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Highlights: Northern Ireland 0-0 Bulgaria (2 mins)

Highlights: Northern Ireland 0-0 Bulgaria (2 mins)

See the best of the action, including an incredible save from Bailey Peacock-Farrell, as Northern Ireland were held to a draw by Bulgaria in Belfast.

How World Cup qualifying works

All you need to know: how it works, match dates.

Where to watch the games

Find out how to watch the qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup where you are.

Highlights: Bulgaria 0-2 Italy (2 mins)

Highlights: Bulgaria 0-2 Italy (2 mins)

Andrea Belotti dispatched from the penalty spot, before Manuel Locatelli secured the Azzurri victory.

Highlights: Bulgaria 1-3 Switzerland (2 mins)

Highlights: Bulgaria 1-3 Switzerland (2 mins)

See how a seven-minute Swiss flurry early on settled this Group C opener.

What next? From World Cup draw to EURO 2020

From next month's FIFA World Cup finals draw all the way to UEFA EURO 2020, UEFA.com plots the key dates in the international window now that the European Qualifiers are over.

In depth: Europe's World Cup contenders

In depth: Europe's World Cup contenders

The identity of Europe's 14 representatives at next summer's FIFA World Cup is now known. We check out their pedigree.

Qualifying top scorer: Eriksen finishes third

Qualifying top scorer: Eriksen finishes third

Poland striker Robert Lewandowski finished top scorer in the European Qualifiers with a record 16 goals ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku and Christian Eriksen.

European Qualifiers for World Cup: who is through?

European Qualifiers for World Cup: who is through?

Belgium, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Spain have won their groups to join Russia in the finals, with the eight play-off teams now also confirmed.

European Qualifiers: World Cup play-off places confirmed

European Qualifiers: World Cup play-off places confirmed

The nine European groups in FIFA World Cup qualifying came to a conclusion on Tuesday, with only eight of the runners-up advancing to November's play-offs.

Highlights: Portugal and France qualify at the last

Highlights: Portugal and France qualify at the last

Portugal and France clinched their places at the FIFA World Cup, leaving Switzerland and Sweden settling for the play-offs, with Greece also one step closer to the finals after the group stage concluded.

Highlights: France close in on finals, Berg stars for Sweden

Blaise Matuidi's early finish kept France on course for a finals place in Group A, while Marcus Berg hit four for Sweden and Cristiano Ronaldo spared Portugal's blushes.

Your guide to the next European Qualifiers for the World Cup

The road to the 2018 FIFA World Cup resumes on Thursday with teams able to clinch places in Russia in the penultimate European Qualifiers double-header.

What to look out for in Thursday's European Qualifiers

What to look out for in Thursday's European Qualifiers

The European Qualifiers are back from Thursday, with the likes of France, Switzerland – one of only two teams with a perfect record – and Belgium looking to edge closer to a FIFA World Cup berth.

What we noticed in June's European Qualifiers

What we noticed in June's European Qualifiers

Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo are battling to be top scorer in the European Qualifiers, while Andorra are emerging as one of 2017's unlikely form teams. UEFA.com digests the action.

European Qualifiers: Road to the World Cup so far

European Qualifiers: Road to the World Cup so far

Germany and Switzerland are the only sides yet to drop a point after the June European Qualifiers, while Robert Lewandowski is challenging Cristiano Ronaldo to be the competition's top scorer.

Sweden shock France, Ronaldo helps Portugal prevail

France were stunned by a last-minute Sweden winner, while Cristiano Ronaldo took his goal tally to 11 and Andorra recorded a famous victory, ending 66 matches without a win.

Europe's ultimate 'go-to' national-team coaches

Europe's ultimate 'go-to' national-team coaches

Dick Advocaat is taking charge of the Netherlands for a third time, and Aleksandrs Starkovs has begun his third spell as Latvia boss. Which other coaches have not been able to get enough of their national teams?

European Qualifiers: Road to the World Cup so far

European Qualifiers: Road to the World Cup so far

All you need to know after a busy weekend of European Qualifiers brought the teams to the halfway stage, with Germany and Switzerland perfect and Poland and England well set.

Highlights: Bulgaria stun the Netherlands

Highlights: Bulgaria stun the Netherlands

Watch the best of the action from Sofia as two Spas Delev goals saw Bulgaria beat the Netherlands 2-0, a result that was to prove Danny Blind's last in charge of the Dutch.

Switzerland maintain perfect record, Greece hold Belgium

Josip Drmic earned Switzerland their fifth straight win in the European Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, Greece ended Belgium's 100% record and Andorra celebrated a long-awaited point.

European Qualifiers: the story so far

Who looks well set to reach the FIFA World Cup following the last set of European Qualifiers for 2016? We look at the story so far in the nine groups.

Belgium and Ronaldo make waves, Swiss stay perfect

Belgium scored eight and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo was busy as the last evening of European Qualifiers this year also brought wins for the likes of Switzerland and the Netherlands.

What we learned from October's European Qualifiers

Portugal's free-scoring week could prove invaluable this time next year, Greece have found their form while the Netherlands are still searching: the key points from October's matches.

Petev swaps Bulgaria for Dinamo

Ivaylo Petev is the new coach of Dinamo Zagreb, leaving his post as Bulgaria coach to take up the challenge of improving the Croatian champions' current form.

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Squad

Goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov
Goalkeeper 1 Daniel Naumov
Goalkeeper 13 Ivan Karadzhov
Goalkeeper 23 Plamen Iliev

Defender Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski
Defender 2 Petko Hristov
Defender 2 Strahil Popov
Defender 3 Petar Zanev
Defender 4 Valentin Antov
Defender 6 Neuciano Cicinho
Defender 15 Vasil Bozhikov
Defender 22 Andrea Hristov

Midfielder 5 Petar Vitanov
Midfielder 6 Birsent Karagaren
Midfielder 7 Georgi Kostadinov
Midfielder 8 Antonio Vutov
Midfielder 12 Ilian Iliev
Midfielder 14 Daniel Dimov
Midfielder 16 Kristiyan Malinov
Midfielder 17 Georgi Yomov
Midfielder 18 Ivaylo Chochev
Midfielder 20 Dimitar Iliev
Midfielder 21 Momchil Tsvetanov
Midfielder 22 Martin Rainov

Forward 9 Andrej Galabinov
Forward 10 Spas Delev
Forward 11 Kiril Despodov
Forward 19 Atanas Iliev

Coach

Coach Yasen Petrov

Legend

Suspended

Matches

25 March 2021

Qualifying round

Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski Sofia

28 March 2021

Qualifying round

Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski Sofia

31 March 2021

Qualifying round

Windsor Park Belfast

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

02 September 2021

Qualifying round

05 September 2021

Qualifying round

09 October 2021

Qualifying round

12 October 2021

Qualifying round

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

15 November 2021

Qualifying round

Form guide

L

BUL Bulgaria 1-2 FIN Finland
2020/11/15 UEFA Nations League 15/11/2020
D

IRL Republic of Ireland 0-0 BUL Bulgaria
2020/11/18 UEFA Nations League 18/11/2020
L

BUL Bulgaria 1-3 SUI Switzerland
2021/03/25 European Qualifiers 25/03/2021
L

BUL Bulgaria 0-2 ITA Italy
2021/03/28 European Qualifiers 28/03/2021
D

NIR Northern Ireland 0-0 BUL Bulgaria
2021/03/31 European Qualifiers 31/03/2021

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