Spain 6–1 Bulgaria: 1998 World Cup match
6–1Full time
Bulgaria
Match in one glance
SpainBulgariaGoalCard
Spain
Bulgaria
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
6Spain1Bulgaria
Fernando Hierro opened the scoring at 6′.
Team comparison
SpainBulgaria
6Goals1
2Bookings2
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1FMFernando MorientesSpain · 55′, 81′2goals
- 2FHFernando HierroSpain · 6′1goal
- 3LELuis EnriqueSpain · 18′1goal
- 4KKikoSpain · 90′+4′1goal
- 5EKEmil KostadinovBulgaria · 58′1goal
Decisive moments
7 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group D
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-24
- Venue
- Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens
- Result
- 6–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Spain / BulgariaSpain
Fernando Hierro (penalty)6′
Luis Enrique18′
Fernando Morientes55′
Fernando Morientes81′
Georgi Bachev (own goal)88′
Kiko90+4′′
Bulgaria
Emil Kostadinov58′
Complete match timeline
SpainBulgariaGoalCardSubstitution
Spain
Bulgaria
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
17 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 0F. Hierro 6′ · L. Enrique 18′
Second half
45′–90′4 – 1F. Morientes 55′ · E. Kostadinov 58′ · F. Morientes 81′ · G. Bachev 88′ · Kiko 90′+4′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Spain
Reported rolesAZ
1Andoni ZubizarretaRA
4Rafael AlkortaS
12SergiCA
15Carlos AguileraMÁ
20Miguel Ángel NadalFH
6Fernando HierroJE
17Joseba EtxeberriaGA
18Guillermo AmorLE
21Luis EnriqueFM
7Fernando MorientesA
11AlfonsoReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 8JGJulen Guerrero69′
- 10RRaúl50′
- 19KKiko65′
Match contributions
- Fernando Hierro⚽ 1
- Fernando Morientes⚽ 2
- Carlos Aguilera▰ 16′
- Luis Enrique⚽ 1
- Julen Guerrero▰ 73′
- Kiko⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1AZAndoni ZubizarretaGoalkeeper
- 4RARafael AlkortaCentre-back
- 6FHFernando HierroCentral midfielder
- 7FMFernando MorientesCentre-forward
- 11AAlfonsoCentre-forward
- 12SSergiLeft-back
- 15CACarlos AguileraRight-back
- 17JEJoseba EtxeberriaRight midfielder
- 18GAGuillermo AmorCentral midfielder
- 20MÁMiguel Ángel NadalCentre-back
- 21LELuis EnriqueLeft midfielder
Bulgaria
Reported rolesZZ
1Zdravko ZdravkovRK
2Radostin KishishevTI
3Trifon IvanovGG
13Gosho GinchevIY
5Ivaylo YordanovKB
10Krasimir BalakovAN
16Anatoli NankovDB
18Daniel BorimirovEK
7Emil KostadinovHS
8Hristo StoichkovGB
19Georgi BachevReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9LPLyuboslav Penev28′
- 11IIIlian Iliev45′
- 14MHMarian Hristov61′
Match contributions
- Emil Kostadinov⚽ 1
- Georgi Bachev▰ 85′
- Lyuboslav Penev▰ 45′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1ZZZdravko ZdravkovGoalkeeper
- 2RKRadostin KishishevDefender
- 3TITrifon IvanovDefender
- 5IYIvaylo YordanovMidfielder
- 7EKEmil KostadinovForward
- 8HSHristo StoichkovForward
- 10KBKrasimir BalakovMidfielder
- 13GGGosho GinchevDefender
- 16ANAnatoli NankovMidfielder
- 18DBDaniel BorimirovMidfielder
- 19GBGeorgi BachevForward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
6Spain1Bulgaria
Fernando Hierro opened the scoring at 6′.
Team comparison
SpainBulgaria
6Goals1
2Bookings2
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1FMFernando MorientesSpain · 55′, 81′2goals
- 2FHFernando HierroSpain · 6′1goal
- 3LELuis EnriqueSpain · 18′1goal
- 4KKikoSpain · 90′+4′1goal
- 5EKEmil KostadinovBulgaria · 58′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
7 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group D
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-24
- Venue
- Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens
- Result
- 6–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Spain / BulgariaSpain
Fernando Hierro (penalty)6′
Luis Enrique18′
Fernando Morientes55′
Fernando Morientes81′
Georgi Bachev (own goal)88′
Kiko90+4′′
Bulgaria
Emil Kostadinov58′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.