Malta Owned

Day 1,952, 14:25 Published in Bulgaria Romania by Demokria

Group B
Bulgaria 6-0 Malta
Czech Republic 0-3 Denmark
Bulgaria boosted their goal difference by seeing off Malta 6-0, in a match that featured a hat-trick from Lech Poznan’s Aleksandar Tonev, who was making just his second appearance for his country. The Bulgarians now lie a point behind Italy, who sat out this set of fixtures, but have played a game more.

Elsewhere in the section, Denmark returned to form with a 3-0 win over the Czech Republic, their first victory of the campaign. The Czechs, conversely, tasted defeat for the first time.Bulgaria has not yet lost a game in the qualifiers.