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UEFA WC Qualification· Round 8

Spain 4-0 Bulgaria

SpainSpain
4-0
Ended
HT 1-090 min 4-0
BulgariaBulgaria

    Match summary

    Spain beat Bulgaria 4-0 in UEFA WC Qualification on Tue, 14 Oct 2025.

    Goals — Spain: Merino 35', 57'; A. Chernev 79' (og); Oyarzabal 90' (pen).

    Spain had 78% of the possession and 33 shots (11 on target) against 3 (0) for Bulgaria; corners 11-0, yellow cards 0-0.

    In their last 1 meeting Spain won 1, Bulgaria won 0 and 0 ended level.

    Venue: Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla. Referee: W. Delajod.

    Match timeline

    1. 19'▩PedriHit the woodwork
    2. 35'MerinoAssist: Le NormandGoal1-0
    3. 46'⇄In IglesiasOut SamuSubstitution
    4. 57'MerinoAssist: GrimaldoGoal2-0
    5. 63'⇄In GarciaOut ZubimendiSubstitution
    6. 63'⇄In PinoOut BaenaSubstitution
    7. 67'⇄In Z. DimitrovOut KirilovSubstitution
    8. 67'⇄In V. NikolovOut DespodovSubstitution
    9. 67'⇄In M. PetkovOut MinčevSubstitution
    10. 68'⇄In BarriosOut PedriSubstitution
    11. 71'⇄In VivianOut Le NormandSubstitution
    12. 79'A. ChernevOwn goal2-1
    13. 84'⇄In K. StoyanovOut S. ShopovSubstitution
    14. 89'⇄In KraevOut GruevSubstitution
    15. 90'OyarzabalPenalty goal3-1

    Top performers

    PinoSpain · Attacker
    • Expected Goals0.21
    • Shots On Target1
    • Minutes28
    Z. DimitrovBulgaria · Attacker
    • Expected Goals0
    • Shots On Target0
    • Minutes24
    MerinoSpain · Midfielder
    • Expected Goals0.58
    • Shots On Target2
    • Minutes90
    MinčevBulgaria · Midfielder
    • Expected Goals0
    • Shots On Target0
    • Minutes66
    GrimaldoSpain · Defender
    • Interceptions0
    • Tackles0
    • Minutes90
    HristovBulgaria · Defender
    • Interceptions1
    • Tackles0
    • Minutes90

    Lineups

    Bulgaria 4-5-1Spain 4-2-3-1
    21Vutsov6.2
    20L. Petkov5.515Hristov7.33A. Chernev5.122Velkovski5.7
    17↓Minčev6.123↓S. Shopov5.64↓Gruev6.014Krastev7.010↓Kirilov6.1
    11↓Despodov5.9
    19↓Samu6.4
    16↓Baena7.262Merino10.021Oyarzabal7.8
    20↓Pedri7.618↓Zubimendi7.0
    17Grimaldo7.810Laporte6.93↓Le Normand7.812Porro6.5
    23Simón7.0

    Spain

    Coach: Luis De la Fuente

    Substitutes

    Unavailable players

    • Dani OlmoCalf Injury
    • Rodri HernándezMuscle injury

    Bulgaria

    Coach: Aleksandar Dimitrov

    Substitutes

    Statistics

    SpainBulgaria

    Key statistics

    78%Possession22%
    3.87Expected Goals0.38
    33Total Shots3
    11Shots On Target0
    8Big Chances Created1
    11Corners0
    7Fouls6
    0Yellow Cards0
    0Red Cards0
    3Offsides0
    0Goalkeeper Saves8
    758Passes Completed176

    All statistics

    76Attacks27
    12Shots Off Target3
    10Shots Blocked0
    1Hit Woodwork0
    2.64Expected Goals On Target0
    6Free Kicks7
    24Shots Inside The Box2
    817Total Passes237
    9Shots Outside The Box1
    6Big Chances Missed1
    2.98Expected Assists0.24
    5/32 (16%)Crosses Completed0/3 (0%)
    164Passes Own Half152
    685Passes Opposition Half88
    23/29 (79%)Long Passes Completed25/49 (51%)
    17Throw-Ins6
    21Key Passes3
    321Passes Into Final Third20
    129Backward Passes43
    4Goal Kicks11
    3Interceptions6
    0.38Expected Goals Conceded3.87
    4/8 (50%)Tackles Won4/11 (36%)
    5Clearances52
    22Duels Won30
    5/11 (45%)Aerial Duels Won6/11 (55%)
    17/41 (41%)Ground Duels Won24/41 (59%)
    6Was Fouled7
    3/9 (33%)Successful Dribbles6/12 (50%)
    6Was Dribbled Past6
    11Final Third Possession Won1
    109Possession Lost84

    Previous meetings

    1 Spain0 draws0 Bulgaria

    Match information

    Competition
    UEFA WC Qualification
    Round
    Round 8
    Kick-off
    Stadium
    Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla
    Capacity
    26,512
    Attendance
    24,526
    Referee
    W. Delajod