Bulgaria
2024 Fixtures
The draw for the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals was made on Friday, with holders Spain being drawn against Netherlands and Germany set to play Italy.
Serbia qualified for Euro 2024 following a 2-2 home draw against Bulgaria in their Group G qualifier on Sunday, as Montenegro went down 3-1 in Hungary.
Hungary qualified for the Euro 2024 finals with a game to spare after a last-gasp own goal from Alex Petkov earned them a 2-2 away draw against Bulgaria in their qualifying Group G on Thursday.
Bulgaria midfielder Todor Nedelev underwent surgery for a brain injury following a serious road accident involving his national team in Georgia.
Croatia fought back from a goal down to beat Bulgaria 2-1 in a friendly at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on Tuesday.
Switzerland striker Noah Okafor scored his first international goal as they brushed Bulgaria aside 4-0 to seal a place at next year's World Cup.
European champions Italy made it 35 games unbeaten to equal the European record run set by Spain in a 1-1 draw with Bulgaria.
France substitute Olivier Giroud made the most of his time on the pitch with a double as the world champions beat Bulgaria 3-0.
Substitute Aleksandr Sobolev's late penalty earned Russia a 1-0 win over Bulgaria in their final warm-up friendly before the European Championship.
Italy's Andrea Belotti and Manuel Locatelli secured a 2-0 win over Bulgaria on Sunday to make it two wins from two in Group C.
UEFA Nations League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Portugal | 6 | +8 | 14 |
2 | Croatia | 6 | 0 | 8 |
3 | Scotland | 6 | -1 | 7 |
4 | Poland | 6 | -7 | 4 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kiril Despodov | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
Vasil Panayoto.. | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
Andrian Kraev | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aleksandar Kol.. | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
Dimitar Mitov | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Viktor Popov | 0 | 6 | 0 |