EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2021/22 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski - Sofia Thursday 25 March 2021 Bulgaria 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Switzerland Group C - Matchday 1 Last updated 31/03/2021 13:06CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Match officials 5 Match-by-match lineups 6 Legend 8 1 Bulgaria - Switzerland Thursday 25 March 2021 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA EURO 2012 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Shaqiri 45+2, 62, 90; 06/09/2011 QR (GS) Switzerland - Bulgaria 3-1 Basel Ivanov 9 26/03/2011 QR (GS) Bulgaria - Switzerland 0-0 Sofia EURO '92 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Kostadinov 12, 01/05/1991 PR (GS) Bulgaria - Switzerland 2-3 Sofia Sirakov 27; Knup 59, 85, Türkyilmaz 90 12/09/1990 PR (GS) Switzerland - Bulgaria 2-0 Geneva Hottiger 19, Bickel 63 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 Bulgaria 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 - - - - 10 2 4 4 12 15 Switzerland 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 - - - - 10 4 4 2 15 12 2 Bulgaria - Switzerland Thursday 25 March 2021 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Squad list Bulgaria Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Plamen Iliev 30/11/1991 29 Ludogorets - 0 0 0 0 FC CSKA - Daniel Naumov 29/03/1998 22 - 0 0 0 0 1948 Sofia - Ivan Karadzhov 12/07/1989 31 Arda - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Petar Zanev 18/10/1985 35 CSKA-Sofia - 0 0 0 0 Slovan - Vasil Bozhikov 02/06/1988 32 - 0 0 0 0 Bratislava - Strahil Popov 31/08/1990 30 Hatayspor - 0 0 0 0 - Cicinho 26/12/1988 32 Ludogorets - 0 0 0 0 - Valentin Antov 09/11/2000 20 Bologna - 0 0 0 0 - Andrea Hristov 01/03/1999 22 Slavia Sofia - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders Lokomotiv - Dimitar Iliev 25/09/1988 32 - 0 0 0 0 Plovdiv Cherno - Daniel Dimov 21/01/1989 32 - 0 0 0 0 More Lokomotiv - Momchil Tsvetanov 03/12/1990 30 - 0 0 0 0 Plovdiv FC CSKA - Ivaylo Chochev 18/02/1993 28 - 0 0 0 0 1948 Sofia - Martin Rainov 25/04/1992 28 Levski - 0 0 0 0 - Kristiyan Malinov 30/03/1994 26 Leuven - 0 0 0 0 - Georgi Kostadinov 07/09/1990 30 Arsenal Tula - 0 0 0 0 - Antonio Vutov 06/06/1996 24 Mezőkövesd - 0 0 0 0 Cherno - Ilian Iliev 20/08/1999 21 - 0 0 0 0 More - Georgi Yomov 06/07/1997 23 CSKA-Sofia - 0 0 0 0 Lokomotiv - Birsent Karagaren 06/12/1992 28 - 0 0 0 0 Plovdiv Forwards - Spas Delev 22/09/1989 31 Arda - 0 0 0 0 - Kiril Despodov 11/11/1996 24 Ludogorets - 0 0 0 0 Botev - Atanas Iliev 09/10/1994 26 - 0 0 0 0 Plovdiv Coach - Yasen Petrov 23/06/1968 52 - 0 0 0 0 3 Bulgaria - Switzerland Thursday 25 March 2021 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Switzerland Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Yann Sommer 17/12/1988 32 Mönchengladbach - 0 0 0 0 - Yvon Mvogo 06/06/1994 26 PSV - 0 0 0 0 - Jonas Omlin 10/01/1994 27 Montpellier - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Ricardo Rodríguez 25/08/1992 28 Torino - 0 0 0 0 - Loris Benito 07/01/1992 29 Bordeaux - 0 0 0 0 - Kevin Mbabu 19/04/1995 25 Wolfsburg - 0 0 0 0 - Nico Elvedi 30/09/1996 24 Mönchengladbach - 0 0 0 0 - Eray Cömert 04/02/1998 23 Basel - 0 0 0 0 - Manuel Akanji 19/07/1995 25 Dortmund - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - Xherdan Shaqiri 10/10/1991 29 Liverpool - 0 0 0 0 - Steven Zuber 17/08/1991 29 Frankfurt - 0 0 0 0 - Granit Xhaka 27/09/1992 28 Arsenal - 0 0 0 0 - Remo Freuler 15/04/1992 28 Atalanta - 0 0 0 0 - Silvan Widmer 05/03/1993 28 Basel - 0 0 0 0 - Djibril Sow 06/02/1997 24 Frankfurt - 0 0 0 0 - Denis Zakaria 20/11/1996 24 Mönchengladbach - 0 0 0 0 - Edimilson Fernandes 15/04/1996 24 Mainz - 0 0 0 0 - Ruben Vargas 05/08/1998 22 Augsburg - 0 0 0 0 - Christian Fassnacht 11/11/1993 27 Young Boys - 0 0 0 0 Forwards - Mario Gavranović 24/11/1989 31 Dinamo Zagreb - 0 0 0 0 - Admir Mehmedi 16/03/1991 30 Wolfsburg - 0 0 0 0 - Haris Seferović 22/02/1992 29 Benfica - 0 0 0 0 - Breel Embolo 14/02/1997 24 Mönchengladbach - 0 0 0 0 Coach - Vladimir Petković 15/08/1963 57 - 0 0 0 0 4 Bulgaria - Switzerland Thursday 25 March 2021 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Match officials Referee Nikola Dabanović (MNE) Assistant referees Milovan Djukić (MNE) , Vladan Todorović (MNE) Fourth official Milovan Milačić (MNE) UEFA Delegate Igor Radojčić (SRB) UEFA Referee observer Fritz Stuchlik (AUT) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Nikola Dabanović 18/12/1981 1 72 FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from 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 10/10/2010 U19 QR Andorra Switzerland 0-6 Forst 21/09/2011 U17 QR Georgia Bulgaria 3-2 Tiraspol 26/09/2011 U17 QR Moldova Bulgaria 0-2 Vadul lui Voda 12/05/2014 U17 GS-FT Switzerland Portugal 0-1 Paola 01/10/2014 UYL GS FC Basel 1893 Liverpool FC 3-2 Basel 19/10/2016 UYL GS Paris Saint-Germain FC Basel 1893 4-1 Saint-Germain-en-Laye 07/12/2017 UEL GS FCSB FC Lugano 1-2 Bucharest 5 Bulgaria - Switzerland Thursday 25 March 2021 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Match-by-match lineups Bulgaria FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Group C Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matchday 1 (25/03/2021) Bulgaria-Switzerland Matchday 2 (28/03/2021) Bulgaria-Italy Matchday 3 (31/03/2021) Northern Ireland-Bulgaria Matchday 4 (02/09/2021) Italy-Bulgaria Matchday 5 (05/09/2021) Bulgaria-Lithuania Matchday 7 (09/10/2021) Lithuania-Bulgaria Matchday 8 (12/10/2021) Bulgaria-Northern Ireland Matchday 10 (15/11/2021) Switzerland-Bulgaria Switzerland FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (25/03/2021) Bulgaria-Switzerland Matchday 2 (28/03/2021) Switzerland-Lithuania Matchday 5 (05/09/2021) Switzerland-Italy Matchday 6 (08/09/2021) Northern Ireland-Switzerland Matchday 7 (09/10/2021) Switzerland-Northern Ireland Matchday 8 (12/10/2021) Lithuania-Switzerland Matchday 9 (12/11/2021) Italy-Switzerland Matchday 10 (15/11/2021) 6 Bulgaria - Switzerland Thursday 25 March 2021 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Switzerland-Bulgaria 7 Bulgaria - Switzerland Thursday 25 March 2021 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Legend Competitions Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship 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 Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended 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. 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