Bulgaria at the FIFA World Cup explained

The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.

Bulgaria has appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on seven occasions, the first being at the 1962 tournament. They appeared in the FIFA World Cup subsequently in 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1994 and 1998. Their best performance was in 1994, where they finished in fourth place. They have failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup since 1998.

Record at the FIFA World Cup

Bulgaria's first appearance at the World Cup was at the seventh edition of the tournament in 1962. Between 1962 and 1974, they participated at four consecutive World Cup tournaments but did not survive the first round. Their best result followed in 1994, where they reached the semi-finals.

FIFA World Cup recordwidth=1% rowspan=39FIFA World Cup qualification record
YearRoundPositionPosition
1930Did not enterWas not invited
1934Did not qualify3rd3003314
19382nd201117
1950Did not enterDeclined participation
1954Did not qualify3rd401337
19582nd4202117
1962Group stage13th3012171st540174
196612th3003181st5401117
197012th3012591st6411127
197411th3021251st6420133
1978Did not qualify2nd412156
19823rd84131110
1986Round of 1615th4022262nd8512135
1990Did not qualify4th611468
1994Fourth place4th731310112nd106221910
1998Group stage22nd3012171st8602189
2002Did not qualify3rd105231415
20063rd104331717
20103rd103521713
20144th10343149
20184th104151419
20224th8224614
2026To be determinedTo be determined
2030
2034
TotalFourth place7/252638152253Total137622946215191

By Match

World Cupwidth=110Roundwidth=150Opponentwidth=60Scorewidth=50Resultwidth=120VenueScorers
1962Group 40–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LRancagua
1–6align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LRancaguaG. Sokolov
0–0align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DRancagua
1966Group 30–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LLiverpool
0–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LManchester
1–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LManchesterG. Asparuhov
1970Group 42–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LLeónD. Dermendzhiev, H. Bonev
2–5align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LLeónA. Nikodimov, T. Kolev
1–1align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DLeónD. Zhechev
1974Group 30–0align=center bgcolor="#fffffbb"DDüsseldorf
1–1align=center bgcolor="#fffffbb"DHanoverH. Bonev
1–4align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LDortmundR. Krol (o.g.)
1986Group A1–1align=center bgcolor="#fffffbb"DMexico CityN. Sirakov
1–1align=center bgcolor="#fffffbb"DMexico CityP. Getov
0–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LMexico City
0–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LMexico City
1994Group D0–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LDallas
4–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WChicagoH. Stoichkov (2), Y. Letchkov, D. Borimirov
2–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WDallasH. Stoichkov, N. Sirakov
Round of 161–1
(3–1 pen.)		align=center bgcolor="#fffffbb"DEast RutherfordH. Stoichkov
Quarter-finals2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WEast RutherfordH. Stoichkov, Y. Letchkov
Semi-finals1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LEast RutherfordH. Stoichkov
Third place play-off0–4align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LPasadena
1998Group D0–0align=center bgcolor="#fffffbb"DMontpellier
0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LParis
1–6align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LLensE. Kostadinov

Record by Opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
OpponentWinsDrawsLossesTotalGoals ScoredGoals Conceded
102323
001102
010100
100121
100140
002229
011223
011213
010111
001114
002204
010100
001123
001103
010111
001116
011204
010111
001125

Tournament Summary

1962 FIFA World Cup

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1966 FIFA World Cup

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1970 FIFA World Cup

All times local (UTC−6)

GK 1 Luis Rubiños
DF 2 Eloy Campos
DF 3 Orlando de la Torre
DF 4 Héctor Chumpitaz (c)
DF 5 Nicolás Fuentes
MF 6 Ramón Mifflin
MF 7 Roberto Challe
FW 8 Julio Baylón
FW 9 Pedro Pablo León
FW 10Teófilo Cubillas
FW 11Alberto Gallardo
Substitutions:
MF 15
FW 20
Manager:
Didi
GK 1 Simeon Simeonov
DF 2 Aleksandar Shalamanov
DF 3 Ivan Dimitrov (c)
DF 5 Ivan Davidov
DF 4 Stefan Aladzhov
MF 8 Hristo Bonev
MF 6 Dimitar Penev
MF 10Dimitar Yakimov
FW 7 Georgi Popov
FW 9 Petar Zhekov
FW 11Dinko Dermendzhiev
Substitutions:
FW 18
FW 19
Manager:
Stefan Bozhkov
Assistant referees:
Abel Aguilar Elizalde (Mexico)
Yoshiyuki Maruyama (Japan)
GK 1 Simeon Simeonov
DF 12Milko Gaydarski
DF 14Dobromir Zhechev
DF 17Todor Kolev
DF 6 Dimitar Penev
MF 15Boris Gaganelov (c)
MF 16Asparuh Nikodimov
MF 11Dinko Dermendzhiev
MF 19Georgi Asparuhov
FW 18Dimitar Marashliev
FW 8 Hristo Bonev
Substitutions:
DF 2 Aleksandar Shalamanov
MF 20Vasil Mitkov
Manager:
Stefan Bozhkov
GK 1 Sepp Maier
DF 7 Berti Vogts
DF 3 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
DF 11Klaus Fichtel
DF 2 Horst-Dieter Höttges
MF 4 Franz Beckenbauer
MF 12Wolfgang Overath
RW 14Reinhard Libuda
FW 9 Uwe Seeler (c)
FW 13Gerd Müller
LW 17Hannes Löhr
Substitutions:
MF 6 Wolfgang Weber
FW 20
Manager:
Helmut Schön
Assistant referees:
Guillermo Velasquez (Colombia)
Antonio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
GK 13Stoyan Yordanov
DF 12Milko Gaydarski
DF 14Dobromir Zhechev
DF 10Dimitar Yakimov
DF 6 Dimitar Penev
MF 2 Aleksandar Shalamanov (c)
MF 16Asparuh Nikodimov
MF 17Todor Kolev
MF 7 Georgi Popov
FW 20Vasil Mitkov
FW 19Georgi Asparuhov
Substitutions:
DF 3 Ivan Dimitrov
FW 8 Hristo Bonev
Manager:
Stefan Bozhkov
GK 12Mohammed Hazzaz
DF 3 Boujemaa Benkhrif
DF 13 Jalili Fadili
DF 4 Moulay Khanousi
DF 5 Kacem Slimani
MF 6 Mohammed Mahroufi
MF 8 Driss Bamous (c)
MF 10Mohammed El Filali
MF 7 Said Ghandi
FW 17Ahmed Alaoui
FW 11Maouhoub Ghazouani
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ahmed Faras
MF 16Moustapha Choukri
Manager:
Blagoje Vidinić
Assistant referees:
Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

1974 FIFA World Cup

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1986 FIFA World Cup

Bulgaria qualified for the World Cup in Mexico by finishing second in Group Four, behind France with 11 points, but worse goal difference, ahead of the teams of Yugoslavia, East Germany, and Luxembourg. This was their fifth World Cup appearance. They were drawn in Group A with Italy, Argentina, and South Korea. In the opening match of the World Cup, the Bulgarians held the defending champions Italy to a 1–1 draw. Alessandro Altobelli gave the Italians the lead, but an 85th-minute equalizer by Nasko Sirakov gave the Bulgarians the point. The next match was another 1–1 draw against South Korea with the goal for Bulgaria coming from Plamen Getov in the 11th minute. They lost the final match of the group 2–0 against Argentina, who ended up winning the tournament. Despite not recording a win, the Bulgarians advanced to the knockout stage by being the third-best third placed team. That way, Bulgaria and also Uruguay became the first nations to qualify for the knockout stage without winning a game in the first round. In the Round of 16, they faced World Cup hosts Mexico and lost the match 2–0. Ivan Vutsov was the manager of the team.

GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov
DF 3 Nikolay Arabov
DF 5 Georgi Dimitrov (c)
DF 13
MF 11Plamen Getov
MF 10
MF 8 Ayan Sadakov
MF 12Radoslav Zdravkov
MF 2 Nasko Sirakov
FW 7
FW 9 Stoycho Mladenov
Substitutions:
FW 20
MF 6
Manager:
Ivan Vutsov
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GK 1 Giovanni Galli
DF 2
DF 3
DF 6 Gaetano Scirea (c)
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod
MF 14Antonio Di Gennaro
MF 10Salvatore Bagni
MF 13Fernando De Napoli
MF 16
FW 19Giuseppe Galderisi
FW 18Alessandro Altobelli
Substitutions:
FW 17
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot
GK 21Oh Yun-kyo
DF 2 Park Kyung-hoon
DF 5 Chung Yong-hwan
DF 8
MF 13
MF 4
MF 17Huh Jung-moo
MF 16
MF 10Park Chang-sun (c)
FW 19Byun Byung-joo
FW 11Cha Bum-kun
Substitutions:
FW 7
DF 20
Manager:
Kim Jung-nam
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GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov
DF 3 Nikolay Arabov
DF 5 Georgi Dimitrov (c)
DF 4 Petar Petrov
MF 11
MF 10
MF 8 Ayan Sadakov
MF 12Radoslav Zdravkov
MF 2 Nasko Sirakov
FW 7
FW 9 Stoycho Mladenov
Substitutions:
FW 20
MF 6
Manager:
Ivan Vutsov
GK 18Nery Pumpido
DF 5 José Luis Brown
DF 13Oscar Garré
DF 9
DF 19Oscar Ruggeri
MF 2
MF 14Ricardo Giusti
MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga
MF 10Diego Maradona (c)
FW 4
FW 11Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF 16
MF 12
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
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GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov
DF 4 Petar Petrov
DF 5 Georgi Dimitrov (c)
MF 11Plamen Getov
MF 15Georgi Yordanov
MF 6 Andrey Zhelyazkov
MF 8 Ayan Sadakov
MF 13Aleksandar Markov
MF 2
FW 14Plamen Markov
FW 9
Substitutions:
FW 18
MF 12
Manager:
Ivan Vutsov
GK 1 Pablo Larios
DF 18 Rafael Amador
DF 3 Fernando Quirarte
DF 14 Félix Cruz
DF 17 Raúl Servín
MF 7 Miguel España
MF 16 Carlos Muñoz
MF 10 Tomás Boy (c)
MF 13 Javier Aguirre
FW 22 Manuel Negrete
FW 9 Hugo Sánchez
Substitutions:
MF 6
Manager:
Bora Milutinović
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GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov
DF 3
DF 5 Georgi Dimitrov (c)
DF 4 Petar Petrov
MF 11
MF 15 Georgi Yordanov
MF 19
MF 10 Zhivko Gospodinov
MF 8 Ayan Sadakov
MF 12 Radoslav Zdravkov
FW 20 Kostadin Kostadinov
Substitutions:
MF 2
FW 7
Manager:
Ivan Vutsov

1994 FIFA World Cup

Certainly one of the most important dates in Bulgarian football history is 17 November 1993, when Emil Kostadinov scored two goals to beat France in Paris, allowing Bulgaria to qualify for the World Cup in the United States in 1994. Under the management of Dimitar Penev, the Bulgarians, led by players such as Hristo Stoichkov, Yordan Letchkov, and Krasimir Balakov — along with a multitude of other talented players remembered in Bulgaria as the "Golden Generation" — made a strong impression by reaching the semi-finals. They entered Group D with Argentina, Nigeria, and Greece. Before that, the Bulgarians hadn't won a single match in five World Cup finals appearances. The first match ended with a 3–0 defeat by Nigeria. Despite the bad start, the team won 4–0 against World Cup-debuting featherweights Greece and 2–0 against Argentina. Argentina had actually been winning the group going into injury-time. A 91st-minute strike from Nasko Sirakov, however, meant that they dropped two places and finished third. Bulgaria continued to the next round, where they faced Mexico. The match ended 1–1 and after no goals were scored in extra time, penalties would decide which team would go through. Team captain Borislav Mihaylov made a good performance saving two of the penalty kicks. Bulgaria won 3–1 on penalties with Mihaylov becoming the hero for the Bulgarian team. In the quarter-finals, Bulgaria faced Germany. Lothar Matthäus scored from a penalty. The Bulgarians, however, managed to turn the game over with two goals by Hristo Stoichkov and Yordan Letchkov, giving them a 2–1 win and recording one of the most memorable wins for the team. Millions of Bulgarians celebrated this win in the Bulgarian capital city of Sofia and other Bulgarian cities. Having reached the semi-finals, this was the best Bulgarian performance in the World Cup. In the semi-finals, they lost 2–1 to Italy. The third-place match was lost to Sweden, 4–0, and Bulgaria eventually finished in fourth place. Hristo Stoichkov was awarded the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the tournament with six goals (shared with Oleg Salenko). Krasimir Balakov was named in the all-star team along with Stoichkov.Starting 11: GK-Mihaylov(c); RB-Kiryakov/Kremenliev, CB/SW-Hubchev, CB-Ivanov, LB-Tsvetanov; DM-Yankov, CM-Lechkov, CM-Balakov, AM/CF-Sirakov/Borimirov; CF/RW-Kostadinov, CF/LW-Stoichkov.[1] [2] All times local (EDT/UTC–4, CDT/UTC–5, PDT/UTC–7)

GK 1 Peter Rufai (c)
DF 2 Augustine Eguavoen
DF 3 Benedict Iroha
DF 5 Uche Okechukwu
DF 6 Chidi Nwanu
MF 7
FW 9 Rashidi Yekini
MF 11
FW 12
FW 14Daniel Amokachi
MF 15Sunday Oliseh
Substitutions:
MF 21
DF 13
Manager:
Clemens Westerhof
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
RB 2 Emil Kremenliev
DF 3 Trifon Ivanov
LB 4 Tsanko Tsvetanov
DF 5 Petar Houbchev
MF 6 Zlatko Yankov
FW 7 Emil Kostadinov
FW 8 Hristo Stoichkov
MF 9
MF 11
MF 20Krasimir Balakov
Substitutions:
FW 10
FW 13
Manager:
Dimitar Penev
Assistant referees


Gordon Dunster (Australia)
Eugene Brazzale (Australia)
Fourth official


Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
DF 2 Emil Kremenliev
DF 3
DF 4
DF 5
MF 6
FW 7
FW 8 Hristo Stoichkov
MF 9 Yordan Letchkov
MF 10Nasko Sirakov
MF 20Krasimir Balakov
Substitutions:
DF 16
MF 11
Manager:
Dimitar Penev
GK 20Elias Atmatsidis
DF 2 Stratos Apostolakis (c)
DF 5 Ioannis Kalitzakis
MF 8 Nikos Nioplias
FW 9 Nikos Machlas
MF 12Spiros Marangos
DF 13
FW 16
MF 17
DF 18Kiriakos Karataidis
MF 19Savvas Kofidis
Substitutions:
MF 10
FW 14
Manager:
Alketas Panagoulias
Assistant referees


Abdulla Al Ghattan (Bahrain)
Raimundo Calix Garcia (Honduras)
Fourth official


Arturo Angeles (United States)

GK 12Luis Islas
DF 3 José Chamot
MF 5 Fernando Redondo
DF 6 Oscar Ruggeri (c)
FW 7
FW 9
DF 13Fernando Cáceres
MF 14Diego Simeone
DF 16Hernán Díaz
FW 19Abel Balbo
MF 20
Substitutions:
FW 17
FW 11
Manager:
Alfio Basile
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
RB 2 Emil Kremenliev
DF 3
LB 4
DF 5 Petar Houbchev
MF 6
FW 7
FW 8
MF 9
MF 10Nasko Sirakov
MF 20
Substitutions:
DF 16
MF 11
Manager:
Dimitar Penev
Assistant referees


Tapio Yli-Karro (Finland)
El Jilali Rharib (Morocco)
Fourth official


Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

GK 1 Jorge Campos
DF 2
DF 3 Juan Ramírez
DF 4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
DF 5
MF 6 Marcelino Bernal
MF 8
FW 10
FW 11Luís Roberto Alves
MF 17Benjamín Galindo
MF 20Jorge Rodríguez
Substitutions:
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
DF 2
DF 5 Petar Houbchev
FW 7
FW 8 Hristo Stoichkov
MF 9 Yordan Letchkov
FW 10
MF 11Daniel Borimirov
FW 13
DF 16
MF 20Krassimir Balakov
Substitutions:
MF 14
MF 17
Manager:
Dimitar Penev
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
DF 3
DF 4 Tsanko Tsvetanov
DF 5 Petar Houbchev
MF 6 Zlatko Yankov
FW 7
FW 8
MF 9 Yordan Letchkov
MF 10Nasko Sirakov
DF 16Ilian Kiriakov
MF 20Krassimir Balakov
Substitutions:
FW 13
FW 14
Manager:
Dimitar Penev
GK 1 Bodo Illgner
DF 4 Jürgen Kohler
DF 5
DF 6 Guido Buchwald
MF 7 Andreas Möller
MF 8
MF 10Lothar Matthäus (c)
FW 13
DF 14Thomas Berthold
MF 17
FW 18
Substitutions:
MF 2
DF 3
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
DF 3 Trifon Ivanov
DF 4 Tsanko Tsvetanov
DF 5 Petar Houbchev
MF 6
FW 7
FW 8
MF 9
MF 10Nasko Sirakov
DF 16Ilian Kiriakov
MF 20Krassimir Balakov
Substitutions:
FW 13
MF 14
Manager:
Dimitar Penev
GK 1 Gianluca Pagliuca
DF 3 Antonio Benarrivo
DF 4
DF 5 Paolo Maldini (c)
DF 8 Roberto Mussi
FW 10
MF 11
MF 13
MF 14Nicola Berti
MF 16Roberto Donadoni
FW 18Pierluigi Casiraghi
Substitutions:
MF 15
FW 20
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK 1 Thomas Ravelli
DF 2 Roland Nilsson (c)
DF 3 Patrik Andersson
DF 4 Joachim Björklund
MF 6 Stefan Schwarz
FW 7
MF 8 Klas Ingesson
FW 11Tomas Brolin
DF 14Pontus Kåmark
MF 18Håkan Mild
FW 19
Substitutions:
MF 16
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
DF 3
DF 4 Tsanko Tsvetanov
DF 5 Petar Houbchev
MF 6
FW 7 Emil Kostadinov
FW 8 Hristo Stoichkov
MF 9 Yordan Letchkov
MF 10
DF 16Ilian Kiriakov
MF 20Krassimir Balakov
Substitutions:
DF 2
GK 12
FW 13
Manager:
Dimitar Penev

1998 FIFA World Cup

Bulgaria qualified for the World Cup in France by finishing first in the Group 5, followed by Russia. They entered the competition with a new manager Hristo Bonev, since Dimitar Penev was sacked after Euro 1996. Bulgaria drew Spain, Nigeria, and Paraguay in Group D. The first match ended in a 0–0 goalless draw against Paraguay. In the second match, the Bulgarians lost 1–0 for a second-straight World Cup to Nigeria. The final match ended with a disappointing 6–1 defeat to Spain. Following the bad results, Bulgaria finished fourth in the group, with only one point, and didn't go through the next round. This was the last major appearance at World Cup level for Bulgaria.

GK 1 José Luis Chilavert (c)
DF 4 Carlos Gamarra
DF 5 Celso Ayala
FW 9
MF 10Roberto Acuña
DF 11Pedro Sarabia
MF 13Carlos Paredes
FW 15
MF 16Julio César Enciso
MF 19
MF 21
Substitutions:
DF 20
FW 18
MF 7
Manager:
Paulo César Carpegiani
GK 1 Zdravko Zdravkov
DF 2 Radostin Kishishev
DF 3 Trifon Ivanov (c)
DF 4 Ivaylo Petkov
MF 5 Ivaylo Yordanov
MF 6 Zlatko Yankov
FW 8
FW 9
MF 10Krassimir Balakov
MF 11
MF 16
Substitutions:
FW 7
MF 18
Manager:
Hristo Bonev
Assistant referees


Achmat Salie (South Africa)
Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait)
Fourth official


Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

GK 1 Peter Rufai
DF 3 Celestine Babayaro
DF 5 Uche Okechukwu (c)
DF 6 Taribo West
MF 7
MF 8
MF 10
MF 11Garba Lawal
FW 14
MF 15Sunday Oliseh
FW 20
Substitutions:
FW 4
FW 9
MF 13
Manager:
Bora Milutinović
GK 1 Zdravko Zdravkov
DF 2
DF 3 Trifon Ivanov (c)
DF 4 Ivaylo Petkov
MF 6
FW 7 Emil Kostadinov
FW 8 Hristo Stoichkov
MF 10Krassimir Balakov
MF 11
DF 13Gosho Ginchev
MF 14
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 9
FW 19
Manager:
Hristo Bonev
Assistant referees


Jorge Diaz Galvez (Chile)
Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil)
Fourth official


Marcio Rezende (Brazil)

GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB 15
CB 20Miguel Ángel Nadal
CB 4 Rafael Alkorta
LB 12Sergi
RM 17
CM 6 Fernando Hierro
CM 18Guillermo Amor
LM 21
CF 7 Fernando Morientes
CF 11
Substitutions:
FW 10
FW 19
MF 8
Manager:
Javier Clemente
GK 1 Zdravko Zdravkov
DF 2 Radostin Kishishev
DF 3 Trifon Ivanov (c)
MF 5 Ivaylo Yordanov
FW 7 Emil Kostadinov
FW 8
MF 10
DF 13Gosho Ginchev
MF 16
MF 18Daniel Borimirov
FW 19
Substitutions:
FW 9
MF 11
MF 14
Manager:
Hristo Bonev
Assistant referees


Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Claudio Rossi (Argentina)
Fourth official


Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Record players

RankPlayerMatchesWorld Cups
1Borislav Mihaylov111986 and 1994
Nasko Sirakov111986 and 1994
3Krasimir Balakov101994 and 1998
Emil Kostadinov101994 and 1998
Hristo Stoichkov101994 and 1998
6Dimitar Penev91966, 1970 and 1974
Trifon Ivanov91994 and 1998
8Zlatko Yankov81994 and 1998
9Georgi Asparuhov71962, 1966 and 1970
Petar Houbchev71994
Yordan Letchkov71994
Daniel Borimirov71994 and 1998
Ivaylo Yordanov71994 and 1998

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsWorld Cups
1Hristo Stoichkov61994
2Hristo Bonev21970 and 1974
Nasko Sirakov21986 and 1994
Yordan Letchkov21994
5Georgi Sokolov11962
Georgi Asparuhov11966
Dinko Dermendzhiev11970
Todor Kolev11970
Asparuh Nikodimov11970
Dobromir Zhechev11970
Plamen Getov11986
Daniel Borimirov11994
Emil Kostadinov11998

Individual awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WORLD CUP '94; Bulgaria, a Small Foot in Soccer, Steps Closer to Glass Slipper – New York Times . Germany; Bulgaria . . 1994-07-11 . 2014-03-09.
  2. Web site: Bulgaria: Can Soccer Success Mean Business? – Baltimore Sun . Articles.baltimoresun.com . 1994-07-31 . 2014-03-09.

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