Bulgaria v England (2020 Euro Qualifying)

Bulgaria v England

Bulgaria England 0 6
Report
Event	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A
Date	Monday 14 October 2019
Venue	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Player of the Match	Tyrone Mings
Referee	Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Attendance	17,481
← Bulgaria - Montenegro England - Czech Rep Bulgaria - Czech Rep England - Montenegro →

Bulgaria v England is an upcoming Euro 2020 qualifying game. It will take place on Monday 14 October 2019 at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia.

England's Euro 2020 qualifying victory over Bulgaria in Sofia was overshadowed by shameful scenes of racism that saw the game stopped twice and officials threaten to abandon the match.

Gareth Southgate's side strolled to a 6-0 victory in an atmosphere that was toxic in the first half and eerie in the second, with a large section of the Vasil Levski Stadium already closed after racist incidents here in June.

England debutant Tyrone Mings was an early victim, turning towards the home fans when chants were aimed in his direction and referee Ivan Bebek stopped the game in the 28th minute after Raheem Sterling was a target for further abuse.

After lengthy discussions, and in accordance with Uefa's protocol for dealing with racism, the crowd were warned of the consequences if there were further problems - and there was a further stoppage just before half-time.

On the pitch, England moved closer to Euro 2020 qualification as they romped to victory with the recalled Marcus Rashford opening the scoring early on with a superb rising drive.

Ross Barkley added a tap-in and a head from Kieran Trippier's cross before Sterling got on the scoresheet with another simple finish just before half-time.

And Sterling provided an even more emphatic answer to those who directed the shameful chants at England's players when he strode through for the fifth goal after 68 minutes.

Match

Details

14 October 2019 (2019-10-14) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)	Bulgaria	0–6	England	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 17,481 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
		Report	Rashford  7' Barkley  20', 32' Sterling  45+3', 69' Kane  85'

Bulgaria

England

23 Plamen Iliev 04 Petar Zanev 15 Georgi Pashov 08 Georgi Kostadinov 45' 21 Georgi Sarmov 03 Wanderson 11 Ivelin Popov 10 Kiril Despodov 07 Georgi Terziev 09 Ismail Isa 76' 19 Kamen Hadzhiev 68' Substitutes: 01 Hristo Ivanov 02 Deyan Lozev 05 Kristian Dimitrov 06 Simeon Slavchev 12 Bozhidar Kraev 45' 13 Nikolay Mihaylov 14 Anton Nedyalkov 16 Kristiyan Malinov 76' 17 Marcelinho 18 Galin Ivanov 68' 20 Ivan Goranov 22 Bircent Karagaren Manager: Krasimir Balakov

01 Jordan Pickford 02 Kieran Trippier 06 Harry Maguire 05 Tyrone Mings 03 Ben Chilwell 08 Jordan Henderson 04 Harry Winks 10 Ross Barkley 73' 07 Raheem Sterling 73' 09 Harry Kane 11 Marcus Rashford 76' Substitutes: 12 Trent Alexander-Arnold 13 Nick Pope 14 Michael Keane 15 Joe Gomez 16 Declan Rice 17 Jadon Sancho 73' 18 Fikayo Tomori 19 Tammy Abraham 20 Mason Mount 73' 21 Callum Wilson 76' 22 Dean Henderson Manager: Gareth Southgate

Group Standings - Match Day 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
England (X)	6	5	0	1	26	6	+20	15	Qualification to Qualify for final tournament
Czech Republic	6	4	0	2	11	9	+2	12
Kosovo (X)	6	3	2	1	12	10	+2	11
Montenegro	7	0	3	4	3	15	−12	3
Bulgaria	7	0	3	4	5	17	−12	3

(X) Assured of at least play-offs.

See also

• UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A
• UEFA Euro 2020

External links

• Match report at BBC.co.uk
• Match report at UEFA.com