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England men · UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group G

England
v Bulgaria⁠

4–0

Full time

England v Bulgaria finished 4–0.

England
Defoe 3', Defoe 61', A. Johnson 83', Defoe 86'
Bulgaria
None
Date
Friday 3 September 2010 · England in 2010
Kick-off
20:00 UK
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XI

Substitutes

  • No. 14, Gary Cahill On in the 56'
  • No. 16, Adam Johnson On in the 74'
  • No. 17, Ashley Young On in the 87'
  • No. 12, Ben Foster (not used)
  • No. 13, Kieran Gibbs (not used)
  • No. 15, Michael Carrick (not used)
  • No. 18, Darren Bent (not used)

Bulgaria

Starting XI

  • No. 13, Nikolay Mihaylov GK
  • No. 7, Ivelin Popov FW Yellow card 63' Off in the 79'
  • No. 10, Valeri Bojinov FW Off in the 63'
  • No. 2, Stanislav Manolev D Off in the 66'
  • No. 3, Iliyan Stoyanov D
  • No. 6, Stanislav Angelov M
  • No. 8, Chavdar Yankov M
  • No. 15, Ivan Ivanov D
  • No. 16, Zhivko Milanov D
  • No. 17, Martin Petrov M
  • No. 19, Stilian Petrov M

Substitutes

  • No. 11, Dimitar Rangelov On in the 63'
  • No. 5, Veselin Minev On in the 66'
  • No. 12, Georgi Peev On in the 79'
  • No. 1, Vladislav Stoyanov (not used)
  • No. 9, Martin Kamburov (not used)
  • No. 14, Valeri Domovchiyski (not used)
  • No. 20, Stanislav Genchev (not used)

Referee: Viktor Kassai.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1979 – 1999

01 9 Jun 1999
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 5 Balgarska Armiya Stadium, Sofia

Bulgaria 1–1 England England drew

England: Shearer 14'

Bulgaria: Markov 17'

Match page: Bulgaria v England, 9 June 1999

05 6 Jun 1979
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 1 Levski Stadium, Sofia

Bulgaria 0–3 England England won

England: Keegan 33', Watson 53', Barnes 54'

Bulgaria: None

Match page: Bulgaria v England, 6 June 1979

Official meetings since 1962

England v Bulgaria stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings12In our results database
England wins8England perspective
Draws4Level at full time
Bulgaria wins0Bulgaria victories

England have scored 26 goals to Bulgaria's 2 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

4

Kane

4 goals against Bulgaria in matches we hold scorer data for.

Bulgaria · Fixture leader

1

Asparuhov

Bulgaria's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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