Match report
Bulgaria vs Iran — the facts
Iran won 1–0 away against Bulgaria (half-time 0–1).
Bulgaria met Iran in the International Friendlies (Friendlies 1). Kick-off was Thursday, 7 September 2023, 16:00 UTC at Stadion Hristo Botev. Referee: L. Lukić.
Team pages: Bulgaria · Iran · International Friendlies
Key moments
- 14' Goal: Mohammad Mohebi (assist: Sayed Ghoddos) — 0–1
Starting line-ups
Bulgaria (3-4-3)
- 12 Dimitar Mitov
- 4 Ilia Gruev
- 5 Aleks Petkov
- 3 Dimo Krastev
- 18 Ivaylo Chochev
- 8 Andrian Kraev
- 17 Ivan Yordanov
- 20 Viktor Popov
- 24 Lukas Petkov
- 16 Preslav Borukov
- 11 Kiril Despodov
Iran (4-4-1-1)
- 1 Alireza Beiranvand
- 3 Ehsan Hajisafi
- 4 Shoja Khalilzadeh
- 8 Morteza Pouraliganji
- 23 Ramin Rezaeian
- 20 Mohammad Mohebi
- 6 Saeed Ezatolahi
- 21 Ahmad Nourollahi
- 7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- 14 Sayed Ghoddos
- 9 Mehdi Taremi
About this match
On this page: the Bulgaria vs Iran final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this International Friendlies fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Bulgaria and Iran team pages or the International Friendlies page.