Northern Ireland v Bulgaria, 31 March 2021
| Score | 0-0 |
| Referee | Yigal Frid |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group C |
| Venue | Windsor Park, Belfast |
View Northern Ireland v Bulgaria head to head
Kick-off: 7.45pm BST
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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Northern Ireland
Manager: Ian Baraclough
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
Defender
Craig Cathcart
Defender
Jonny Evans
Defender/Midfielder
Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Dallas
Defender/Midfielder
Jamal Lewis
Defender/Midfielder
Paddy McNair
Defender/Midfielder
George Saville
Midfielder
Steven Davis
(captain)
Midfielder/Forward
Gavin Whyte
Forward
Josh Magennis
Substitutions:
| Niall McGinn for Gavin Whyte | 64 |
| Matt Kennedy for George Saville | 74 |
| Michael Smith for Dan Ballard | 74 |
| Kyle Lafferty for Josh Magennis | 82 |
Cards:
| Paddy McNair | 33 | Y |
| George Saville | 70 | Y |
| Kyle Lafferty | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Conor Hazard
Goalkeeper
Liam Hughes
Defender
Conor McLaughlin
Defender/Midfielder
Shane Ferguson
Defender/Midfielder
Niall McGinn
Defender/Midfielder
Michael Smith
Midfielder
Corry Evans
Midfielder
Ali McCann
Midfielder
Jordan Thompson
Midfielder/Forward
Dion Charles
Midfielder/Forward
Matt Kennedy
Forward
Kyle Lafferty
Comments:
With his 126th appearance, Steven Davis became Britain's most-capped player by beating the record set by England's Peter Shilton (125).
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Bulgaria
Manager: Yasen Petrov
Starting lineup:
Daniel Naumov
Goalkeeper
Valentin Antov
Defender
Andrea Hristov
Defender
Petko Hristov
Defender
Momchil Tsvetanov
Defender/Midfielder
Ivaylo Chochev
Midfielder
Georgi Kostadinov
Midfielder
(captain)
Kiril Despodov
Midfielder/Forward
Antonio Vutov
Midfielder/Forward
Georgi Yomov
Midfielder/Forward
Andrey Galabinov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Petar Vitanov for Georgi Kostadinov | 43 |
| Dimitar Iliev for Antonio Vutov | 46 |
| Bircent Karagaren for Georgi Yomov | 72 |
| Atanas Iliev for Andrey Galabinov | 73 |
| Petar Zanev for Momchil Tsvetanov | 73 |
Cards:
| Petko Hristov | 24 | Y |
| Valentin Antov | 45 | Y |
| Atanas Iliev | 86 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Plamen Iliev
Goalkeeper
Ivan Karadzhov
Defender
Vasil Bozhikov
Defender
Petar Zanev
Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Dimov
Defender/Midfielder
Kristiyan Malinov
Midfielder
Dimitar Iliev
Midfielder
Ilian Iliev
Midfielder
Petar Vitanov
Midfielder/Forward
Bircent Karagaren
Forward
Spas Delev
Forward
Atanas Iliev