FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Bulgaria vs Switzerland, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Bulgaria
  • 46': Kiril Despodov
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Switzerland
  • 7': Breel Embolo
  • 10': Haris Seferovic
  • 13': Steven Zuber

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
  • 5': Cicinho (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).
  • 7': Goal! Bulgaria 0, Switzerland 1. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 10': Goal! Bulgaria 0, Switzerland 2. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Georgi Yomov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cicinho.
  • 11': Foul by Daniel Dimov (Bulgaria).
  • 11': Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 13': Goal! Bulgaria 0, Switzerland 3. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 14': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
  • 14': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Petar Zanev (Bulgaria).
  • 15': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Steven Zuber (Switzerland).
  • 16': Strahil Popov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Cicinho (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).
  • 17': Foul by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria).
  • 17': Steven Zuber (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 19': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 19': Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Daniel Dimov (Bulgaria).
  • 20': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
  • 20': Petar Zanev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Cicinho (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
  • 26': Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Dimitar Iliev.
  • 29': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Strahil Popov.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 36': Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
  • 36': Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
  • 38': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 38': Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
  • 41': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Georgi Yomov.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Zuber with a cross.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Switzerland 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bulgaria 0, Switzerland 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Atanas Iliev replaces Dimitar Iliev.
  • 46': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Switzerland 3. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 48': Offside, Switzerland. Ricardo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Kevin Mbabu is caught offside.
  • 48': Substitution, Bulgaria. Spas Delev replaces Kiril Despodov because of an injury.
  • 49': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
  • 49': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Spas Delev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Haris Seferovic.
  • 51': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
  • 51': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
  • 54': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Daniel Dimov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Spas Delev with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 56': Offside, Switzerland. Xherdan Shaqiri tries a through ball, but Breel Embolo is caught offside.
  • 60': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).
  • 60': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Spas Delev with a cross.
  • 63': Daniel Dimov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
  • 65': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Daniel Dimov (Bulgaria).
  • 67': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
  • 67': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 67': Vasil Bozhikov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
  • 68': Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Cicinho (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
  • 69': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ilian Iliev replaces Georgi Yomov.
  • 71': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivaylo Chochev replaces Kristiyan Malinov.
  • 71': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 71': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Strahil Popov.
  • 73': Substitution, Bulgaria. Momchil Tsvetanov replaces Cicinho.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Foul by Petar Zanev (Bulgaria).
  • 74': Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Substitution, Switzerland. Denis Zakaria replaces Steven Zuber.
  • 75': Substitution, Switzerland. Ruben Vargas replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Spas Delev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 77': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Momchil Tsvetanov.
  • 78': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Atanas Iliev.
  • 79': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Daniel Dimov.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 82': Offside, Switzerland. Denis Zakaria tries a through ball, but Breel Embolo is caught offside.
  • 85': Foul by Strahil Popov (Bulgaria).
  • 85': Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Switzerland. Mario Gavranovic replaces Haris Seferovic.
  • 86': Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Remo Freuler.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Breel Embolo with a cross.
  • 89': Hand ball by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria).
  • 89': Attempt saved. Djibril Sow (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Gavranovic.
  • 90': Substitution, Switzerland. Admir Mehmedi replaces Breel Embolo.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Switzerland. Ricardo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Mario Gavranovic is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Vargas with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bulgaria 1, Switzerland 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Bulgaria 1, Switzerland 3.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 2
69.6 Possession 30.4
13 SHOTS 7
5 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
571 Accurate Passes 213
648 Passes 290
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
10 Accurate Crosses 2
31 Crosses 7
0.3 Cross % 0.3
30 Long Balls 49
18 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 11
14 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 16
9 Effective Clearances 30
9 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Scotland 6 +6 13
2 Denmark 6 +9 11
3 Greece 6 -2 7
4 Belarus 6 -13 2
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Line-Ups

BUL Bulgaria (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
23 Plamen Iliev (GK)
15 Vasil Bozhikov
3 Petar Zanev
14 Daniel Dimov
16 Kristiyan Malinov
7 Georgi Kostadinov
6 Cicinho Yellow Card
2 Strahil Popov
20 Dimitar Iliev
17 Georgi Yomov
11 Kiril Despodov
Bulgaria Substitutes:
Momchil Cvetanov, Daniel Naumov, Ivan Karadzhov, Ilian Iliev, Ivaylo Chochev, Atanas Iliev, Valentin Antov, Spas Delev, Andrea Hristov, Birsent Karageren, Martin Raynov, Antonio Vutov.

SUI Switzerland (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
5 Manuel Akanji Yellow Card
13 Ricardo Rodríguez
4 Nico Elvedi
10 Granit Xhaka
8 Remo Freuler
23 Xherdan Shaqiri
14 Steven Zuber
2 Kevin Mbabu
7 Breel Embolo
9 Haris Seferovic
Switzerland Substitutes:
Christian Fassnacht, Denis Zakaria, Mario Gavranovic, Rubén Vargas, Admir Mehmedi, Loris Benito, Yvon Mvogo, Eray Cömert, Jonas Omlin, Edimilson Fernandes, Silvan Widmer, Djibril Sow.

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