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Bulgaria beat Luxembourg 2-0 on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 in the Nations League.

Goals: Kristiyan Balov 19', Atanas Iliev 34'.

Luxembourg sit 4th on 3 points.

Bulgaria sit 3rd on 4 points.

Luxembourg have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Bulgaria have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: Luxembourg won 1, Bulgaria won 1, 3 drawn.

Competition: UEFA Nations League
Kick-off: Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 19:45 (UK time)
Venue: Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City
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Goals and cards

19'⚽Kristiyan BalovGoal

31'Georgi RusevYellow

34'⚽Atanas IlievGoal

41'Stefan VelkovYellow

51'Yoan StoyanovYellow

81'Dirk CarlsonYellow

Live commentary

Match ends, Luxembourg 0, Bulgaria 2.
90'+4'Second Half ends, Luxembourg 0, Bulgaria 2.
90'+3'Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Vahid Selimovic.
90'+2'Foul by Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg).
90'+2'Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1'Attempt missed. Omar Natami (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aiman Dardari.
90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'Omar Natami (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'Foul by Stanislav Ivanov (Bulgaria).
89'Attempt saved. Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Vahid Selimovic.
89'Attempt missed. Vahid Selimovic (Luxembourg) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothé Rupil with a cross following a set piece situation.
88'Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88'Foul by Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria).
88'Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88'Foul by Petko Panayotov (Bulgaria).
87'Attempt missed. Yoan Stoyanov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
86'Attempt saved. Aiman Dardari (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Dirk Carlson.
83'Substitution, Bulgaria. Kristian Dimitrov replaces Martin Minchev.
82'Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
82'Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81'Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81'Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
81'Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81'Attempt saved. Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Vincent Thill.
80'Foul by Timothé Rupil (Luxembourg).
80'Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'Attempt missed. Omar Natami (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hamza Kadamani.
78'Substitution, Luxembourg. Sébastien Thill replaces Eric Veiga.
78'Eric Veiga (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'Foul by Petko Panayotov (Bulgaria).
76'Attempt missed. Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Minchev with a cross.
73'Foul by Vincent Thill (Luxembourg).
73'Emil Tsenov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71'Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Vahid Selimovic.
68'Offside, Luxembourg. Omar Natami is caught offside.
67'Substitution, Luxembourg. Timothé Rupil replaces Tomás Cruz.
66'Substitution, Bulgaria. Vladimir Nikolov replaces Atanas Iliev.
66'Substitution, Bulgaria. Stanislav Ivanov replaces Kristiyan Balov.
66'Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66'Foul by Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria).
64'Attempt missed. Hamza Kadamani (Luxembourg) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vincent Thill with a cross following a corner.
63'Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Daniel Naumov.
63'Attempt saved. Tomás Cruz (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria).
63'Attempt blocked. Omar Natami (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Kadamani.
62'Eric Veiga (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62'Foul by Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria).
61'Attempt missed. Vahid Selimovic (Luxembourg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Bohnert with a cross following a corner.
60'Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Daniel Naumov.
60'Attempt saved. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria).
60'Attempt saved. Omar Natami (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Vincent Thill.
59'Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
59'Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56'Offside, Luxembourg. Aiman Dardari is caught offside.
55'Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Yoan Stoyanov.
54'Attempt missed. Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Martin Minchev with a cross.
51'Yoan Stoyanov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51'Aiman Dardari (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51'Foul by Yoan Stoyanov (Bulgaria).
51'Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51'Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria).
50'Substitution, Bulgaria. Petko Panayotov replaces Georgi Rusev.
49'Foul by Hamza Kadamani (Luxembourg).
49'Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'Foul by Vahid Selimovic (Luxembourg).
48'Kristiyan Balov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'Aiman Dardari (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48'Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
47'Aiman Dardari (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47'Foul by Martin Minchev (Bulgaria).
45'Substitution, Luxembourg. Mathias Olesen replaces Enzo dos Santos.
45'Substitution, Luxembourg. Aiman Dardari replaces Jayson Videira.
45'Substitution, Luxembourg. Tiago Pereira Cardoso replaces Anthony Moris.
45'Second Half begins Luxembourg 0, Bulgaria 2.
45'+1'First Half ends, Luxembourg 0, Bulgaria 2.
45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'Attempt missed. Omar Natami (Luxembourg) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eric Veiga with a cross.
44'Foul by Hamza Kadamani (Luxembourg).
44'Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42'Foul by Jayson Videira (Luxembourg).
42'Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41'Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41'Jayson Videira (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41'Foul by Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria).
40'Attempt blocked. Hristiyan Petrov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
39'Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Eric Veiga.
36'Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36'Foul by Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria).
34'Goal! Luxembourg 0, Bulgaria 2. Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Georgi Rusev with a cross following a set piece situation.
34'Foul by Vincent Thill (Luxembourg).
34'Kristiyan Balov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32'Attempt missed. Vahid Selimovic (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
31'Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31'Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31'Foul by Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria).
29'Attempt missed. Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Atanas Iliev.
29'Attempt missed. Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
29'Attempt saved. Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner by Anthony Moris (Luxembourg).
28'Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28'Foul by Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria).
26'Foul by Enzo dos Santos (Luxembourg).
26'Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26'Attempt saved. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Omar Natami.
24'Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Emil Tsenov.
21'Offside, Bulgaria. Atanas Iliev is caught offside.
21'Attempt saved. Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Anthony Moris (Luxembourg). Assisted by Yoan Stoyanov.
19'Goal! Luxembourg 0, Bulgaria 1. Kristiyan Balov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emil Tsenov.
17'Attempt saved. Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Moris (Luxembourg). Assisted by Georgi Rusev.
14'Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Emil Tsenov.
12'Omar Natami (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12'Foul by Emil Tsenov (Bulgaria).
10'Attempt missed. Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
10'Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Eric Veiga.
9'Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
9'Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8'Attempt missed. Omar Natami (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
7'Attempt missed. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Omar Natami.
6'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5'Delay in match (Bulgaria).
5'Attempt missed. Eric Veiga (Luxembourg) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Cruz.
3'Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Commentary: ESPN

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Form
1	Iceland	4	2	2	0	7	1	+6	8	DWWD
2	Estonia	4	1	3	0	2	1	+1	6	DDWD
3	Bulgaria	4	1	1	2	3	5	-2	4	LDLDL
4	Luxembourg	4	1	0	3	2	7	-5	3	LWWLL

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