Bulgaria v Italy, 11 October 2008
| Score | 0-0 |
| Referee | Stephane Lannoy |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group 8 |
| Venue | Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia |
| Attendance | 35,000 |
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Bulgaria
Manager: Plamen Markov
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Dimitar Ivankov
Defender
Valentin Iliev
Defender
Zhivko Milanov
Defender
Aleksander Tunchev
Midfielder
Stilian Petrov
(captain)
Midfielder
Lucio Wagner
Midfielder
Chavdar Yankov
Forward
Dimitar Berbatov
Forward
Velizar Dimitrov
Forward
Blagoy Georgiev
Forward
Martin Petrov
Substitutions:
| Ivan Ivanov for Lucio Wagner | 37 |
| Ivelin Popov for Martin Petrov | 90 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Georgi Petkov
Defender
Kiril Kotev
Defender/Midfielder
Stanislav Manolev
Midfielder
Emil Gargorov
Midfielder
Ivan Ivanov
Midfielder/Forward
Ivelin Popov
Forward
Zdravkov Lazarov
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Italy
Manager: Marcello Lippi
Starting lineup:
Marco Amelia
Goalkeeper
Fabio Cannavaro
Defender
(captain)
Giorgio Chiellini
Defender
Andrea Dossena
Defender
Gianluca Zambrotta
Defender
Daniele De Rossi
Midfielder
Gennaro Gattuso
Midfielder
Riccardo Montolivo
Midfielder
Antonio Di Natale
Forward
Alberto Gilardino
Forward
Simone Pepe
Forward
Substitutions:
| Simone Perrotta for Riccardo Montolivo | 68 |
| Giuseppe Rossi for Antonio Di Natale | 68 |
| Luca Toni for Alberto Gilardino | 73 |
Cards:
| Giorgio Chiellini | 35 | Y |
| Daniele De Rossi | 86 | Y |
| Luca Toni | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Morgan De Sanctis
Defender
Daniele Bonera
Defender
Alessandro Gamberini
Midfielder
Alberto Aquilani
Midfielder
Simone Perrotta
Midfielder
Giuseppe Rossi
Forward
Luca Toni