England began their Euro 2012 qualifying with a home match against Bulgaria on Friday, September 3, 2010. The match was important with England’s disappointing run in the 2010 World Cup and failure to qualify for Euro 2008.
England 4-0 Bulgaria Video Highlights
The match highlights can be found here at Free Soccer Highlights.
England 4-0 Bulgaria Recap
The Three Lions would take an early lead and the break the match open in the second half behind a hat trick from Jermain Defoe.
Defoe would score the opening goal in the 3rd minute as the match would remain 1-0 by halftime. While England had most of the possession and chances, Bulgaria would have a few chances and at times looked dangerous. Some good goalkeeping from Joe Hart would prevent any goals from Bulgaria as Defoe scored again in the 61st minute and seal the three points.
Adam Johnson would make it 3-0 in the 83rd minute and Defoe scored his third in the 86th minute. The final scoreline could be a bit misleading as the two late goals made it look a bit more comfortable than it was. Until the second goal from Defoe, the match was still in doubt and Bulgaria did have some chances.
England will now face Switzerland next in qualifying while Bulgaria will play Montenegro.
England 4-0 Bulgaria Match Stats
| SCORING SUMMARY | |
| England | Bulgaria |
| Jermain Defoe (3) | |
| Jermain Defoe (61) | |
| Adam Johnson (83) | |
| Jermain Defoe (86) | |
| MATCH STATS | ||
| England | Bulgaria | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 13(8) | 6(3) |
| Fouls | 9 | 7 |
| Corner Kicks | 8 | 2 |
| Offsides | 1 | 3 |
| Time of Possession | 53% | 47% |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 1 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 3 | 3 |
Defoe was on fire i dont know why that ediot never takes off Rooney even when is playing shyt every one knows Crouch and Defoe are the deadlist partnership and know each others game so well