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- Spain beat Bulgaria 3-0 in the teams’ first Group E match of the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA 2026 World Cup.
- The match was played at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, where Mikel Oyarzabal, Marc Cucurella and Mikel Merino all netted for Spain in the first half.
- Spain, the current European champions and 2010 World Cup winners, lost the Nations League final to Portugal in June.
- The teams are joined by Turkiye and Georgia in their group.
- Fellow top-tier Nations League finishers France are away to Ukraine on Friday, while Portugal face Armenia on Saturday.
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