Bulgaria v France, 04 December 1971
| Score | 2-1 to Bulgaria |
| Referee | Kurt Tschenscher |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Group 2 |
| Venue | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia |
| Attendance | 18,057 |
View Bulgaria v France head to head
Kick-off: 2:30pm local
2
Bulgaria
Manager: Vasil Spasov
Goals:
| Petar Zhekov | 47 |
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| Atanas Mihailov | 82 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Rumencho Goranov
Defender
Milko Gaydarski
Defender
Bozhil Kolev
Defender
Dimitar Penev
(captain)
Defender
Mladen Vasilev
Defender
Dobromir Zhechev
Midfielder
Stefan Velichkov
Forward
Hristo Bonev
Forward
Dinko Dermendjiev
Forward
Atanas Mihailov
Forward
Petar Zhekov
Substitutions:
| Viktor Ionov for Stefan Velichkov | 46 |
| Iordan Filipov for Rumencho Goranov | 65 |
Cards:
| Dobromir Zhechev | Y | |
| Petar Zhekov | Y |
1
France
Manager: Georges Boulogne
Goals:
| Bernard Blanchet | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Georges Carnus
Goalkeeper
Bernard Bosquier
Defender
Jean Djorkaeff
Defender
(captain)
Trésor Tresor
Defender
Bernard Blanchet
Midfielder
Georges Lech
Midfielder
Michel Mézy
Midfielder
Henri Michel
Midfielder
Jacques Novi
Midfielder
Charly Loubet
Forward
Herve Revelli
Forward
Substitutions:
| Louis Floch for Herve Revelli | 60 |
| Georges Bereta for Charly Loubet | 76 |
Cards:
| Jean Djorkaeff | Y | |
| Bernard Bosquier | Y |