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BulgariavsItaly
Bulgaria vs Italy: head-to-head stats
Since 1966
Bulgaria
2
wins
draws
8
21 meetings
Italy
11
wins
Bulgaria and Italy have met 21 times since 1966: Bulgaria won 2, Italy 11, and 8 matches were drawn. Italy lead the head-to-head by 9 wins. Goals: Bulgaria 17, Italy 36. Last meeting: Bulgaria 1–1 Italy (FIFA World Cup qualification, Sep 2, 2021).
- First meeting
- Bulgaria 1–6 Italy
- Jun 14, 1966 · Friendly
- Last meeting
- Bulgaria 1–1 Italy
- Sep 2, 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest Bulgaria win
- Bulgaria 3–2 Italy
- Apr 6, 1968 · UEFA Euro qualification
- Biggest Italy win
- Bulgaria 1–6 Italy
- Jun 14, 1966 · Friendly
Match preview and current form
The rivalry, match by match
21 meetings since 1966. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Bulgaria win
- Draw
- Italy win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
BUL=ITA
- 1960
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
ITA +91966 · ITA ahead
↑ BULITA ↓
- 1960s: Bulgaria 4 goals, Italy 10 goals
- 1970s: Bulgaria 1 goal, Italy 2 goals
- 1980s: Bulgaria 3 goals, Italy 8 goals
- 1990s: Bulgaria 3 goals, Italy 3 goals
- 2000s: Bulgaria 1 goal, Italy 4 goals
- 2010s: Bulgaria 4 goals, Italy 6 goals
- 2020s: Bulgaria 1 goal, Italy 3 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | BUL W | D | ITA W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| FIFA World Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| UEFA Euro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All meetings
21 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- D1–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Bulgaria: Atanas Iliev 39'
Italy: Federico Chiesa 16'
- L0–2HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Bulgaria: —
Italy: Andrea Belotti 43' (pen.), Manuel Locatelli 83'
- L0–1AUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Bulgaria: —
Italy: Daniele De Rossi 6' (pen.)
- D2–2HUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Bulgaria: Ivelin Popov 11', Iliyan Mitsanski 17'
Italy: Yordan Minev 4' (OG), Éder 84'
- L0–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Bulgaria: —
Italy: Alberto Gilardino 38'
- D2–2HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Bulgaria: Stanislav Manolev 30', Georgi Milanov 66'
Italy: Dani Osvaldo 36', Dani Osvaldo 40'
- L0–2AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Bulgaria: —
Italy: Fabio Grosso 11', Vincenzo Iaquinta 40'
- D0–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- L1–2NUEFA EuroUEFA Euro
Bulgaria: Martin Petrov 45' (pen.)
Italy: Simone Perrotta 48', Antonio Cassano 90'
- L1–2NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Bulgaria: Hristo Stoichkov 44' (pen.)
Italy: Roberto Baggio 21', Roberto Baggio 25'
Show all 21 meetings
- W2–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–4AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Bulgaria: Nasko Sirakov 85'
Italy: Alessandro Altobelli 44'
- L2–3AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1AFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1HFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–2AUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Bulgaria: —
Italy: Pierino Prati 14', Angelo Domenghini 55'
- W3–2HUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Bulgaria: Nikola Kotkov 11' (pen.), Dinko Dermendzhiev 66', Petar Zhekov 73'
Italy: Dimitar Penev 60' (OG), Pierino Prati 83'
- L1–6AFriendlyFriendly
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
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