Bulgaria v Sweden, 31 August 2017
| Score | 3-2 to Bulgaria |
| Referee | Paolo Tagliavento |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group A |
| Venue | Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia |
| Attendance | 12,121 |
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Bulgaria
Manager: Petar Hubchev
Goals:
| Stanislav Manolev | 12 |
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| Georgi Kostadinov | 33 |
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| Ivaylo Chochev | 79 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Plamen Iliev
Defender
Vasil Bozhikov
Defender
Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski
Defender
Strahil Popov
Defender
Petar Zanev
Defender/Midfielder
Stanislav Manolev
Midfielder
Ivaylo Chochev
Midfielder
Georgi Kostadinov
Midfielder
Georgi Milanov
Midfielder
Ivelin Popov
(captain)
Midfielder
Simeon Slavchev
Substitutions:
| Todor Nedelev for Georgi Milanov | 61 |
| Bozhidar Kraev for Stanislav Manolev | 75 |
| Ivaylo Dimitrov for Ivelin Popov | 83 |
Cards:
| Vasil Bozhikov | 8 | Y |
| Georgi Kostadinov | 16 | Y |
| Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski | 88 | Y |
| Ivaylo Chochev | 91 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Georgi Kitanov
Goalkeeper
Bozhidar Mitrev
Defender
Anton Nedyalkov
Defender
Radoslav Terziev
Defender/Midfielder
Kristiyan Malinov
Midfielder
Orlin Starokin
Midfielder
Aleksandar Tsvetkov
Midfielder/Forward
Kiril Despodov
Midfielder/Forward
Bozhidar Kraev
Midfielder/Forward
Todor Nedelev
Forward
Ivaylo Dimitrov
Forward
Andrey Galabinov
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Sweden
Manager: Janne Andersson
Goals:
| Mikael Lustig | 29 |
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| Marcus Berg | 44 |
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Starting lineup:
Robin Olsen
Goalkeeper
Ludwig Augustinsson
Defender
Andreas Granqvist
Defender
(captain)
Victor Lindelöf
Defender
Mikael Lustig
Defender
Jimmy Durmaz
Midfielder
Albin Ekdal
Midfielder
Emil Forsberg
Midfielder
Jakob Johansson
Midfielder
Marcus Berg
Forward
Ola Toivonen
Forward
Substitutions:
| Seb Larsson for Albin Ekdal | 70 |
| Viktor Claesson for Jimmy Durmaz | 82 |
| Samuel Armenteros for Jakob Johansson | 85 |
Cards:
| Ola Toivonen | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Karl-Johan Johnsson
Goalkeeper
Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender
Filip Helander
Defender
Pontus Jansson
Defender
Emil Krafth
Defender/Midfielder
Seb Larsson
Defender/Midfielder
Martin Olsson
Midfielder
Marcus Rohdén
Midfielder/Forward
Viktor Claesson
Forward
Samuel Armenteros
Forward
Christoffer Nyman