UEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 4Luxembourg vs Bulgaria 0-2
- Kristiyan Balov19'
- Atanas Iliev34'
- Kick-off
- Tue, 6 Oct 2026 · 18:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Referee
- Andris Treimanis
Match timeline
- 83’Substitution
BulgariaKristian Dimitrov ONMartin Minchev OFF - 81’Yellow card
LuxembourgDirk Carlson - 78’Substitution
LuxembourgSebastien Thill ONEric Veiga OFF - 67’Substitution
LuxembourgTimothé Rupil ONJ. de Sousa Moreira Cruz OFF - 66’Substitution
BulgariaStanislav Ivanov ONKristiyan Balov OFF - 66’Substitution
BulgariaVladimir Nikolov ONAtanas Iliev OFF - 51’Yellow card
BulgariaYoan Stoyanov - 50’Substitution
BulgariaP. Panayotov ONGeorgi Rusev OFF
Show 7 earlier events
- 45’Substitution
LuxembourgTiago Pereira Cardoso ONAnthony Moris OFF - 45’Substitution
LuxembourgAiman Dardari ONjayson videira OFF - 45’Substitution
LuxembourgMathias Olesen ONEnzo dos Santos OFF - 41’Yellow card
BulgariaStefan Velkov - 34’Goal!
BulgariaAtanas IlievAssist: Georgi Rusev0 – 2 - 31’Yellow card
BulgariaGeorgi Rusev - 19’Goal!
BulgariaKristiyan BalovAssist: Emil Tsenov0 – 1 - 1’Kick-off
Key stats
- 63%Possession37%
- 18Shots13
- 7Shots on Target5
- 5Corners4
- 15Fouls15
- 2Offsides1
- 3Saves7
- 582Passes347
- 1Yellow Cards3
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Luxembourg4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 45’↑12 T. Pereira Cardoso↓1 A. Moris
- 45’↑7 Aiman Dardari↓ jayson videira
- 45’↑19 M. Olesen↓8 E. de Pina Duarte dos Santos
- 67’↑10 T. Rupil↓6 J. de Sousa Moreira Cruz
- 78’↑21 S. Thill↓14 E. Veiga
Unused substitutes 2 E. Džogović, 23 L. Fox, 18 S. Ikene, 16 T. Kips, 22 M. Martins, 3 A. Qevani, 20 M. Goncalves
Coach J. Strasser
Bulgaria4 - 3 - 3
Substitutions
- 50’↑16 P. Panayotov↓11 G. Rusev
- 66’↑21 S. Ivanov↓18 K. Balov
- 66’↑20 V. Nikolov↓9 A. Iliev
- 83’↑5 K. Dimitrov↓17 M. Minchev
Unused substitutes 14 A. Chandarov, 19 I. Turitsov, 7 B. Tsonev, 22 K. Stoyanov, 12 D. Mitov, 3 A. Hristov, 10 Z. Dimitrov, 23 A. Bozhev
Coach A. Ribarski
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League
- Round
- Matchday 4
- Date
- Tue, 6 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 18:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Referee
- Andris Treimanis
- Luxembourg coach
- J. Strasser
- Bulgaria coach
- A. Ribarski
League table
UEFA Nations League · League C - Group D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 11 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
V. Selimović7.1 - 2
E. Veiga6.7 - 3
Aiman Dardari6.6 - 4
M. Olesen6.6 - 5
D. Carlson6.5 - 6
Omar Natami6.5 - 7
V. Thill6.4 - 8
H. Kadamani6.4 - 9
Jayson Videira Pereira6.3 - 10
A. Moris6.3 - 11
J. de Sousa Moreira Cruz6.2 - 12
T. Rupil6.1 - 13
S. Thill6.1 - 14
F. Bohnert6.0 - 15
E. de Pina Duarte dos Santos5.9 - 16
T. Pereira Cardoso5.5 - 17
E. Džogović0.0 - 18
L. Fox0.0 - 19
S. Ikene0.0 - 20
T. Kips0.0 - 21
M. Martins0.0 - 22
A. Qevani0.0 - 23
M. Goncalves0.0
- 1
A. Iliev8.2 - 2
D. Naumov8.2 - 3
K. Balov8.1 - 4
Y. Stoyanov7.6 - 5
G. Rusev7.6 - 6
S. Velkov7.4 - 7
E. Tsenov7.4 - 8
M. Minchev7.2 - 9
K. Dimitrov7.0 - 10
P. Panayotov6.8 - 11
H. Petrov6.7 - 12
I. Gruev6.6 - 13
V. Nikolov6.6 - 14
A. Kraev6.5 - 15
S. Ivanov6.5 - 16
A. Chandarov0.0 - 17
A. Bozhev0.0 - 18
Z. Dimitrov0.0 - 19
A. Hristov0.0 - 20
D. Mitov0.0 - 21
K. Stoyanov0.0 - 22
B. Tsonev0.0 - 23
I. Turitsov0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match

A. Iliev
Bulgaria
- 1
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.2, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 66 minutes.
Head to head


6 goals7 goals
Last 5 meetings
- 2026UEFA Nations League
Luxembourg2 - 1
Bulgaria - 2024UEFA Nations League
Luxembourg0 - 1
Bulgaria - 2024UEFA Nations League
Luxembourg0 - 0
Bulgaria - 2022Friendlies
Luxembourg0 - 0
Bulgaria - 2017World Cup - Qualification Europe
Luxembourg1 - 1
Bulgaria
6 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
- W-D-L
- 2-0-3
- Scored / match
- 0.6
- Conceded / match
- 1.2
- W-D-L
- 1-2-2
- Scored / match
- 1.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.4
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Match report
Bulgaria left Stade de Luxembourg with a 2-0 win after scoring twice before the break and holding that lead through a second half in which Luxembourg had more of the ball and more shots.
Kristiyan Balov opened the scoring in the 19th minute, turning in Emil Tsenov's assist to make it 1-0, and Atanas Iliev doubled the lead on 34 minutes from Georgi Rusev's pass. Bulgaria went in 2-0 up at half-time.
Luxembourg made three changes at the interval, sending on Tiago Pereira Cardoso for Anthony Moris, Aiman Dardari for jayson videira and Mathias Olesen for Enzo dos Santos, but Bulgaria kept control of the scoreline. Georgi Rusev was taken off on 50 minutes and later booked before he was replaced, while Bulgaria also made two changes on 66 minutes, with Kristiyan Balov and Atanas Iliev both withdrawn. Luxembourg finished with 63% possession, 582 passes to Bulgaria's 347 and 18 shots to 13, but Bulgaria had 7 shots on target to Luxembourg's 5 and 7 saves to Luxembourg's 3. The hosts also led the corner count 5-4 and fouls were level at 15 each.
Georgi Rusev was booked in the 31st minute and Stefan Velkov in the 41st for Bulgaria, while Yoan Stoyanov was shown a yellow card on 51 minutes. Luxembourg's only booking went to Dirk Carlson in the 81st minute.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League
- Round
- Matchday 4
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Referee
- Andris Treimanis
- Match ID
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15 events
- 19’Goal!
BulgariaKristiyan BalovAssist: Emil Tsenov0 – 1 - 31’Yellow card
BulgariaGeorgi Rusev - 34’Goal!
BulgariaAtanas IlievAssist: Georgi Rusev0 – 2 - 41’Yellow card
BulgariaStefan Velkov - 45’Substitution
LuxembourgTiago Pereira Cardoso ONAnthony Moris OFF - 45’Substitution
LuxembourgAiman Dardari ONjayson videira OFF - 45’Substitution
LuxembourgMathias Olesen ONEnzo dos Santos OFF - 50’Substitution
BulgariaP. Panayotov ONGeorgi Rusev OFF - 51’Yellow card
BulgariaYoan Stoyanov - 66’Substitution
BulgariaStanislav Ivanov ONKristiyan Balov OFF - 66’Substitution
BulgariaVladimir Nikolov ONAtanas Iliev OFF - 67’Substitution
LuxembourgTimothé Rupil ONJ. de Sousa Moreira Cruz OFF - 78’Substitution
LuxembourgSebastien Thill ONEric Veiga OFF - 81’Yellow card
LuxembourgDirk Carlson - 83’Substitution
BulgariaKristian Dimitrov ONMartin Minchev OFF

















