World Cup Match Archive

Bulgaria 1–6 Turkey

2025FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Bulgaria
FIFA#86Elo1,475(#85)
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Second half
Turkey
FIFA#22Elo1,902(#14)
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Kickoff
2025-10-11 18:45 UTC · Local time
Venue
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance
Total Goals
7

Match Notes

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
0'45'90'93'BulgariaTurkey13'1-111'0-149'1-2OG51'1-356'1-465'1-590+3'1-6
Event legendGoalsYellow CardsRed CardsSubstitutions
Goals
11'
Arda Güler
Turkey
0-1
13'
Radoslav Kirilov
Bulgaria
1-1
49'OG
Viktor Popov
Turkey · OG Bulgaria
1-2
51'
Kenan Yildiz
Turkey
1-3
56'
Kenan Yildiz
Turkey
1-4
65'
Zeki Çelik
Turkey
1-5
90+3'
Irfan Can Kahveci
Turkey
1-6
Raw goal log

Goal! Bulgaria 0, Türkiye 1. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.; Goal! Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 1. Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross.; Own Goal by Viktor Popov, Bulgaria. Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 2.; Goal! Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 3. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arda Güler following a fast break.; Goal! Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 4. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.; Goal! Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 5. Zeki Çelik (Türkiye) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross following a corner.; Goal! Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 6. Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oguz Aydin.

Team Stats

Full-match team statistics, compared side by side

22.2%
Bulgaria
Possession
77.8%
Turkey
Core
4Shots18
2Shots on Target8
0Shots Blocked4
11Fouls4
5Corners8
3Saves1
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
6Offsides4
Passing and Progression
121Accurate Passes628
198Total Passes717
60%Pass Accuracy90%
3Accurate Crosses3
11Total Crosses15
30%Cross Accuracy20%
15Accurate Long Balls28
50Long Balls52
30%Long Ball Accuracy50%
Defending
10Effective Tackles6
21Total Tackles9
50%Tackle Success70%
8Interceptions6
33Effective Clearances16
33Total Clearances16
Block Events
Set Pieces
50%Shot Conversion40%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Shots0

Match Report

Attendance:

Bulgaria

11 Starters
Starters
Dimitar Mitov
Viktor Popov
Hristiyan Petrov
Kristiyan Stoyanov
Petko Hristov
Rosen Bozhinov
Marin Petkov
Andrian Kraev
Kiril Despodov
Ivaylo Chochev
Radoslav Kirilov
Substitutes
Atanas Chernev
Lukas Petkov
Kristian Dimitrov
Dimitar Velkovski
Stanislav Shopov
Zdravko Dimitrov
Martin Minchev
Ivan Turitsov
Filip Yavorov Krastev
Dimitar Sheytanov
Svetoslav Vutsov
Ilia Gruev
Substitutions
63' Martin Minchev / Kiril Despodov
63' Ivan Turitsov / Viktor Popov
63' Zdravko Dimitrov / Marin Petkov
72' Filip Krastev / Ivaylo Chochev
73' Lukas Petkov / Radoslav Kirilov
Cards
Rosen BozhinovY 42'
Radoslav KirilovY 44'

Turkey

11 Starters
Starters
Ugurcan Çakir
Zeki Çelik
Ferdi Kadioglu
Orkun Kökçü
Merih Demiral
Abdülkerim Bardakci
Oguz Aydin
Hakan Çalhanoglu
Kerem Aktürkoglu
Arda Güler
Kenan Yildiz
Substitutes
Mert Müldür
Salih Özcan
Yunus Akgün
Irfan Can Kahveci
Mert Günok
Eren Elmali
Deniz Gül
Samet Akaydin
Ismail Yüksek
Can Uzun
Altay Bayindir
Caglar Söyüncü
Substitutions
63' Salih Özcan / Hakan Çalhanoglu
63' Irfan Can Kahveci / Kenan Yildiz
69' Can Uzun / Arda Güler
84' Deniz Gül / Kerem Aktürkoglu
84' Samet Akaydin / Merih Demiral
Cards
Oguz AydinY 88'
Bulgaria 1–6 Turkey · 2025-10-11