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Merino Double Helps Spain Thrash Bulgaria

Spain leads Group E with 12 points from four matches, scoring 15 goals and conceding none while maintaining a 29-match unbeaten competitive streak, matching a record from 2010-2013.

  • On Tuesday, Spain national football team eased to a 4-0 victory over Bulgaria national football team in Valladolid, moving closer to securing a spot at next year’s World Cup.
  • Spain have won all four opening matches, scoring 15 times without conceding and lead Group E by three points ahead of Turkey; the group winner qualifies directly for next year’s World Cup.
  • Mikel Merino opened with a header and doubled with another header, his sixth goal in four matches, while Atanas Chernev’s own goal and a Mikel Oyarzabal penalty completed the scoring.
  • Spain's unbeaten run now spans 29 competitive matches, matching a record set between 2010 and 2013 by Vicente del Bosque, while Bulgaria remains bottom of Group E after its fourth consecutive defeat.
  • Following the win, Spain's coach Luis de la Fuente said `I have to congratulate the players... the problem is that we want more` and Merino told TVE `The merit belongs to the team for creating so many chances, we control games from start to end, and that's the important thing`.
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Merino double helps Spain thrash Bulgaria

Spain moved a step closer to qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with a comfortable 4-0 win over Bulgaria on Tuesday.

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Spain is very close to confirming its ranking for the 2026 World Cup: it has won the four qualifying matches for the World Cup (he beat Bulgaria last night by 4-0). That victory led Spain to exceed the previous national record of Vicente del Bosque and now total 29 official matches without losing: the last time it lost was against Scotland on 28 March 2023. Then, a 2-1 victory against Italy on 15 June 2023 started a spectacular streak of 5 draws…

Spain took another step towards direct qualification at the 2026 World Championship by crushing Bulgaria (4-0) on Tuesday. A competition that the team......

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beIN SPORTS USA broke the news in on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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