12.10.2025 12:11
Bulgaria lost to Turkey with a score of 6-1 in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers match. Following the match, the Bulgarian press heavily criticized the team. Bulgarians described this defeat as "shameful, disgraceful, and ridiculed."
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Bulgaria lost to Turkey with a score of 6-1 in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers match held at home. The Bulgarian press harshly criticized their national team after the heavy defeat, describing this loss as 'shameful', 'a disgrace', and 'mockery'.
Here are the headlines from the Bulgarian press;
"NIGHTMARE!"
24CHASA: "Nightmare for Bulgaria at Vasil Levski! Turkey scored 6 goals against us."
"A HISTORIC DEFEAT"
DNEVNIK: "Bulgaria's historic defeat in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers! The Bulgarian National Team suffered another heavy defeat in the World Cup qualifiers. This time, at Vasil Levski National Stadium, they lost to Turkey with a score of 1-6. In addition to the shameful score, this is a historic defeat against an opponent that has never won on Bulgarian soil."
"DEFEATED WITH A CLEAR SCORE OF 1-6"
DNES: "Turkey defeated us 6-1 in Sofia! Bulgaria suffered its third defeat in Group E of the World Cup, this time losing to Turkey with a clear score of 1-6 in Sofia. Thus, Bulgaria remains at the bottom of the group with zero points, while Turkey has 6 points."
"A NIGHTMARE-LIKE DEFEAT"
PLOVDIV24: "A shameful loss for Bulgaria in the first match of the new head coach. Bulgaria suffered a nightmare-like defeat with a score of 1-6 against Turkey, which is competing in the European region of World Cup Group E, in the first match of the new national coach Alexander Dimitrov."
"SHAMEFUL, A DISGRACE!"
FROG NEWS: "Shameful, a disgrace! Turkey scored 6 goals against us in Sofia! It has been 100 years since the first official match between Bulgaria and Turkey, and this was the heaviest defeat in our history. Moreover, this defeat was the first loss we suffered against this opponent in a Bulgarian stadium."
"TURKEY MOCKED US"
SEGA: "Turkey mocked our national team in the middle of Sofia! It is now clear. Bulgaria has lost its chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. This happened after losing 1-6 at home to Turkey in the Group E qualifying match. This match was the first for our new head coach Alexander Dimitrov, but he certainly will not remember it fondly."
"DISGRACEFUL!"
CORNER: "Turkey crushed us in football as well. Disgraceful! This beautiful Turkish word can be used to describe the performance of the Bulgarian National Team in their third match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Turkey defeated us with a score of 6-1 at Vasil Levski National Stadium."
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