FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Bulgaria vs Turkey, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Bulgaria
  • 13': Radoslav Kirilov
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1 - 6
Turkey
  • 11': Arda Güler
  • 49': Viktor Popov (OG)
  • 51': Kenan Yildiz
  • 56': Kenan Yildiz
  • 65': Zeki Çelik
  • 90'+3': Irfan Can Kahveci

About

Bulgaria are hosting Turkey at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
  • 5': Foul by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye).
  • 5': Kristiyan Stoyanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Oguz Aydin.
  • 10': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Kenan Yildiz.
  • 11': Goal! Bulgaria 0, Türkiye 1. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 13': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 1. Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dimitar Mitov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a through ball.
  • 18': Offside, Bulgaria. Kiril Despodov is caught offside.
  • 21': Offside, Türkiye. Zeki Çelik is caught offside.
  • 25': Offside, Bulgaria. Radoslav Kirilov is caught offside.
  • 26': Foul by Viktor Popov (Bulgaria).
  • 26': Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye).
  • 28': Attempt missed. Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrian Kraev.
  • 31': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Foul by Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria).
  • 32': Offside, Türkiye. Merih Demiral is caught offside.
  • 33': Foul by Merih Demiral (Türkiye).
  • 33': Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Offside, Bulgaria. Ivaylo Chochev is caught offside.
  • 35': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Andrian Kraev.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Zeki Çelik (Türkiye) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arda Güler with a through ball.
  • 41': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Kristiyan Stoyanov.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dimitar Mitov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Arda Güler.
  • 42': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Foul by Viktor Popov (Bulgaria).
  • 42': Foul by Rosen Bozhinov (Bulgaria).
  • 42': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Rosen Bozhinov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Andrian Kraev.
  • 44': Foul by Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria).
  • 44': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Viktor Popov.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Rosen Bozhinov.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 1.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 49': Own Goal by Viktor Popov, Bulgaria. Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 2.
  • 50': Offside, Bulgaria. Hristiyan Petrov is caught offside.
  • 51': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 3. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arda Güler following a fast break.
  • 54': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Marin Petkov (Bulgaria).
  • 56': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 4. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Dimitar Mitov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Oguz Aydin.
  • 63': Substitution, Türkiye. Salih Özcan replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 63': Substitution, Türkiye. Irfan Can Kahveci replaces Kenan Yildiz.
  • 63': Substitution, Bulgaria. Martin Minchev replaces Kiril Despodov.
  • 63': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivan Turitsov replaces Viktor Popov.
  • 63': Substitution, Bulgaria. Zdravko Dimitrov replaces Marin Petkov.
  • 65': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Radoslav Kirilov.
  • 65': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 5. Zeki Çelik (Türkiye) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oguz Aydin following a fast break.
  • 68': Offside, Bulgaria. Zdravko Dimitrov is caught offside.
  • 69': Substitution, Türkiye. Can Uzun replaces Arda Güler.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye).
  • 69': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Ugurcan Çakir.
  • 70': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zdravko Dimitrov with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 72': Substitution, Bulgaria. Filip Krastev replaces Ivaylo Chochev.
  • 73': Substitution, Bulgaria. Lukas Petkov replaces Radoslav Kirilov.
  • 73': Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 73': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Filip Krastev (Bulgaria).
  • 74': Salih Özcan (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Can Uzun (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 78': Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 78': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Offside, Türkiye. Abdülkerim Bardakci is caught offside.
  • 80': Offside, Bulgaria. Lukas Petkov is caught offside.
  • 83': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Zeki Çelik.
  • 84': Substitution, Türkiye. Deniz Gül replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 84': Substitution, Türkiye. Samet Akaydin replaces Merih Demiral.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Oguz Aydin (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Can Uzun.
  • 84': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Petko Hristov.
  • 85': Offside, Türkiye. Abdülkerim Bardakci is caught offside.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Oguz Aydin (Türkiye) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 88': Foul by Oguz Aydin (Türkiye).
  • 88': Lukas Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Oguz Aydin (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Ivan Turitsov.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Can Uzun (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zeki Çelik following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Martin Minchev (Bulgaria).
  • 90'+3': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 6. Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oguz Aydin.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 6.
  • 0': Match ends, Bulgaria 1, Türkiye 6.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 6
8 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 3
77.8 Possession 22.2
18 SHOTS 4
8 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
628 Accurate Passes 121
717 Passes 198
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
3 Accurate Crosses 3
15 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 50
28 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 0
6 Effective Tackles 10
9 Tackles 21
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 8
16 Effective Clearances 33
16 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Attendance: 10,059

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 4 +15 12
2 Turkey 4 +3 9
3 Georgia 4 -3 3
4 Bulgaria 4 -15 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BUL Bulgaria (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Dimitar Mitov (GK)
12 Rosen Bozhinov Yellow Card
15 Petko Hristov
2 Hristiyan Petrov
6 Viktor Popov
8 Andrian Kraev
9 Kristiyan Stoyanov
10 Radoslav Kirilov
16 Marin Petkov
11 Kiril Despodov
18 Ivaylo Chochev
Bulgaria Substitutes:
Atanas Chernev, Lukas Petkov, Kristian Dimitrov, Dimitar Velkovski, Stanislav Shopov, Zdravko Dimitrov, Martin Minchev, Ivan Turitsov, Filip Yavorov Krastev, Dimitar Sheytanov, Svetoslav Vutsov, Ilia Gruev.

TUR Turkey (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Ugurcan Çakir (GK)
14 Abdülkerim Bardakci
3 Merih Demiral
20 Ferdi Kadioglu
2 Zeki Çelik
8 Arda Güler
6 Orkun Kökçü
10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
7 Kerem Aktürkoglu
11 Kenan Yildiz
19 Oguz Aydin Yellow Card
Turkey Substitutes:
Mert Müldür, Salih Özcan, Yunus Akgün, Irfan Can Kahveci, Mert Günok, Eren Elmali, Deniz Gül, Samet Akaydin, Ismail Yüksek, Can Uzun, Altay Bayindir, Caglar Söyüncü.

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