FIFA World Cup Qualification 2026 UEFA, matchday 8 · Tuesday 14 October 2025, 19:45 · José Zorrilla Stadium
Spain
4 - 0
Bulgaria
Goals and cards
- 35' Goal: Mikel Merino (assist Robin Le Normand)
- 57' Goal: Mikel Merino (assist Alejandro Grimaldo)
- 79' Own goal: Atanas Chernev
- 90+2' Penalty: Mikel Oyarzabal
Spain on the left, Bulgaria on the right. An own goal is listed under the scorer's own side.
Line-ups
Spain
- Unai Simón
- Pedro Porro
- Aymeric Laporte
- Robin Le Normand (off 71')
- Alejandro Grimaldo
- Mikel Merino
- Martín Zubimendi (off 63')
- Álex Baena (off 63')
- Pedri (off 68')
- Mikel Oyarzabal
- Samu Aghehowa (off 46')
Substitutes used
- Borja Iglesias (on 46')
- Yéremy Pino (on 63')
- Aleix García (on 63')
- Pablo Barrios (on 68')
- Dani Vivian (on 71')
Unused: David Raya, Marc Cucurella, Jorge de Frutos, Marcos Llorente, Álex Remiro, Pau Cubarsí, Jesús Rodriguez
Bulgaria
- Svetoslav Vutsov
- Petko Hristov
- Dimitar Velkovski
- Atanas Chernev
- Martin Georgiev
- Ilia Gruev (off 89')
- Filip Krastev
- Stanislav Shopov (off 84')
- Kiril Despodov (off 67')
- Martin Minchev (off 67')
- Radoslav Kirilov (off 67')
Substitutes used
- Marin Petkov (on 67')
- Vladimir Nikolov (on 67')
- Zdravko Dimitrov (on 67')
- Kristiyan Stoyanov (on 84')
- Andrian Kraev (on 89')
Unused: Rosen Bozhinov, Dimitar Mitov, Viktor Popov, Ivaylo Chochev, Simeon Petrov, Kristian Dimitrov, Dimitar Sheytanov
Match stats
| Spain | Stat | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked shots | |
| 11 | Corners | |
| 7 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Offsides | |
| 78% | Possession | 22% |
| 12 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 11 | Shots on target | |
| 33 | Total shots | 3 |
From the match data on My Football Facts.