Bulgaria national football team results (2020–present)

Last updated March 23, 2025

This is a list of the Bulgaria national football team results from 2020 to present.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

26 February Friendly	Bulgaria	0–1	Belarus	Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00 UTC+2		Report	Podstrelov 15'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)

3 September UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria	1–1	Republic of Ireland	Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3	Kraev 56'	Report	Duffy 90+3'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)

6 September UEFA Nations League	Wales	1–0	Bulgaria	Cardiff, Wales
14:00 UTC+1	N. Williams 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

8 October UEFA Euro 2020 PO SF	Bulgaria	1–3	Hungary	Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3	Yomov 89'	Report	Orbán 17' Kalmár 47' Nikolić 75'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 1,929 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

11 October UEFA Nations League	Finland	2–0	Bulgaria	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 UTC+3	Taylor 52' Jensen 67'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 6,587 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

14 October UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria	0–1	Wales	Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3		Report	J. Williams 85'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 478 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

11 November Friendly	Bulgaria	3–0	Gibraltar	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:30 UTC+2	Tsvetkov 5' Yomov 14' D. Iliev 45'	Report		Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Romania)

15 November UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria	1–2	Finland	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+2	D. Iliev 68' (pen.)	Report	Pukki 7' Lod 45+1'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

18 November UEFA Nations League	Republic of Ireland	0–0	Bulgaria	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:45 UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

2021

25 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bulgaria	1–3	Switzerland	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+2	Despodov 46'	Report	Embolo 7' Seferovic 10' Zuber 13'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

28 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bulgaria	0–2	Italy	Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3		Report	Belotti 43' (pen.) Locatelli 83'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

31 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Northern Ireland	0–0	Bulgaria	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)

1 June Friendly	Slovakia	1–1	Bulgaria	Ried im Innkreis, Austria
18:00 UTC+2	Bénes 27'	Report	A. Iliev 9'	Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)

5 June Friendly	Russia	1–0	Bulgaria	Moscow, Russia
18:00 UTC+3	Sobolev 84' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: VTB Arena Attendance: 11,100 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

8 June Friendly	France	3–0	Bulgaria	Saint-Denis, France
21:10 UTC+2	Griezmann 29' Giroud 83', 90'	Report		Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece)

2 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Italy	1–1	Bulgaria	Florence, Italy
20:45 UTC+2	Chiesa 16'	Report	A. Iliev 39'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 14,366 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

5 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bulgaria	1–0	Lithuania	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3	Chochev 82'	Report		Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 2,503 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

8 September Friendly	Bulgaria	4–1	Georgia	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:30 UTC+2	Nedelev 20' D. Iliev 34' (pen.) Delev 44' A. Hristov 53'	Report	Davitashvili 77'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 504 Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia)

9 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Lithuania	3–1	Bulgaria	Vilnius, Lithuania
16:00 UTC+3	Lasickas 18' Černych 82', 84'	Report	Despodov 64'	Stadium: LFF Stadium Attendance: 2,526 Referee: Yevhen Aranovskyi (Ukraine)

12 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bulgaria	2–1	Northern Ireland	Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3	Nedelev 53', 63'	Report	Washington 35'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 822 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

11 November Friendly	Ukraine	1–1	Bulgaria	Odesa, Ukraine
19:30 UTC+2	Stepanenko 80'	Report	Kirilov 35'	Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)

15 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Switzerland	4–0	Bulgaria	Lucerne, Switzerland
20:45 UTC+1	Okafor 48' Vargas 57' Itten 72' Freuler 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 14,300 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

2022

26 March Friendly	Qatar	2–1	Bulgaria	Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3	Afif 27' (pen.) Khoukhi 72'	Report	Despodov 60'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 1,948 Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

29 March Friendly	Croatia	2–1	Bulgaria	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Modrić 76' (pen.) Kramarić 80'	Report	Despodov 69'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Khamis Mohammed Al-Marri (Qatar)

2 June UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria	1–1	North Macedonia	Razgrad, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3	Despodov 13'	Report	M. Ristovski 50'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 8,275 Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)

5 June UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria	2–5	Georgia	Razgrad, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3	A. Iliev 50' Stefanov 83'	Report	Davitashvili 4' A. Hristov 31' (o.g.) Zivzivadze 52' Kvaratskhelia 58' (pen.) Qazaishvili 69'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)

9 June UEFA Nations League	Gibraltar	1–1	Bulgaria	Gibraltar
20:45 UTC+2	Walker 61' (pen.)	Report	G. Minchev 45+1'	Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 1,427 Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland)

12 June UEFA Nations League	Georgia	0–0	Bulgaria	Tbilisi, Georgia
20:00 UTC+4		Report		Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Attendance: 54,200 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

23 September UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria	5–1	Gibraltar	Razgrad, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3	Antov 23' Despodov 36' Kirilov 52' Stefanov 55' M. Petkov 81'	Report	R. Chipolina 26'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 1,540 Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)

26 September UEFA Nations League	North Macedonia	0–1	Bulgaria	Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45 UTC+2		Report	Despodov 50'	Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 20,173 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

16 November Friendly	Cyprus	0–2	Bulgaria	Larnaca, Cyprus
20:00 UTC+2		Report	Despodov 24' Delev 71'	Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)

20 November Friendly	Luxembourg	0–0	Bulgaria	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
15:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

2023

24 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Bulgaria	0–1	Montenegro	Razgrad, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+2		Report	Krstović 70'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 9,180 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

27 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Hungary	3–0	Bulgaria	Budapest, Hungary
20:45 UTC+2	Vécsei 7' Szoboszlai 26' Ádám 39'	Report		Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

17 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Lithuania	1–1	Bulgaria	Kaunas, Lithuania
16:00 UTC+3	Girdvainis 15'	Report	M. Petkov 27'	Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium Attendance: 14,230 Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark)

20 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Bulgaria	1–1	Serbia	Razgrad, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3	Despodov 47'	Report	Lazović 90+6'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

7 September Friendly	Bulgaria	0–1	Iran	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Mohebi 14'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Lazar Lukić (Serbia)

10 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Montenegro	2–1	Bulgaria	Podgorica, Montenegro
19:00 UTC+3	Savić 45+1' Jovetić 90+6'	Report	Borukov 79'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,232 Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

14 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Bulgaria	0–2	Lithuania	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Širvys 45', 55'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 6,916 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

17 October Friendly	Albania	2–0	Bulgaria	Tirana, Albania
17:30 UTC+3	Laçi 41' Muçi 81'	Report		Stadium: Arena Kombëtare Attendance: 17,232 Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu (Kosovo)

16 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Bulgaria	2–2	Hungary	Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+2	Delev 24' Despodov 79' (pen.)	Report	Ádám 10' A. Petkov 90+7' (o.g.)	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 230 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

19 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Serbia	2–2	Bulgaria	Leskovac, Serbia
16:00 UTC+2	Veljković 17' Babić 82'	Report	Rusev 59' Despodov 69'	Stadium: Dubočica Stadium Attendance: 7,325 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

2024

22 March 2024 FIFA Series	Tanzania	0–1	Bulgaria	Baku, Azerbaijan
17:00 UTC+4		Report	Despodov 52'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 154 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

25 March 2024 FIFA Series	Azerbaijan	1–1	Bulgaria	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4	Qurbanlı 87'	Report	Krastev 59'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 3,220 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

4 June Friendly	Romania	0–0	Bulgaria	Bucharest, Romania
21:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Steaua Stadium Attendance: 19,024 Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey)

8 June Friendly	Slovenia	1–1	Bulgaria	Ljubljana, Slovenia
15:00 UTC+2	Šporar 14'	Report	Despodov 4' (pen.)	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 11,037 Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)

5 September UEFA Nations League	Belarus	0–0	Bulgaria	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary^{[note 2]}
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: ZTE Arena Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)^{[note 2]} Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

8 September UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria	1–0	Northern Ireland	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3	Despodov 40'	Report		Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium Attendance: 14,300 Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece)

12 October UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria	0–0	Luxembourg	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium Attendance: 15,800 Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)

15 October UEFA Nations League	Northern Ireland	5–0	Bulgaria	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 UTC+1	Price 15', 29', 81' Mitov 32' (o.g.) Magennis 89'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,891 Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

15 November UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg	0–1	Bulgaria	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:45 UTC+1		Report	Kraev 23'	Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 8,307 Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

18 November UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria	1–1	Belarus	Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+2	Panayotov 12'	Report	Kavalyow 70'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Forthcoming fixtures

The following matches are scheduled:

2025

20 March UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs	Bulgaria	v	Republic of Ireland	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium

23 March UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs	Republic of Ireland	v	Bulgaria	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:45 UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Aviva Stadium

4 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bulgaria	v	Spain or Netherlands	Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3		Report

7 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Georgia	v	Bulgaria	Georgia
17:00 UTC+4		Report

11 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bulgaria	v	Turkey	Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3		Report

14 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Spain or Netherlands	v	Bulgaria	TBD
20:45 UTC+2		Report

15 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Turkey	v	Bulgaria	Turkey
20:00 UTC+3		Report

18 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bulgaria	v	Georgia	Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+2		Report

Notes

1 2 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.^[4]^[5]
1 2 Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus are required to play their home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors, until further notice.^[6]

References

↑ "Bulgaria - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
↑ "Bulgaria national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
↑ "World Football Elo Ratings: Bulgaria". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
↑ "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
↑ "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
↑ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

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[September_behind_closed_doors-6] 1 2 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.^[4]^[5]

[BLR-8] 1 2 Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus are required to play their home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors, until further notice.^[6]

[1] "Bulgaria - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.

[2] "Bulgaria national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: Bulgaria". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

[4] "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

[5] "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

[ExCo-7] "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

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