Bulgaria v Northern Ireland, 12 October 2021
| Score | 2-1 to Bulgaria |
| Referee | Aleksei Kulbakov |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group C |
| Venue | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia |
| Attendance | 822 |
View Bulgaria v Northern Ireland head to head
Kick-off: 9.45pm local (7.45pm BST)
2
Bulgaria
Manager: Yasen Petrov
Goals:
| Todor Nedelev | 53 |
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| Todor Nedelev | 63 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ivan Karadzhov
Defender
Andrea Hristov
Defender
Petko Hristov
Defender
Ivan Turitsov
Defender/Midfielder
Dimitar Velkovski
Midfielder
Ivaylo Chochev
Midfielder
Borislav Tsonev
Midfielder
Radoslav Tsonev
Midfielder/Forward
Kiril Despodov
(captain)
Midfielder/Forward
Todor Nedelev
Forward
Atanas Iliev
Substitutions:
| Ilian Iliev for Radoslav Tsonev | 46 |
| Kristiyan Malinov for Borislav Tsonev | 73 |
| Dominik Yankov for Todor Nedelev | 73 |
| Kaloyan Krastev for Atanas Iliev | 79 |
| Vasil Bozhikov for Kiril Despodov | 90 |
Cards:
| Kristiyan Malinov | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Martin Lukov
Goalkeeper
Svetoslav Vutsov
Defender
Vasil Bozhikov
Defender/Midfielder
Kristiyan Malinov
Midfielder
Dimitar Iliev
Midfielder
Ilian Iliev
Midfielder
Petar Vitanov
Midfielder
Dominik Yankov
Midfielder/Forward
Bircent Karagaren
Midfielder/Forward
Kaloyan Krastev
Forward
Spas Delev
Forward
Radoslav Kirilov
1
Northern Ireland
Manager: Ian Baraclough
Goals:
| Conor Washington | 37 |
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Starting lineup:
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart
Defender
Tom Flanagan
Defender
Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder
Conor Bradley
Defender/Midfielder
Shane Ferguson
Defender/Midfielder
Paddy McNair
Defender/Midfielder
Steven Davis
Midfielder
(captain)
Jordan Thompson
Midfielder
Josh Magennis
Forward
Conor Washington
Forward
Substitutions:
| Stuart Dallas for Josh Magennis | 67 |
| Jordan Jones for Conor Bradley | 67 |
| Dion Charles for Conor Washington | 82 |
| Niall McGinn for Dan Ballard | 82 |
Cards:
| Dan Ballard | 69 | Y |
| Stuart Dallas | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Conor Hazard
Goalkeeper
Liam Hughes
Defender
Ciaron Brown
Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Dallas
Defender/Midfielder
Niall McGinn
Defender/Midfielder
Carl Winchester
Midfielder
Alfie McCalmont
Midfielder/Forward
Dion Charles
Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Jones
Midfielder/Forward
Paul Smyth