Bulgaria 0-3 Spain result - Mikel Oyarzabal, Marc Cucurella and Mikel Merino among the goals as La Roja win in World Cup qualifying
World Cup Qualification UEFA / Matchday 1
Vasil Levski Stadion / 04.09.2025
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- M. Oyarzabal(6')
- M. Cucurella(31')
- M. Merino(39')
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Updated 04/09/2025 at 23:22 GMT+1
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SPAIN KICK OFF WORLD CUP QUALIFYING CAMPAIGN IN STYLE
79% possession after 90 minutes. 24 shots, 12 of which were on target. La Roja breezed past Bulgaria with Mikel Oyarzabal, Marc Cucurella and Mikel Merino on target in a 3-0 win.
Lamine Yamal continues to impress with every game he plays, dazzling left-backs everywhere with his trickery and this match was no different.
Thursday's game marked a couple of firsts for Luis de la Fuente's side, as Cucurella scored his first international goal after 18 appearances and 19-year-old Jesus Rodriguez made his debut for La Roja.
Spain top Group E after this result, level on points with Turkey who beat Georgia 3-2 earlier in the day.
The European champions will now look towards their clash with Turkey on Sunday while Bulgaria prepare to face Georgia on the same day.
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90+2'
FULL TIME!
Bulgaria 0-3 Spain.
90'
STOPPAGE TIME
Two minutes added.
86'
HUIJSEN MASTERCLASS
Real Madrid's summer signing Dean Huijsen makes another brilliant challenge to cut out a Bulgaria attack.
82'
BULGARIA CHANGE
Milanov replaces Chochev.
81'
SPAIN PUSH FOR A FOURTH
La Roja come close to extending their lead after a clever break but fail to beat the goalkeeper.
79'
SPAIN CHANGE
19-year-old Jesus Rodriguez replaces Lamine Yamal to make his international debut for Spain.
77'
BULGARIA PUSH AGAIN
Marin Petkov rifles one at Unai Simon but the keeper had it covered.
Dean Huijsen cleverly moved forward to catch the Bulgarian forward in an offside trap.
75'
BULGARIA WITH A CHANCE
Spain are saved by a last minute Dean Huijsen challenge and the offside flag but the hosts looked dangerous for a second.
73'
BULGARIA CHANGE
A double change for the hosts as Minchev replaces Kirilov.
72'
BULGARIA CHANGE
Nikolov replaces Kolev.
70'
SPAIN CHANGE
Dani Olmo replaces Nico Williams with 20 minutes left on the clock.
68'
SPAIN IN TOTAL CONTROL
La Roja continue to dominate the ball and account for 78% possession 68 minutes in.
63'
BULGARIA CHANGE
Bozhinov replaces Nurnberger.
62'
SPAIN CHANGE
Dani Carvajal comes on for Pedro Porro after recovering from his knee injury.
62'
EXPERIENCE OFF THE BENCH
Rodri replaces Zubimendi in his first Spain game since his ACL injury.
56'
22 CAPS FOR YAMAL
Lamine Yamal is playing his 22nd match for Spain today already at just 18-years-old. Crazy stuff!
53'
MERINO HITS THE WOODWORK
Exhilarating stuff from La Roja as Mikel Merino rattles one off the bar.
Spain won't give Bulgaria a chance to breathe.
50'
SPAIN PUSH AGAIN
La Roja keep pressuring high as we enter the second half.