France edge Bulgaria to stay top in group
France clinched their first victory in Bulgaria for 85 years to move back to the top of Group A in the race to qualify for next year's World Cup final
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KO
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Kickoff
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3
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Blaise Matuidi Goal
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9
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Simeon Slavchev Yellow Card
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34
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On: Adrien Rabiot | Off: N'Golo Kanté
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HT
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Halftime
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48
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On: Bozhidar Kraev | Off: Andrej Galabinov
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51
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Petar Zanev Yellow Card
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62
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Bozhidar Kraev Yellow Card
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67
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Georgi Kostadinov Yellow Card
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76
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On: Dimitri Payet | Off: Alexandre Lacazette
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85
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On: Olivier Giroud | Off: Kylian Mbappé
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87
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On: Ivaylo Dimitrov | Off: Stanislav Manolev
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90+1
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Olivier Giroud Yellow Card
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FT
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End Regular Time
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Bulgaria
BUL
France
FRA
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Plamen Iliev
Saves
1
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Vasil Bozhikov
Goals
0
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Nikolay Bodurov
Goals
0
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Petar Zanev
51'
Goals
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Strahil Popov
Goals
0
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Georgi Kostadinov
67'
Goals
0
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Simeon Slavchev
9'
Goals
0
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Stanislav Manolev
Goals
0
87'
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Ivaylo Dimitrov
Goals
0
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Todor Nedelev
Goals
0
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Spas Delev
Goals
0
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Andrej Galabinov
Goals
0
48'
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Bozhidar Kraev
62'
Goals
0
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Bozhidar Mitrev
Saves
0
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Blagoy Makendzhiev
Saves
0
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Cvetomir Panov
Goals
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Aleksandr Tsvetkov
Goals
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Kristiyan Malinov
Goals
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Anton Nedyalkov
Goals
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Bozhidar Chorbadjiiski
Goals
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Martin Raynov
Goals
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Game Information
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VENUE: Vasilij Levski
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ATTENDANCE: 12,921
Match Commentary
| 90'+4' | Match ends, Bulgaria 0, France 1. | |
| 90'+4' | Second Half ends, Bulgaria 0, France 1. | |
| 90'+3' | Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
Match Stats
Possession
46%
54%
Shots (on Goal)
7 (2)
10 (2)
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| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
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FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
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| 1 | France | 10 | +12 | 23 |
| 2 | Sweden | 10 | +17 | 19 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 10 | +9 | 19 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 10 | -18 | 6 |
| 6 | Belarus | 10 | -15 | 5 |
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