UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Aviva Stadium - Dublin Wednesday 18 November 2020 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Republic of Ireland Group B4 - Matchday 6 Last updated 18/11/2020 12:53CET

Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Match officials 5 Match-by-match lineups 6 Legend 8

1 Republic of Ireland - Bulgaria Wednesday 18 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Nations League Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 03/09/2020 GS-FT Bulgaria - Republic of Ireland 1-1 Sofia Kraev 56; Duffy 90+3

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Telkiyski 29; Dunne 06/06/2009 QR (GS) Bulgaria - Republic of Ireland 1-1 Sofia 24 Dunne 1; Kilbane 74 28/03/2009 QR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Bulgaria 1-1 Dublin (og)

1988 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached McGrath 52, Moran 14/10/1987 PR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Bulgaria 2-0 Dublin 83 Tanev 41, 82 (P); 01/04/1987 PR (GS) Bulgaria - Republic of Ireland 2-1 Sofia Stapleton 53

1980 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Martin 39, Grealish 17/10/1979 PR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Bulgaria 3-0 Dublin 46, Stapleton 83 19/05/1979 PR (GS) Bulgaria - Republic of Ireland 1-0 Sofia Tsvetkov 81

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 12/10/1977 QR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Bulgaria 0-0 Dublin Panov 13, Zhelyaskov 01/06/1977 QR (GS) Bulgaria - Republic of Ireland 2-1 Sofia 76; Givens 47

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Republic of Ireland 4 2 2 0 4 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 12 4 5 3 15 10 Bulgaria 4 3 1 0 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 12 3 5 4 10 15

2 Republic of Ireland - Bulgaria Wednesday 18 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Squad list

Republic of Ireland League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Mark Travers 18/05/1999 21 Bournemouth - 0 0 16 Caoimhin Kelleher 23/11/1998 21 Liverpool - 0 0 23 Darren Randolph 12/05/1987 33 West Ham - 5 0 Defenders 2 Cyrus Christie 30/09/1992 28 Nottm Forest - 1 0 4 Shane Duffy 01/01/1992 28 Celtic - 5 1 5 Ciaran Clark 26/09/1989 31 Newcastle - 0 0 15 Kevin Long 18/08/1990 30 Burnley - 2 0 20 Dara O'Shea 04/03/1999 21 West Brom - 2 0 21 Darragh Lenihan 16/03/1994 26 Blackburn - 0 0 Midfielders 3 Ryan Manning 14/06/1996 24 Swansea - 0 0 6 Conor Hourihane 02/02/1991 29 Aston Villa - 4 0 7 Josh Cullen 07/04/1996 24 Anderlecht - 1 0 8 Daryl Horgan 10/08/1992 28 Wycombe - 3 0 10 Robbie Brady 14/01/1992 28 Burnley - 5 0 13 Jack Taylor 23/06/1998 22 Peterborough - 0 0 Shamrock 14 Jack Byrne 24/04/1996 24 - 1 0 Rovers 17 Jason Knight 13/02/2001 19 Derby - 2 0 Shamrock 22 Aaron McEneff 09/07/1995 25 - 0 0 Rovers Forwards 9 James Collins 01/12/1990 29 Luton - 1 0 11 Ronan Curtis 29/03/1996 24 Portsmouth - 1 0 Shamrock 12 Graham Burke 21/09/1993 27 - 0 0 Rovers 18 Troy Parrott 04/02/2002 18 Millwall - 0 0 19 Seán Maguire 01/05/1994 26 Preston - 2 0 Coach - Stephen Kenny 30/10/1971 49 - 5 0

3 Republic of Ireland - Bulgaria Wednesday 18 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Bulgaria League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers Lokomotiv 1 Martin Lukov 05/07/1993 27 - 2 0 Plovdiv 13 05/12/1997 22 Beroe - 0 0 23 Ivan Karadzhov 12/07/1989 31 Arda - 0 0 Defenders 2 Strahil Popov 31/08/1990 30 Hatayspor - 3 0 4 Aleksandar Vasilev 27/04/1995 25 Ludogorets - 0 0 Hajduk 5 Kristian Dimitrov 27/02/1997 23 - 5 0 Split 6 Cicinho 26/12/1988 31 Ludogorets - 1 0 Slavia 14 Radoslav Terziev 06/08/1994 26 - 0 0 Sofia 22 31/08/1990 30 Beroe - 4 0 Midfielders 3 Georgi Angelov 12/11/1990 30 Levski - 0 0 7 Dominic Yankov 28/07/2000 20 Ludogorets - 1 0 FC CSKA 8 Serkan Yusein 31/03/1996 24 - 0 0 1948 Sofia 10 Bozhidar Kraev 23/06/1997 23 Midtjylland - 5 1 Slavia 11 Yanis Karabelyov 23/01/1996 24 - 4 0 Sofia 16 Kristiyan Malinov 30/03/1994 26 Leuven - 4 0 Lokomotiv 17 Birsent Karagaren 06/12/1992 27 - 4 0 Plovdiv FC CSKA 18 Galin Ivanov 15/04/1988 32 - 3 0 1948 Sofia Lokomotiv 20 Dimitar Iliev 25/09/1988 32 - 3 1 Plovdiv Forwards 9 Spas Delev 22/09/1989 31 Arda - 3 0 FC CSKA 12 Denislav Aleksandrov 19/07/1997 23 - 0 0 1948 Sofia 21 Svetoslav Kovachev 14/03/1998 22 Arda - 1 0 Coach - Georgi Dermendzhiev 04/01/1955 65 - 5 0

4 Republic of Ireland - Bulgaria Wednesday 18 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Match officials

Referee Lawrence Visser (BEL) Assistant referees Thibaud Nijssen (BEL) , Rien Vanyzere (BEL) Fourth official Bram Van Driessche (BEL) UEFA Delegate Jan Willem Van Dop (NED) UEFA Referee observer Michael Argyrou (CYP)

Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Lawrence Visser 18/12/1989 1 23

UEFA Nations League matches between the two teams 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 11/10/2018 U21 QR Israel Republic of Ireland 3-1 Akko 05/11/2020 UEL GS BSC Young Boys PFC CSKA-Sofia 3-0 Berne

5 Republic of Ireland - Bulgaria Wednesday 18 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Match-by-match lineups Republic of Ireland

UEFA Nations League - Group stage – final tournament Group B4 Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Wales 5 4 1 0 4 0 13 Finland 5 4 0 1 6 2 12 Republic of Ireland 5 0 2 3 1 4 2 Bulgaria 5 0 1 4 2 7 1

Matchday 1 (03/09/2020) Bulgaria 1-1 Republic of Ireland Goals: 1-0 Kraev 56, 1-1 Duffy 90+3 Republic of Ireland: Randolph, Stevens, Duffy, Egan, Doherty, McCarthy (70 Brady), Idah (77 S. Long), Hendrick, Hourihane, O'Dowda (74 Robinson), Connolly Matchday 2 (06/09/2020) Republic of Ireland 0-1 Finland Goals: 0-1 Jensen 64 Republic of Ireland: Randolph, Stevens, Duffy, Egan, Doherty, Brady, O'Dowda (59 Robinson), Connolly (77 McClean), Idah (66 McGoldrick), Arter, Molumby Matchday 3 (11/10/2020) Republic of Ireland 0-0 Wales Republic of Ireland: Randolph, Doherty, Stevens, Duffy, Hourihane, S. Long (74 Maguire), Brady (74 Horgan), McClean, Hendrick, K. Long (25 Christie), Molumby (89 Cullen) Matchday 4 (14/10/2020) Finland 1-0 Republic of Ireland Goals: 1-0 Jensen 66 Republic of Ireland: Randolph, Doherty, Stevens, Duffy, Hourihane, Connolly, Maguire (53 Brady), Horgan (75 Curtis), Hendrick (75 Idah), O'Shea, Molumby (83 Knight) Matchday 5 (15/11/2020) Wales 1-0 Republic of Ireland Goals: 1-0 Brooks 67 Republic of Ireland: Randolph, Doherty, Duffy, Horgan (59 Knight), Idah (76 Collins), Brady (82 J. Byrne), McClean, Hendrick, K. Long, O'Shea (81 O'Dowda), Molumby (76 Hourihane) Matchday 6 (18/11/2020) Republic of Ireland-Bulgaria Bulgaria

UEFA Nations League - Group stage – final tournament Matchday 1 (03/09/2020) Bulgaria 1-1 Republic of Ireland Goals: 1-0 Kraev 56, 1-1 Duffy 90+3 Bulgaria: Georgiev, S. Popov, Zanev (79 Galabov), Dimitrov, Kostadinov, Nedelev (83 Tsvetkov), Delev (76 Karagaren), Kraev, Nedyalkov, Malinov, Ivanov Matchday 2 (06/09/2020) Wales 1-0 Bulgaria Goals: 1-0 N. Williams 90+4 Bulgaria: Georgiev, Goranov, Dimitrov, Cicinho, Kostadinov, Nedelev (82 Krastev), Kraev (61 Iliev), Karabelyov, Nedyalkov, Karagaren, Ivanov (70 Delev) Matchday 3 (11/10/2020)

6 Republic of Ireland - Bulgaria Wednesday 18 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Finland 2-0 Bulgaria Goals: 1-0 Taylor 52, 2-0 Jensen 67 Bulgaria: Lukov, S. Popov, Dimitrov, Despodov, Nedyalkov (60 Velkovski), Bozhikov, Malinov, Yomov, Isa (60 Kraev), Iliev (75 Nedelev), Tsvetkov (75 Karabelyov) Matchday 4 (14/10/2020) Bulgaria 0-1 Wales Goals: 0-1 J. Williams 85 Bulgaria: Mihaylov, Terziev, Dimitrov, Cicinho, Nedelev, Kraev (75 Isa), Despodov (84 Karagaren), Karabelyov, Nedyalkov, Malinov (46 Tsvetkov), Yomov Matchday 5 (15/11/2020) Bulgaria 1-2 Finland Goals: 0-1 Pukki 7, 0-2 Lod 45+1, 1-2 Iliev 68 (P) Bulgaria: Lukov, S. Popov, Dimitrov, Yankov (65 Iliev), Delev (78 Kovachev), Kraev, Karabelyov (85 Tsvetkov), Bozhikov, Malinov, Ivanov (78 Karagaren), Velkovski Matchday 6 (18/11/2020) Republic of Ireland-Bulgaria

7 Republic of Ireland - Bulgaria Wednesday 18 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Legend Competitions 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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