World Cup - Qualification Europe
Featured match
- Mikel Merino 35'
- Mikel Merino 57'
- A. Chernev 79' (og)
- Mikel Oyarzabal 90' (pen)
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Spain beat Bulgaria 4-0. Scorers for Spain: Mikel Merino 35', Mikel Merino 57', A. Chernev 79' (og), Mikel Oyarzabal 90' (pen). Spain had 78% of possession.
Spain
Bulgaria
- Full-time 4 - 0
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90'
Mikel Oyarzabal 4-0 Penalty goal · Spain Mikel Oyarzabal converts from the spot for Spain (4-0)
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89'
A. Kraev Out: I. Gruev · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: A. Kraev comes on for I. Gruev
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84'
K. Stoyanov Out: S. Shopov · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: K. Stoyanov comes on for S. Shopov
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79'
A. Chernev 3-0 Own goal · Spain Own goal! An own goal by A. Chernev counts for Spain. It is 3-0
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71'
Dani Vivian Out: Robin Le Normand · Spain Substitution for Spain: Dani Vivian comes on for Robin Le Normand
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68'
Pablo Barrios Out: Pedri · Spain Substitution for Spain: Pablo Barrios comes on for Pedri
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67'
M. Petkov Out: M. Minchev · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: M. Petkov comes on for M. Minchev
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67'
V. Nikolov Out: K. Despodov · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: V. Nikolov comes on for K. Despodov
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67'
Z. Dimitrov Out: R. Kirilov · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: Z. Dimitrov comes on for R. Kirilov
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63'
Aleix García Out: Martín Zubimendi · Spain Substitution for Spain: Aleix García comes on for Martín Zubimendi
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63'
Yeremy Pino Out: Álex Baena · Spain Substitution for Spain: Yeremy Pino comes on for Álex Baena
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57'
Mikel Merino 2-0 Goal · Assist: Álex Grimaldo · Spain Goal for Spain! Mikel Merino turns in the pass from Álex Grimaldo (2-0)
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46'
Borja Iglesias Out: Samu · Spain Substitution for Spain: Borja Iglesias comes on for Samu
- Half-time 1 - 0
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35'
Mikel Merino 1-0 Goal · Assist: Robin Le Normand · Spain Goal! Mikel Merino scores for Spain, set up by Robin Le Normand. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Spain
Bulgaria
WDWWW
Last 5 matches DLLLL
1Position4
16Pts3
3.1Goals scored per match0.7
1.4Goals conceded per match2.8
4Clean sheets1
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Spain4-2-3-1
Bulgaria4-5-1
20
6.0
Georgiev
M. Georgiev
Player profile
15
7.0
Hristov
P. Hristov
Player profile
3
6.2
Chernev
79'
A. Chernev
- 79'Own goal
16
7.6
Baena
63'
Álex Baena
- 63'Out
- 35'Goal
- 57'Goal
- 90'Penalty goal
20
8.2
Pedri
68'
Pedri
- 68'Out
- 63'Out
Spain4-2-3-1
Coach: Luis de la Fuente Castillo
Starting XI
- 23GK Unai Simón 6.9
- 12DF Pedro Porro 7.3
- 3DF Robin Le Normand71' 7.3
- 10DF Aymeric Laporte 7.6
- 17DF Álex Grimaldo 8.0
- 18MF Martín Zubimendi63' 7.7
- 20MF Pedri68' 8.2
- 21MF Mikel Oyarzabal90' 8.0
- 6MF Mikel Merino35'57' 10.0
- 16MF Álex Baena63' 7.6
- 19FW Samu46' 6.2
Substitutes
- 1GK David Raya
- 13GK Álex Remiro
- 2FW Jorge de Frutos
- 4DF Pau Cubarsí Paredes
- 5DF Dani Vivian71' 6.7
- 7MF Yeremy Pino63' 7.2
- 8MF Aleix García63' 7.3
- 9FW Borja Iglesias46' 6.7
- 11FW Jesús Rodríguez
- 14MF Marcos Llorente
- 15MF Pablo Barrios68' 6.9
- 22DF Marc Cucurella
Bulgaria4-5-1
Starting XI
- 21GK S. Vutsov 7.9
- 20DF M. Georgiev 6.0
- 15DF P. Hristov 7.0
- 3DF A. Chernev79' 6.2
- 22DF D. Velkovski 6.2
- 17MF M. Minchev67' 6.6
- 23MF S. Shopov84' 6.2
- 4MF I. Gruev89' 6.2
- 14MF F. Krastev 7.2
- 10MF R. Kirilov67' 6.5
- 11FW K. Despodov67' 6.2
Substitutes
- 1GK D. Mitov
- 13GK D. Sheytanov
- 2DF H. Petrov
- 5DF K. Dimitrov
- 6DF V. Popov
- 7FW Z. Dimitrov67' 6.7
- 8MF A. Kraev89'
- 9FW V. Nikolov67' 6.3
- 12DF R. Bozhinov
- 16FW M. Petkov67' 6.5
- 18MF I. Chochev
- 19MF K. Stoyanov84' 6.2
Spain
Bulgaria
78%
22%
33
Shots
3
11
On target
0
12
Off target
3
11
Corners
0
7
Fouls
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Saves
8
817
Passes
239
93%
Pass accuracy
73%
2.99
Expected goals
0.40
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
|
6 | 16 | 3 | 16:3 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 |
Slovakia
|
6 | 6 | 8 | 6:8 | -2 | 12 |
| 3 |
Northern Ireland
|
6 | 7 | 6 | 7:6 | +1 | 9 |
| 4 |
Luxembourg
|
6 | 1 | 13 | 1:13 | -12 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Switzerland
|
6 | 14 | 2 | 14:2 | +12 | 14 |
| 2 |
Kosovo
|
6 | 6 | 5 | 6:5 | +1 | 11 |
| 3 |
Slovenia
|
6 | 3 | 8 | 3:8 | -5 | 4 |
| 4 |
Sweden
|
6 | 4 | 12 | 4:12 | -8 | 2 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Scotland
|
6 | 13 | 7 | 13:7 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 |
Denmark
|
6 | 16 | 7 | 16:7 | +9 | 11 |
| 3 |
Greece
|
6 | 10 | 12 | 10:12 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 |
Belarus
|
6 | 4 | 17 | 4:17 | -13 | 2 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
France
|
6 | 16 | 4 | 16:4 | +12 | 16 |
| 2 |
Ukraine
|
6 | 10 | 11 | 10:11 | -1 | 10 |
| 3 |
Iceland
|
6 | 13 | 11 | 13:11 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 |
Azerbaijan
|
6 | 3 | 16 | 3:16 | -13 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spain
|
6 | 21 | 2 | 21:2 | +19 | 16 |
| 2 |
Türkiye
|
6 | 17 | 12 | 17:12 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 |
Georgia
|
6 | 7 | 15 | 7:15 | -8 | 3 |
| 4 |
Bulgaria
|
6 | 3 | 19 | 3:19 | -16 | 3 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group F
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Portugal
|
6 | 20 | 7 | 20:7 | +13 | 13 |
| 2 |
Rep. Of Ireland
|
6 | 9 | 7 | 9:7 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 |
Hungary
|
6 | 11 | 10 | 11:10 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 |
Armenia
|
6 | 3 | 19 | 3:19 | -16 | 3 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group G
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
8 | 27 | 4 | 27:4 | +23 | 20 |
| 2 |
Poland
|
8 | 14 | 7 | 14:7 | +7 | 17 |
| 3 |
Finland
|
8 | 8 | 14 | 8:14 | -6 | 10 |
| 4 |
Malta
|
8 | 4 | 19 | 4:19 | -15 | 5 |
| 5 |
Lithuania
|
8 | 6 | 15 | 6:15 | -9 | 3 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group H
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Austria
|
8 | 22 | 4 | 22:4 | +18 | 19 |
| 2 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
8 | 17 | 7 | 17:7 | +10 | 17 |
| 3 |
Romania
|
8 | 19 | 10 | 19:10 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 |
Cyprus
|
8 | 11 | 11 | 11:11 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 |
San Marino
|
8 | 2 | 39 | 2:39 | -37 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group I
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norway
|
8 | 37 | 5 | 37:5 | +32 | 24 |
| 2 |
Italy
|
8 | 21 | 12 | 21:12 | +9 | 18 |
| 3 |
Israel
|
8 | 19 | 20 | 19:20 | -1 | 12 |
| 4 |
Estonia
|
8 | 8 | 21 | 8:21 | -13 | 4 |
| 5 |
Moldova
|
8 | 5 | 32 | 5:32 | -27 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group J
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Belgium
|
8 | 29 | 7 | 29:7 | +22 | 18 |
| 2 |
Wales
|
8 | 21 | 11 | 21:11 | +10 | 16 |
| 3 |
FYR Macedonia
|
8 | 13 | 10 | 13:10 | +3 | 13 |
| 4 |
Kazakhstan
|
8 | 9 | 13 | 9:13 | -4 | 8 |
| 5 |
Liechtenstein
|
8 | 0 | 31 | 0:31 | -31 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group K
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
England
|
8 | 22 | 0 | 22:0 | +22 | 24 |
| 2 |
Albania
|
8 | 7 | 5 | 7:5 | +2 | 14 |
| 3 |
Serbia
|
8 | 9 | 10 | 9:10 | -1 | 13 |
| 4 |
Latvia
|
8 | 5 | 15 | 5:15 | -10 | 5 |
| 5 |
Andorra
|
8 | 3 | 16 | 3:16 | -13 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group L
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Croatia
|
8 | 26 | 4 | 26:4 | +22 | 22 |
| 2 |
Czechia
|
8 | 18 | 8 | 18:8 | +10 | 16 |
| 3 |
Faroe Islands
|
8 | 11 | 9 | 11:9 | +2 | 12 |
| 4 |
Montenegro
|
8 | 8 | 17 | 8:17 | -9 | 9 |
| 5 |
Gibraltar
|
8 | 3 | 28 | 3:28 | -25 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Spain wins1Draws0
Bulgaria wins0