Bulgaria v Croatia, 12 October 2002
| Score | 2-0 to Bulgaria |
| Referee | Anders Frisk |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Group 8 |
| Venue | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia |
| Attendance | 43,000 |
View Bulgaria v Croatia head to head
Kick-off: 6:00pm local
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Bulgaria
Manager: Plamen Markov
Goals:
| Stilian Petrov | 22 |
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| Dimitar Berbatov | 37 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Zdravko Zdravkov
Defender
Rosen Kirilov
Defender
Ivailo Petkov
Midfielder
Krasimir Balakov
(captain)
Midfielder
Radostin Kishishev
Midfielder
Predrag Pažin
Midfielder
Georgi Peev
Midfielder
Stilian Petrov
Forward
Dimitar Berbatov
Forward
Zoran Janković
Forward
Martin Petrov
Substitutions:
| Georgi Chilikov for Dimitar Berbatov | 39 |
| Georgi Petrov for Martin Petrov | 66 |
| Georgi Ivanov for Georgi Peev | 90 |
Cards:
| Dimitar Berbatov | 37 | Y |
| Krasimir Balakov | 76 | Y |
| Georgi Petrov | 87 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Dimitar Ivankov
Defender
Georgi Petrov
Defender
Ilian Stoyanov
Forward
Georgi Chilikov
Forward
Georgi Ivanov
Forward
Vladimir Manchev
Forward
Svetoslav Petrov
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Croatia
Manager: Otto Barić
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Stipe Pletikosa
Goalkeeper
Robert Kovač
Defender
Dario Simić
Defender
(captain)
Stjepan Tomas
Defender
Igor Tudor
Defender
Boris Zivković
Defender
Jerko Leko
Midfielder
Milan Rapaić
Midfielder
Mario Stanić
Midfielder
Alen Bokšić
Forward
Davor Vugrinec
Forward
Substitutions:
| Tomislav Marić for Dario Simić | 46 |
| Ivica Olić for Milan Rapaić | 46 |
| Silvio Marić for Alen Bokšić | 69 |
Cards:
| Jerko Leko | 13 | Y |
| Igor Tudor | 75 | Y |
| Mario Stanić | 78 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Tomislav Butina
Defender
Mario Tokić
Midfielder
Marko Babić
Midfielder
Filip Tapalović
Forward
Silvio Marić
Forward
Tomislav Marić
Forward
Ivica Olić