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England men · UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group A

England
v Bulgaria⁠

4–0

Full time

England v Bulgaria finished 4–0.

Bulgaria
None
Date
Saturday 7 September 2019 · England in 2019
Kick-off
17:00 UK
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-3-3

Starting XI

Substitutes

Bulgaria Formation 5-4-1

Starting XI

  • No. 23, Plamen Iliev GK
  • No. 2, Strahil Popov RB
  • No. 15, Vasil Bozhikov CB
  • No. 8, Georgi Sarmov CB
  • No. 5, Nikolay Bodurov CB Yellow card 36' Off in the 65'
  • No. 14, Anton Nedyalkov LB
  • No. 18, Galin Ivanov RM Off in the 82'
  • No. 10, Ivelin Popov CM
  • No. 16, Kristiyan Malinov CM
  • No. 9, Wanderson LM
  • No. 7, Marcelinho FW Off in the 67'

Substitutes

  • No. 3, Kristian Dimitrov On in the 65'
  • No. 11, Kiril Despodov On in the 67'
  • No. 19, Daniel Mladenov On in the 82'
  • No. 1, Hristo Ivanov (not used)
  • No. 4, Georgi Pashov (not used)
  • No. 6, Simeon Slavchev (not used)
  • No. 12, Bozhidar Kraev (not used)
  • No. 13, Martin Lukov (not used)
  • No. 17, Georgi Milanov (not used)
  • No. 20, Ivan Goranov (not used)
  • No. 21, Georgi Terziev (not used)
  • No. 22, Nikolay Dimitrov (not used)

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1996 – 2011

01 2 Sep 2011
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group G Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Bulgaria 0–3 England England won

England: Cahill 13', Rooney 21', Rooney 45+1'

Bulgaria: None

Match page: Bulgaria v England, 2 September 2011

02 3 Sep 2010
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group G Wembley Stadium, London

England 4–0 Bulgaria England won

England: Defoe 3', Defoe 61', A. Johnson 83', Defoe 86'

Bulgaria: None

Match page: England v Bulgaria, 3 September 2010

03 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

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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