Head to head · Men's national teams
Bulgaria v Italy
Bulgaria and Italy have met 21 times since 1966: Italy lead 11–2.
2Bulgaria wins
8draws
11Italy wins
Goals: Bulgaria 17, Italy 36 · 21 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Tuesday, 14 June 1966: Italy 6–1 Bulgaria in Bologna.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 2 September 2021: Italy 1–1 Bulgaria (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Bulgaria's biggest win: Bulgaria 3–2 Italy, 1968.
- Italy's biggest win: Italy 6–1 Bulgaria, 1966.
- 13 of the 21 meetings were competitive matches and 8 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2021 | ||
| 2 Sept | Italy 1–1 Bulgaria FIFA World Cup qualification · Florence, Italy |
Draw |
| 28 Mar | Bulgaria 0–2 Italy FIFA World Cup qualification · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Italy |
| 2015 | ||
| 6 Sept | Italy 1–0 Bulgaria UEFA Euro qualification · Palermo, Italy |
Italy |
| 28 Mar | Bulgaria 2–2 Italy UEFA Euro qualification · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Draw |
| 2013 | ||
| 6 Sept | Italy 1–0 Bulgaria FIFA World Cup qualification · Palermo, Italy |
Italy |
| 2012 | ||
| 7 Sept | Bulgaria 2–2 Italy FIFA World Cup qualification · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Draw |
| 2009 | ||
| 9 Sept | Italy 2–0 Bulgaria FIFA World Cup qualification · Turin, Italy |
Italy |
| 2008 | ||
| 11 Oct | Bulgaria 0–0 Italy FIFA World Cup qualification · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Draw |
| 2004 | ||
| 22 Jun | Italy 2–1 Bulgaria UEFA Euro · Guimarães, Portugal (neutral) |
Italy |
| 1994 | ||
| 13 Jul | Bulgaria 1–2 Italy FIFA World Cup · East Rutherford, United States (neutral) |
Italy |
| 1991 | ||
| 25 Sept | Bulgaria 2–1 Italy Friendly · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Bulgaria |
| 1989 | ||
| 20 Sept | Italy 4–0 Bulgaria Friendly · Cesena, Italy |
Italy |
| 1986 | ||
| 31 May | Bulgaria 1–1 Italy FIFA World Cup · Mexico City, Mexico (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1981 | ||
| 23 Sept | Italy 3–2 Bulgaria Friendly · Bologna, Italy |
Italy |
| 1978 | ||
| 20 Sept | Italy 1–0 Bulgaria Friendly · Turin, Italy |
Italy |
| 1974 | ||
| 29 Dec | Italy 0–0 Bulgaria Friendly · Genoa, Italy |
Draw |
| 1972 | ||
| 21 Jun | Bulgaria 1–1 Italy Friendly · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Draw |
| 1969 | ||
| 24 May | Italy 0–0 Bulgaria Friendly · Turin, Italy |
Draw |
| 1968 | ||
| 20 Apr | Italy 2–0 Bulgaria UEFA Euro qualification · Naples, Italy |
Italy |
| 6 Apr | Bulgaria 3–2 Italy UEFA Euro qualification · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Bulgaria |
| 1966 | ||
| 14 Jun | Italy 6–1 Bulgaria Friendly · Bologna, Italy |
Italy |
Bulgaria · Italy · More head-to-heads
Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.