Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria, 18 August 2004
| Score | 1-1 |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
| Attendance | 31,887 |
View Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria head to head
Goals:
| Andy Reid | 15 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Shay Given
Defender
Kenny Cunningham
Defender
Gary Doherty
Defender
Steve Finnan
Defender
John O'Shea
Midfielder
Damien Duff
Midfielder
Roy Keane
Midfielder
Kevin Kilbane
Midfielder
Liam Miller
Midfielder
Andy Reid
Forward
Clinton Morrison
Substitutions:
| Gary Breen for Gary Doherty | 46 |
| Stephen Carr for Liam Miller | 52 |
| Graham Kavanagh for Roy Keane | 64 |
| Macken for Clinton Morrison | 64 |
| Alan Quinn for Steve Finnan | 71 |
| Paddy Kenny for Shay Given | 71 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Paddy Kenny
Defender
Gary Breen
Defender
Stephen Carr
Midfielder
Graham Kavanagh
Midfielder
Alan Quinn
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Bulgaria
Goals:
| Valery Bozhinov | 70 |
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Starting lineup:
Zdravko Zdravkov
Goalkeeper
Rosen Kirilov
Defender
Ilian Stoyanov
Defender
Marian Hristov
Midfielder
Radostin Kishishev
Midfielder
Stilian Petrov
Midfielder
Chavdar Yankov
Midfielder
Dimitar Berbatov
Forward
Valery Bozhinov
Forward
Zdravkov Lazarov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Yanev for Marian Hristov | 46 |
| Emil Gargorov for Dimitar Berbatov | 46 |
| Vladimir Manchev for Zdravkov Lazarov | 56 |
| Elin Topuzakov for Ilian Stoyanov | 64 |
| Martin Kamburov for Chavdar Yankov | 77 |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Emil Gargorov
Midfielder
Elin Topuzakov
Forward
Martin Kamburov
Forward
Vladimir Manchev