World Cup Match Archive
Spain 4–0 Bulgaria
2025FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Spain
FIFA#2Elo2,165(#1)
HomeWinner
40
First half
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Second half
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Bulgaria
FIFA#86Elo1,475(#85)
Away
Kickoff
2025-10-14 18:45 UTC · Local time
Venue
Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid
Attendance
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Total Goals
4
Match Notes
Estadio José Zorrilla, ValladolidEvent legendGoalsYellow CardsRed Cards⇅Substitutions
Goals
35'
Mikel Merino
Spain
1-0
57'
Mikel Merino
Spain
2-0
79'OG
Atanas Chernev
Spain · OG Bulgaria
3-0
90+2'P
Mikel Oyarzabal
Spain
4-0
Raw goal log
Goal! Spain 1, Bulgaria 0. Mikel Merino (Spain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robin Le Normand with a headed pass following a corner.; Goal! Spain 2, Bulgaria 0. Mikel Merino (Spain) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.; Own Goal by Atanas Chernev, Bulgaria. Spain 3, Bulgaria 0.; Goal! Spain 4, Bulgaria 0. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Team Stats
Full-match team statistics, compared side by side
SpainBulgaria
77.6%
Spain
Possession
22.4%
Bulgaria
Core
Shots3
Shots on Target0
Shots Blocked0
Fouls6
Corners0
0Saves
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Offsides0
Passing and Progression
Accurate Passes175
Total Passes239
Pass Accuracy70%
Accurate Crosses0
Total Crosses3
Cross Accuracy0%
23Accurate Long Balls
29Long Balls
Long Ball Accuracy50%
Defending
4Effective Tackles4
8Total Tackles
Tackle Success40%
3Interceptions
4Effective Clearances
4Total Clearances
—Block Events—
Set Pieces
Shot Conversion0%
Penalty Goals0
Penalty Shots0
Match Report
Attendance: —
Spain
11 StartersStarters
Unai Simón
Pedro Porro
Alejandro Grimaldo
Pedri
Robin Le Normand
Aymeric Laporte
Mikel Oyarzabal
Martín Zubimendi
Samu Aghehowa
Mikel Merino
Álex Baena
Substitutes
Aleix García
Borja Iglesias
Marc Cucurella
Yéremy Pino
Dani Vivian
Jesús Rodriguez
Álex Remiro
Marcos Llorente
Pau Cubarsí
Pablo Barrios
Jorge de Frutos
David Raya
Substitutions
45' Borja Iglesias / Samu Aghehowa
63' Aleix García / Martín Zubimendi
63' Yéremy Pino / Álex Baena
68' Pablo Barrios / Pedri
71' Dani Vivian / Robin Le Normand
Cards
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Bulgaria
11 StartersStarters
Svetoslav Vutsov
Martin Georgiev
Dimitar Velkovski
Stanislav Shopov
Petko Hristov
Atanas Chernev
Martin Minchev
Filip Yavorov Krastev
Kiril Despodov
Ilia Gruev
Radoslav Kirilov
Substitutes
Marin Petkov
Viktor Popov
Zdravko Dimitrov
Andrian Kraev
Kristiyan Stoyanov
Kristian Dimitrov
Dimitar Mitov
Hristiyan Petrov
Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov
Dimitar Sheytanov
Ivaylo Chochev
Rosen Bozhinov
Substitutions
67' Zdravko Dimitrov / Radoslav Kirilov
67' Marin Petkov / Martin Minchev
67' Vladimir Nikolov / Kiril Despodov
84' Kristiyan Stoyanov / Stanislav Shopov
89' Andrian Kraev / Ilia Gruev
Cards
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