Croatia v Bulgaria, 11 October 2003
| Score | 1-0 to Croatia |
| Referee | Gillies Veissiere |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Group 8 |
| Venue | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb |
| Attendance | 31,363 |
View Croatia v Bulgaria head to head
Kick-off: 8:15pm local
1
Croatia
Manager: Otto Barić
Goals:
| Ivica Olić | 48 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Stipe Pletikosa
Defender
Robert Kovač
Defender
Dario Simić
Defender
Darijo Srna
Defender
Igor Tudor
Defender
Boris Zivković
(captain)
Midfielder
Jerko Leko
Midfielder
Milan Rapaić
Midfielder
Jurica Vranješ
Forward
Ivica Mornar
Forward
Dado Pršo
Substitutions:
| Ivica Olić for Darijo Srna | 46 |
| Marko Babić for Milan Rapaić | 54 |
| Giovanni Rosso for Ivica Mornar | 76 |
Cards:
| Igor Tudor | 38 | Y |
| Robert Kovač | 41 | Y |
| Jerko Leko | 89 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Tomislav Butina
Defender
Mato Neretljak
Defender
Mario Tokić
Midfielder
Marko Babić
Midfielder
Giovanni Rosso
Forward
Ivica Olić
Forward
Zoran Zekić
0
Bulgaria
Manager: Plamen Markov
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Zdravko Zdravkov
Goalkeeper
Rosen Kirilov
Defender
Nikolai Krastev
Defender
Ivailo Petkov
Defender
Daniel Borimirov
Midfielder
Marian Hristov
Midfielder
Predrag Pažin
Midfielder
Georgi Peev
Midfielder
Stilian Petrov
Midfielder
(captain)
Dimitar Berbatov
Forward
Velizar Dimitrov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Vladimir Manchev for Velizar Dimitrov | 62 |
| Zoran Janković for Georgi Peev | 72 |
Cards:
| Velizar Dimitrov | 14 | Y |
| Nikolai Krastev | 35 | Y |
| Stilian Petrov | 82 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Dimitar Ivankov
Defender
Todor Yanchev
Defender
Zhivko Zhelev
Midfielder
Elin Topuzakov
Forward
Zoran Janković
Forward
Vladimir Manchev
Forward
Stoyko Sakaliev