Series 2026
0–1 v Montenegro 1 Jun 2026 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

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

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

Every Spain v Bulgaria match7

From Spain's side.


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

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