The meeting took place at the Arena Khimki and ended with a score of 2: 0.
The Russians took the lead in the first minute thanks to a goal from Maxim Glushenkov, and in the 64th minute Igor Diveev doubled the hosts' advantage.
Thus, Russia scored 17 points and strengthened its leadership in Group E. Bulgaria has eight points.
Earlier it was reported that Vitaly Mutko said that he dreamed of inviting Jose Mourinho to the post of coach of the Russian national team.