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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski - Friday 10 October 2014 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Group H - Matchday -11 Last updated 12/07/2021 16:53CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13

1 Bulgaria - Croatia Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia

Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached M.Petrov 72; Babić 04/06/2005 QR (GS) Bulgaria - Croatia 1-3 Sofia 18, Tudor 58, Kranjčar 80 Srna 15, 32 (P); 09/10/2004 QR (GS) Croatia - Bulgaria 2-2 M.Petrov 78, Berbatov 87

UEFA EURO 2004 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 11/10/2003 QR (GS) Croatia - Bulgaria 1-0 Zagreb Olić 48 St.Petrov 22, 12/10/2002 QR (GS) Bulgaria - Croatia 2-0 Sofia Berbatov 37

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Bulgaria 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 1 0 1 2 1 Croatia 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 1 0 1 1 2 FIFA* Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - - - - 2 0 1 1 3 5 Croatia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 1 1 0 5 3 Friendlies Bulgaria ------2 0 1 1 0 6 Croatia ------2 1 1 0 6 0 Total Bulgaria 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 - - - - 6 1 2 3 5 12 Croatia 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 - - - - 6 3 2 1 12 5 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Bulgaria - Croatia Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Match background

Bulgaria and Croatia both reached the finals last time they were paired in a UEFA European Championship qualifying group, and will hope their reunion in Group H augurs well. Match background • Bulgaria's record in six encounters with Croatia is undistinguished: W1 D2 L3 (W1 D0 L1 at home, W0 D2 L1 in Croatia). • Their most recent encounters came in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying. (15 and 31) gave Zlatko Kranjčar's side a comfortable lead in Zagreb on 9 October 2004 – nearly ten years to the day before their current match – only for a effort (77) and 's 86th-minute header to earn 's visitors a 2-2 draw. • Marko Babić (18), Igor Tudor (59) and Niko Kranjčar (80) struck either side of Martin Petrov (72) in the return fixture on 4 June 2005, Croatia winning 3-1 in Sofia. • The sides' only previous UEFA European Championship encounters were in UEFA EURO 2004 qualifying. (22) and Dimitar Berbatov (37) struck as 's Bulgaria beat Otto Barić's Croatia 2-0 in Sofia on 12 October 2002. Croatia redeemed themselves on 11 October 2003 with a 1-0 home win, substitute Ivica Olić's 48th- minute strike earning his side a play-off place – with Bulgaria already confirmed as group winners. • In 14 matches between clubs from these nations in UEFA competition, the Bulgarian sides' record is W4 D3 L7 (W3 D3 L2 at home, W1 D0 L5 in Croatia). Most recently, their respective champions – PFC Ludogorets Razgrad and GNK Dinamo – met in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League group stage, the Bulgarian side winning 3-0 at home and 2-1 in Zagreb. • Bulgarian and Croatian sides have met in nine UEFA youth and age-limit matches, for which Bulgaria's record is W3 D1 L5.

3 Bulgaria - Croatia Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Squad list

Bulgaria Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - 28/06/1988 26 Mersin - 0 0 0 0 29 - - 08/06/1987 27 Ludogorets - 1 0 0 0 12 - Lokomotiv - Bozhidar Mitrev 31/03/1987 27 - 0 0 0 0 - - Sofia Defenders - Petar Zanev 18/10/1985 28 Amkar - 0 0 0 0 24 - Dinamo - Stanislav Manolev 16/12/1985 28 - 1 0 0 0 38 4 Moskva - Veselin Minev 14/10/1980 33 Levski - 1 0 0 0 21 - - Aleksandar Aleksandrov 13/04/1986 28 Ludogorets - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Nikolay Bodurov 30/05/1986 28 Fulham - 1 0 0 0 25 - - Ilia Milanov 19/02/1992 22 Litex - 0 0 0 0 6 - - Yordan Minev 14/10/1980 33 Ludogorets - 0 0 0 0 16 - - Apostol Popov 22/12/1982 31 CSKA Sofia - 1 0 0 0 2 - - Hristo Zlatinski 22/01/1985 29 Ludogorets - 0 0 0 0 10 - Shijiazhuang - Georgi Iliev 05/09/1981 33 - 1 0 0 0 21 2 Yongchang Botev - Yordan Hristov 12/02/1984 30 - 0 0 0 0 4 - Plovdiv - Vladimir Gadzhev 18/07/1987 27 Levski - 1 0 0 0 24 1 - Ivelin Popov 26/10/1987 26 Kuban - 0 0 0 0 48 8 - 31/05/1984 30 Ludogorets - 1 0 0 0 18 - - Alexandar Tonev 03/02/1990 24 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 14 3 CSKA - Georgi Milanov 19/02/1992 22 - 1 0 0 0 19 2 Moskva - Mihail Alexandrov 11/06/1989 25 Ludogorets - 1 0 0 0 3 - Forwards - Ilian Micanski 20/12/1985 28 Karlsruhe - 1 1 0 0 10 3 - Ventsislav Hristov 09/11/1988 25 Beroe - 1 1 0 0 4 1 - Andrej Galabinov 27/11/1988 25 Livorno - 1 0 0 0 3 1 Coach - Luboslav Penev 31/08/1966 48 - 1 0 0 0 21 -

4 Bulgaria - Croatia Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia

Croatia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Danijel Subašić 27/10/1984 29 Monaco - 1 0 0 0 8 - - Lovre Kalinić 03/04/1990 24 Hajduk Split - 0 0 0 0 - - - Ivan Vargić 15/03/1987 27 Rijeka - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders Shakhtar - Darijo Srna 01/05/1982 32 - 1 0 0 0 117 21 Donetsk Lokomotiv - Vedran Ćorluka 05/02/1986 28 - 1 0 0 0 76 4 Moskva - Ivan Strinić 17/07/1987 27 Dnipro - 0 0 0 0 33 - - Domagoj Vida 29/04/1989 25 Dynamo Kyiv - 0 0 0 0 24 1 - Gordon Schildenfeld 18/03/1985 29 Panathinaikos - 0 0 0 0 21 - - Ivan Tomečak 07/12/1989 24 Rijeka - 0 0 0 0 - - - Marko Lešković 27/04/1991 23 Rijeka - 0 0 0 0 - - - Hrvoje Milić 10/05/1989 25 Rostov - 1 0 0 0 5 - Midfielders - Danijel Pranjić 02/12/1981 32 Panathinaikos - 0 0 0 0 51 - - Luka Modrić 09/09/1985 29 Real Madrid - 1 1 0 0 79 9 - Ivan Rakitić 10/03/1988 26 Barcelona - 1 0 0 0 65 9 - Ivan Perišić 02/02/1989 25 Wolfsburg - 0 0 0 0 32 5 - Mateo Kovačić 06/05/1994 20 Internazionale - 1 0 0 0 15 - Dinamo - Marcelo Brozović 16/11/1992 21 - 1 0 0 0 4 - Zagreb - Alen Halilović 18/06/1996 18 Barcelona - 1 0 0 0 5 - Forwards - Ivica Olić 14/09/1979 35 Wolfsburg - 1 0 0 0 96 19 - Nikica Jelavić 27/08/1985 29 Hull - 1 0 0 0 36 6 - Mario Mandžukić 21/05/1986 28 Atlético - 1 0 0 0 53 17 - Andrej Kramarić 19/06/1991 23 Rijeka - 1 1 0 0 2 1 Dinamo - Duje Čop 01/02/1990 24 - 0 0 0 0 1 - Zagreb Coach - Niko Kovač 15/10/1971 42 - 1 0 0 0 10 -

5 Bulgaria - Croatia Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Head coach Luboslav Penev Date of birth: 31 August 1966 Nationality: Bulgarian Playing career: PFC CSKA Sofia (twice), Valencia CF, Club Atlético de Madrid, SD Compostela, RC Celta de Vigo, PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 Coaching career: PFC CSKA Sofia, PFC Litex Lovech, Bulgaria • One of Bulgaria's greatest goalscorers, Penev began his career at CSKA in 1985, making his debut under his uncle . Formed a fearsome attacking trident with Hristo Stoichkov and , and in his first spell with the Reds won two league titles, three domestic cups and was named Bulgarian player of the year in 1988. • Moved to Valencia in autumn 1989 and in six years there registered 101 goals in 226 appearances. In summer 1995 he joined Atlético, lifting the double in his only season. Hung up his boots in 1999 and was elected president of CSKA, a position he held until early 2001 when he resumed playing for the capital team before moving on to Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He retired for good in 2002. • Missed Bulgaria's finest hour, their fourth-place finish at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, as he was recovering from testicular cancer. In total, scored 13 times in 62 internationals, appearing at EURO '96 and the 1998 World Cup. • Started coaching with CSKA in March 2009, succeeding his uncle and guiding the Army Men into the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League group stage. Left CSKA in January 2010 and that September took over at Litex, steering them to the championship in 2011. Stood down that October to lead the national side and in November 2013 extended his contract until the end of UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying. • Penev coached Bulgaria in tandem with PFC after being hired as the Canaries' coach in June 2014, but relinquished the club role after just a month to focus on international duties. Niko Kovač Date of birth: 15 October 1971 Nationality: Croatian Playing career: FC Hertha 03 Berlin-Zehlendorf, Hertha BSC Berlin, , Hamburger SV, FC Bayern München, FC Salzburg Coaching career: Croatia Under-21, Croatia • Born in Berlin to parents hailing from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kovač began his career at local side Hertha Zehlendorf before earning a move to second-tier Hertha Berlin in 1991. A defensive , he then joined Leverkusen, playing alongside younger brother Robert for the first time. • Signed for Hamburg in 1999 but was reunited with Robert when the pair were snapped up by Bayern two years later. Won a league and cup double in 2002/03 yet struggled to tie down a starting spot and returned to Hertha in 2003, subsequently ending his playing days with Salzburg. • Collected his first Croatia cap in 1996 and featured in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying, only for injury to rule him out of the finals. He was ever-present, though, at the 2002 World Cup and UEFA EURO 2004. He was also a fixture at the 2006 global showpiece and impressed at UEFA EURO 2008, finishing up – in 2009 – with 83 caps and 14 international goals under his belt. • Quickly turned to coaching, first overseeing Salzburg's youth side and then working as a first-team assistant. Left Salzburg in 2012 and took charge, along with brother Robert, of Croatia's U21 squad in January 2013. • Named caretaker coach of Croatia's senior team on 16 October 2013 following Igor Štimac's resignation, he penned a two-year deal the next day and oversaw a 2-0 aggregate victory over Iceland in the 2014 World Cup play-offs, Croatia bowing out in the group stage in Brazil.

6 Bulgaria - Croatia Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Match officials

Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP) Assistant referees Pau Cebrián Devís (ESP) , Jon Nunez Fernandez (ESP) Additional assistant referees Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP) , Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP) Fourth official Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (ESP) UEFA Delegate Metin Kazancioglu (TUR) UEFA Referee observer Vladimir Sajn (SVN)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Antonio Mateu Lahoz 12/03/1977 1 28

Antonio Mateu Lahoz Referee since: 1992 First division: 2008 FIFA badge: 2011

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 19/07/2012 UEL 2QR PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 Vitesse 4-4 Lovech

7 Bulgaria - Croatia Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Competition facts

8 Bulgaria - Croatia Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Match-by-match lineups Bulgaria

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (09/09/2014) 1-2 Bulgaria Goals: 0-1 Micanski 14, 1-1 Nazarov 54, 1-2 V. Hristov 87 Bulgaria: Stoyanov, A. Popov, Bodurov, M. Aleksandrov (83 V. Hristov), Manolev, V. Minev, G. Milanov, Gadzhev, Micanski (58 Galabinov), Dyakov, G. Iliev (74 Nedelev) Matchday 2 (10/10/2014) Bulgaria-Croatia Matchday 3 (13/10/2014) Norway-Bulgaria Matchday 4 (16/11/2014) Bulgaria-Malta Matchday 5 (28/03/2015) Bulgaria-Italy Matchday 6 (12/06/2015) Malta-Bulgaria Matchday 7 (03/09/2015) Bulgaria-Norway Matchday 8 (06/09/2015) Italy-Bulgaria Matchday 9 (10/10/2015) Croatia-Bulgaria Matchday 10 (13/10/2015) Bulgaria-Azerbaijan Croatia

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (09/09/2014) Croatia 2-0 Malta Goals: 1-0 Modrić 46, 2-0 Kramarić 81 Croatia: Subašić, Milić, Čorluka, Lovren, Rakitić, Halilović (67 Kramarić), Modrić, Srna, Brozović, Mandžukić (79 Olić), Kovačić (46 Jelavić) Matchday 2 (10/10/2014) Bulgaria-Croatia Matchday 3 (13/10/2014) Croatia-Azerbaijan Matchday 4 (16/11/2014) Italy-Croatia Matchday 5 (28/03/2015) Croatia-Norway Matchday 6 (12/06/2015) Croatia-Italy Matchday 7 (03/09/2015) Azerbaijan-Croatia

9 Bulgaria - Croatia Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Matchday 8 (06/09/2015) Norway-Croatia Matchday 9 (10/10/2015) Croatia-Bulgaria Matchday 10 (13/10/2015) Malta-Croatia

10 Bulgaria - Croatia Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Bulgaria History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – group stage 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – group stage 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – quarter-finals 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not qualify Final tournament win 1-0: Bulgaria v , 13/06/96 Final tournament defeat 5-0: Sweden v Bulgaria, 14/06/04 Qualifying win 5-0: Bulgaria v Malta, 11/06/75 Qualifying defeat 4-0: England v Bulgaria, 03/09/10 Final tournament appearances 4: 3: 15 players Final tournament goals 3: Hristo Stoichkov 1: Martin Petrov Overall appearances 35: Stiliyan Petrov 28: Borislav Mihaylov 27: Martin Petrov 27: Hristo Stoichkov 26: Nasko Sirakov Overall goals 15: Hristo Stoichkov 11: Dimitar Berbatov 9: Emil Kostadinov 8: Martin Petrov 8: Nasko Sirakov

UEFA European Championship records: Croatia History 2012 – group stage 2008 – quarter-finals 2004 – group stage 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – quarter-finals Final tournament win 3-0: Croatia v Denmark, 16/06/96 Final tournament defeat

11 Bulgaria - Croatia Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia 0-3: Croatia v , 19/06/96 Qualifying win 7-0: Croatia v Andorra, 07/10/06 Qualifying defeat 0-2: four times, most recently Greece v Croatia, 07/10/11 Final tournament appearances 8: Darijo Srna 7: Vedran Ćorluka 6: Niko Kovač 6: Robert Kovač 6: Josip Šimunić 6: Ivica Olić 6: Niko Kranjčar 6: 6: Danijel Pranjić 6: Ivan Rakitić 6: Luka Modrić Final tournament goals 3: Mario Mandžukić 3: Davor Šuker 2: Ivan Klasnić Overall appearances 36: Darijo Srna 32: Stipe Pletikosa 32: Vedran Ćorluka 31: Josip Šimunić 30: Dario Šimić 30: Luka Modrić 28: Ivica Olić Overall goals 20: Davor Šuker 13: Eduardo 8: Mladen Petrić 6: 6: Niko Kranjčar 6: Darijo Srna 6: Mario Mandžukić

12 Bulgaria - Croatia Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Legend

:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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