Spain’s second FIFA World Cup qualifier of October sees them take on Bulgaria in Valladolid on Tuesday night, having maintained their 100% start to qualifying at the weekend.
The European champions are currently without an array of big names through injury, yet they barely had to exit first gear to beat Georgia 2–0 on Saturday. A poor Bulgaria side are up next, with Spain’s upcoming opponents succumbing to a thumping 6–1 defeat at home to Türkiye last time out.
That rout means Spain will likely have to wait until next month to confirm their place at next summer’s tournament, but Luis de la Fuente’s side are in an excellent position in Group E, given that they hammered Türkiye 6–0 in September.
Bulgaria are yet to win in 2025, and parted ways with manager Ilian Iliev last month. Now led by Aleksandr Dimitrov, Tuesday’s visitors will surely be content with merely avoiding a drubbing in Valladolid.
Here isguide to the clash.
