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{{Infobox |
{{Infobox National football team |
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| Name = [[Bulgaria]] |
| Name = [[Bulgaria]] |
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| Badge = |
| Badge = Bulgaria football union.png |
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| Nickname = Лъвовете (The Lions) |
| Nickname = Лъвовете (The Lions) |
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| Association = [[Bulgarian Football Union]] |
| Association = [[Bulgarian Football Union]] |
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| Coach = [[Ivaylo Petev]] |
| Coach = [[Ivaylo Petev]] |
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| Captain = [[Svetoslav Dyakov]] |
| Captain = [[Svetoslav Dyakov]] |
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| Most caps = [[Stiliyan Petrov]] ( |
| Most caps = [[Stiliyan Petrov]] (106) |
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| Top scorer = [[Dimitar Berbatov]] (48) |
| Top scorer = [[Dimitar Berbatov]] (48) |
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| Home Ground = [[Vasil Levski]] |
| Home Ground = [[Vasil Levski]] |
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| FIFA Trigramme = BUL |
| FIFA Trigramme = BUL |
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| FIFA Rank = {{ |
| FIFA Rank = 75 {{Decrease}} 3 |
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| FIFA max = 3 |
| FIFA max = 3 |
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| FIFA max date = June 1995 |
| FIFA max date = June 1995 |
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| FIFA min = 96 |
| FIFA min = 96 |
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| FIFA min date = August 2012 |
| FIFA min date = August 2012 |
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| Elo Rank = |
| Elo Rank = 28 |
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| Elo max = |
| Elo max = 2 |
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| Elo max date = |
| Elo max date = August 1975 |
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| Elo min = |
| Elo min = 40 |
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| Elo min date = |
| Elo min date = August 1955 |
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| First game = {{ |
| First game = {{fb|Bulgaria}} 2–0 Austria {{flagicon|Austria|1878}} <br> ([[Vienna]], [[Austria]]; 21 May 1924) |
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| Largest win = {{ |
| Largest win = {{flagicon|Bulgaria|1971}} '''Bulgaria''' 10–0 {{fb-rt|Ghana}} <br> ([[León, Guanajuato|Leon]], [[Mexico]]; 14 October 1968) |
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| Largest loss = {{fb|Bulgaria}} |
| Largest loss = {{fb|Bulgaria}} 1–8 Spain {{flagicon|Spain}} <br> ([[Madrid]], [[Spain]]; 21 May 1933) |
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| World cup apps = 8 |
| World cup apps = 8 |
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| World cup first = |
| World cup first = 1930 |
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| World cup best = Semi- |
| World cup best = '''Semi-Finals:''' [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] |
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| Regional name = [[UEFA European Football Championship|Euro Cup]] |
| Regional name = [[UEFA European Football Championship|Euro Cup]] |
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| Regional cup apps = |
| Regional cup apps = 3 |
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| Regional cup first = [[ |
| Regional cup first = [[1968 European Football Championship|1968]] |
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| Regional cup best = Quarter- |
| Regional cup best = '''Quarter-Finals:''' [[1968 European Football Championship|1968]] |
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|2ndRegional name = [[Summer Olympics]] |
|2ndRegional name = [[Summer Olympics]] |
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|2ndRegional cup apps = 5 |
|2ndRegional cup apps = 5 |
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|2ndRegional cup first = [[Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924]] |
|2ndRegional cup first = [[Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924]] |
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|2ndRegional cup best = Runners-Up: [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]}} |
|2ndRegional cup best = '''Runners-Up:''' [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]}} |
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{{MedalSport | Men’s [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}} |
{{MedalSport | Men’s [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] | [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Team]]}} |
{{MedalSilver | [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] | [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Team]]}} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[ |
{{MedalBronze | [[Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne]] | [[Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Team]]}} |
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The '''Bulgaria national football team''' ({{lang-bg|Национален отбор по футбол на България}}) is an [[association football]] team fielded by the [[Bulgarian Football Union]], a member association |
The [[FIFA]] '''Bulgaria national football team''' ({{lang-bg|Национален отбор по футбол на България}}) is an [[association football]] team fielded by the [[Bulgarian Football Union]], a member association of [[UEFA]]. The team's home stadium is Vasil Levski in [[Sofia]] and [[Ivaylo Petev]] is the current national manager. Their best [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] performance was in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]] in the [[United States]], where they beat defending champions [[Germany national football team|Germany]] to reach the semi-finals, controversially losing to [[Italy national football team|Italy]]. Although defeating strong top ranked teams in many international friendlies throughout the years, the team's strength has slowly diminished, failing to qualify for any major tournament since 2004. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===The |
===The Beginning=== |
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The Bulgarian national football team was formed in 1922. In 1923 The Bulgarian Football Union was formed and the team's first match was held in [[ |
The Bulgarian national football team was formed in 1922. In 1923, The Bulgarian Football Union was formed and the team's first match was held in [[Viena]] on 21 May 1924, with a 2–0 decisive win over [[Austria national football team|Austria]]. Bulgaria had later qualified for the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay, but had to withdraw due to strong tropical storms and hurricanes on the Atlantic Ocean at that time. Despite this unfortunate event, Bulgaria’s power would overtime grow and eventually reach its maximum peak within the next 60 years. |
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===1930 World Cup Withdrawal=== |
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Bulgaria was invited to the [[1930 World Cup]] in Uruguay, but declined participation because the players could not take such an extended leave from work.<ref name="banov">{{cite news|url=http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=3776401|title=Българският флаг на картичка от първото световно по футбол|last=Банов|first=Георги|date=2014-03-23|work=24 часа|publisher=МГБХ|language=Bulgarian|accessdate=1 August 2015|location=София}}</ref> |
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Bulgaria's first qualification to a World Cup came 1930 when they qualified for the [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930 World Cup]] in [[Uruguay]]. The national team had to cancel their entry due to flight delays caused by tropical storms and hurricanes on the Atlantic Ocean. There original group stage opponents were set as Brazil, Yugoslavia and Bolivia. This was a major disappointment to the national side. Bulgaria’s next entrance to a world cup would come almost 32 years later when they qualified for the 1962 World Cup in Chile. |
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|align="left"|{{flagicon|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}} [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] |
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===Years |
===Years of International Wilderness=== |
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After their disappointment of not being able to compete in their first world cup, the Bulgarian side sadly could not qualify for any major tournament for nearly 30 years. Luck was simply not on their side as they would narrowly fall short of qualification on numerous occasions. The national team had gone on a streak of finishing 2nd or 3rd in their qualifying groups along with proceeding to the play offs, but in the end, failing to qualify. Despite their qualifying problems, the national side did manage to defeat many great teams during memorable international friendlies during those years. It also seemed as if the only tournaments they managed to qualify for were smaller tournaments, such as the Balkan Cup, which they won four times. Finally, after their long stretch of absence, their time of international revival had come. The national side had qualified for the World Cup for the second time, in Chile, 1962. |
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===1960s and 1970s: Four Time Consecutive World Cup Appearances, Euro cup Debut, Olympic Finale and Balkan Triumph=== |
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===1960s and 1970s=== |
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Bulgaria qualified for the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] for the |
Bulgaria qualified for the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] for the second time in in its history in [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]] and followed that up with consecutive appearances in [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]], [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] and [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]. The team, however, did not have much success and finished in third place in their group three out of the four times. |
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The team qualified for its first [[UEFA European Championship]] in [[UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying#Group 2|1968]] and went on to win their group with wins over [[Norway national football team|Norway]] (4-2), [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] (3-0) and [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] (1-0) before losing to eventual |
The team qualified for its first ever [[UEFA European Championship]] in [[UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying#Group 2|1968]] and went on to win their group with impressive wins over [[Norway national football team|Norway]] (4-2), [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] (3-0) and [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] (1-0) before losing to eventual champions and hosts [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in a [[two-legged]] quarter-final. Bulgaria won the first leg 3-2, but lost the second by a 2-0 score to lose 4-3 on aggregate. They remained the only team to have defeated the eventual champions, before their surprising quarter-final finish. |
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At the [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Summer Olympics]], the team won the silver medal. They finished first in [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics#Group D|Group D]] by |
At the [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Summer Olympics]], the team won the silver medal. They finished first in [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics#Group D|Group D]] by defeating [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] 7–0, [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]] 2–1, and drawing 2–2 against [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]. They advanced to the quarter-finals by defeating [[Israel national football team|Israel]] and then the semi-finals by defeating favored hosts [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]. In the [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics#Gold Medal match|Olympic Final]], the team was defeated by [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], in what many would say was a hard fought match for both sides. |
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In 1976, the team won the [[Balkan Cup]] by beating [[Romania national football team|Romania]] in the two-legged final 1–0 and 3–2. |
Despite winning the tournament two times already in 1931 and 1932, the Bulgaria national team would add two more Balkan Cup trophies to their case as they would go on to win the tournament in 1973 and 1976. In both 1973 and 1976, Bulgaria had used their world cup experience to create a very tactical team. This paid of quite well, as they had many decisive victories over Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Poland, Albania and Romania. In fact, the team won the [[Balkan Cup]] by beating [[Romania national football team|Romania]] in the two-legged final 1–0 and 3–2. |
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===1962 World Cup=== |
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Bulgaria finally |
Bulgaria finally qualified for their second world cup. Bulgaria was drawn in a tough group with tough opponents England, power house Argentina and super power house Hungary. Bulgaria opened up their campaign with a narrow 0-1 loss to Argentina. Later on, misery had struck, as Bulgaria would lose their second group match by a 1-6 score to Hungary. Bulgaria’s hopes of qualifying were over, but with one world cup match left, they gave it a shot. The national side impressively drew with future 1966 World Cup Champions England 0-0 and finished fourth in the group with only one point. |
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|date = 30 May 1962 |
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|time = 15:00 [[Time in Chile|CLT]] ([[UTC-04]]) |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1946}} |
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|score = 0 – 1 |
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|report= Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=21/results/matches/match=1447/report.html|title=1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Match Report: Argentina - Bulgaria|website=[[FIFA]]|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071022203152/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=21/results/matches/match=1447/report.html|archivedate=22 October 2007|accessdate= 28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|ARG|alt}} |
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|goals2 = [[Héctor Facundo|Facundo]] {{goal|4}} |
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|stadium = [[Estadio El Teniente]], [[Rancagua]] |
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|attendance = 7,134 |
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|referee = Juan Gardeazábal Garay ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]]) |
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|date = 3 June 1962 |
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|time = 15:00 [[Time in Chile|CLT]] ([[UTC-04]]) |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1946}} |
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|score = 1 – 6 |
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|report= Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=21/results/matches/match=1470/report.html|title=1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Match Report: Hungary - Bulgaria|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071022203243/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=21/results/matches/match=1470/report.html|archivedate=22 October 2007|accessdate= 28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|HUN}} |
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|goals1 = [[Georgi Asparuhov|Asparuhov]] {{goal|64}}<ref group=note>RSSSF credits this goal to [[Georgi Asparuhov]].</ref> |
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|goals2 = [[Flórián Albert, Sr.|Albert]] {{goal|1||6||53}}<br />[[Lajos Tichy|Tichy]] {{goal|8||70}}<br />[[Ernő Solymosi|Solymosi]] {{goal|12}} |
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|stadium = [[Estadio El Teniente]], [[Rancagua]] |
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|attendance = 7,442 |
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|referee = Juan Gardeazábal Garay ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]]) |
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|date = 7 June 1962 |
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|time = 15:00 [[Time in Chile|CLT]] ([[UTC-04]]) |
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|score = 0 – 0 |
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|team2 = {{fb|ENG}} |
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|stadium = [[Estadio El Teniente]], [[Rancagua]] |
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|attendance = 5,700 |
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|referee = Antoine Blavier ([[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]]) |
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===1966 World Cup=== |
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As 4 years passed, so did another chance of world cup success. Bulgaria |
As 4 years passed, so did another chance of world cup success. Bulgaria qualified for their second straight world cup. They were drawn into an even tougher group compared to the previous world cup. They were placed in the group of death with super powers Hungary, Portugal and Brazil, with Pele at the helm. Bulgaria opened their campaign match with a 0-2 loss to Brazil thanks to two free kick goals by Pele and Garrincha. Later on Bulgaria carried on with a 0-3 loss to Euseibo's Portugal. Finally Bulgaria, once again with no chance of next round qualification, finished their last match with a 1-3 loss to Hungary. Bulgaria once again finished fourth with zero points in the group. This being Bulgaria’s worst world cup performance yet. |
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|date = 12 July 1966 |
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|time = 19:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |
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|team2 = {{fb|BRA|1960}} |
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|goals2 = [[Pelé]] {{goal|15}}<br />[[Garrincha]] {{goal|63}} |
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|stadium = [[Goodison Park]], [[Liverpool]] |
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|attendance = 48,000 |
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|referee = Kurt Tschenscher ([[German Football Association|West Germany]]) }} |
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|date = 16 July 1966 |
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|time = 15:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1946}} |
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|score = 0 – 3 |
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|report =Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/results/matches/match=1602/report.html|title=1966 FIFA World Cup England Match Report: Portugal - Bulgaria|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071016184203/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/results/matches/match=1602/report.html|archivedate=16 October 2007|accessdate= 28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|POR}} |
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|goals2 = [[Ivan Vutsov|Vutsov]] {{goal|17|o.g.}}<br />[[Eusébio]] {{goal|38}}<br />[[José Augusto Torres|Torres]] {{goal|81}} |
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|stadium = [[Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] |
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|attendance = 26,000 |
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|referee = José María Codesal ([[Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol|Uruguay]]) }} |
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|date = 20 July 1966 |
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|time = 19:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |
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|score = 1 – 3 |
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|team2 = {{fb-rt|HUN|1957}} |
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|goals1 = [[Georgi Asparuhov|Asparuhov]] {{goal|15}} |
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|goals2 = [[Ivan Davidov|Davidov]] {{goal|43|o.g.}}<br />[[Kálmán Mészöly|Mészöly]] {{goal|45}}<br />[[Ferenc Bene|Bene]] {{goal|54}} |
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|stadium = [[Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] |
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|attendance = 22,000 |
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|referee = Roberto Goicoechea ([[Asociación del Fútbol Argentino|Argentina]]) }} |
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===1968 Euro Cup: Quarter-finals=== |
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After their poor world cup performance, Bulgaria was determined to redeem themselves |
After their poor world cup performance, Bulgaria was determined to redeem themselves. Bulgaria was drawn in a very tough group with Scandinavian Giants Norway and Sweden along with legend Euseibo's Portugal. Bulgaria started off very well with a 4-2 win over Norway. They would add to their winning streak with a 3-0 destruction of Sweden. There final match determined who would win the group. Bulgaria were downed in the past world cup by Portugal 3-0, and they were ready for fierce revenge. Bulgaria went on to defeat Portugal by a 1-0 score. This would seal Bulgaria as the undefeated group winners which qualified them to the two legged quarterfinal. Bulgaria went on to face Italy, the hosts. Bulgaria started off well, with a 3-2 victory over the Italians. When the second match came, Bulgaria sadly fell 2-0, resulting in elimination from the tournament. Italy would go on to win the European Championship, while Bulgaria were given the 5th-place ranking. |
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|date = 13 November 1966<br />15:00 |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1946}} |
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|score = 4 – 2 |
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|team2 = {{fb|NOR}} |
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|goals1 = [[Nikola Tsanev|Tsanev]] 18', 43'<br />[[Petar Zhekov|Zhekov]] 42', 85' |
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|goals2 = [[Kjetil Hasund|Hasund]] 59', 86' |
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|stadium = [[Vasil Levski National Stadium|Vasil Levski Stadium]], [[Sofia]]| attendance = 30,000 | referee = Muzaffer Sarvan (Turkey) |
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|date = 12 November 1967<br />15:00 |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1946}} |
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|score = 3 – 0 |
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|team2 = {{fb|SWE}} |
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|goals1 = Vasel Mitkov|Mitkov 43'<br />Nikola Kotkov|Kotkov 44'<br />[[Georgi Asparuhov|Asparuhov]] 75' |
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|stadium = [[Vasil Levski National Stadium|Vasil Levski Stadium]], [[Sofia]]| attendance = 28,000| referee = Josip Drago Horvat (Yugoslavia) |
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|date = 26 November 1967<br />14:30 |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1946}} |
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|score = 1 – 0 |
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|team2 = {{fb|POR}} |
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|goals1 = [[Dinko Dermendzhiev|Dermendjiev]] 63' |
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|stadium = [[Vasil Levski National Stadium|Vasil Levski Stadium]], [[Sofia]]| attendance = 55,000| referee = Anvar Zverev (RUS) |
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====1968 Summer Olympics==== |
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A month and a half after the European Championship came the Olympics, which Bulgaria had qualified for the 5th time in their history. They were drawn in a simple group with minnows Thailand, tough opponents Guatemala and giants Czechoslovakia. Bulgaria would start off with a 7-0 thrashing of Thailand. They would later go on and draw with Czechoslovakia 2-2 to increase their point standards. Their final match would determine if they would go on to the quarterfinals. As the time came Bulgaria would defeat Guatemala 2-1 and win their first round Olympic group. They would pass on to the Quarterfinals to face underdogs Israel. That game would remain 1-1 for most of the match until a drawing of lots would determine who would go to the semifinals of the tournament. Bulgaria would with the draw and advance to play Mexico. They would have a hard fought match, but overtime they would come out on top with a 3-2 victory. Bulgaria would advance to the finals for the first time in their Olympic history. They were determined to win the gold medal, but would fall short badly with a 1-4 loss to Hungary. Bulgaria worked hard but could only come out with a silver medal. It was a good performance but not enough for the final and most important game of the tournament. |
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Bulgaria qualified for their third straight world cup. This time it was in Mexico just like the Olympics two years before it. Bulgaria was hoping for another great result like in the Olympics but this time in world cup standards. They were drawn in a medially tough group with power giants Germany, South American powers Peru and African underdogs Morocco. Bulgaria played their first match against Peru. They were leading the match 2-0 until near the end when the Peruvians woke up and began to score. Bulgaria would clumsily fall to Peru 2-3, and start their group in slow fashion. The second match didn’t change much for Bulgaria as they would fall to the giants Germany 5-2. Bulgaria still had a chance to qualify for the next round but they would need a win against Morocco to do that. When that time came Bulgaria would lead Morocco for most of the game until the 61st minute. Bulgaria would end up drawing with Morocco 1-1. They would finish the group in 3rd place but fall short of next round qualification. |
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|date = 6 April 1968<br>17:00<br>First Leg |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|Bulgaria|1967}} |
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|score = 3 – 2 |
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|report = <!--match report link goes here --> |
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|team2 = {{fb|Italy}} |
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|goals1 = [[Nikola Kotkov|Kotkov]] 12' ([[Penalty kick (football)|pen]])<br>[[Dinko Dermendzhiev|Dermendzhiev]] 66'<br>[[Petar Zhekov|Zhekov]] 73' |
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|goals2 = [[Dimitar Penev|Penev]] 60' ([[own goal|og]])<br>[[Pierino Prati|Prati]] 83' |
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|stadium = [[Vasil Levski National Stadium|Vasil Levski]], [[Sofia]] |
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| attendance = 70,000 |
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| referee = Gerhard Schulenburg (FRG) |
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|date = 20 April 1968<br>16:00<br>Second Leg |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|Bulgaria|1967}} |
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|score = 0 – 2 |
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|report = <!--match report link goes here --> |
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|team2 = {{fb-rt|Italy}} |
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|goals2 =[[Pierino Prati|Prati]] 14'<br>[[Angelo Domenghini|Domenghini]] 55' |
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|stadium = [[Stadio San Paolo]], [[Naples]] |
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| attendance = 95,000 |
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| referee = Gottfried Dienst (SUI) |
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<span style ="font-size:85%"> '''''[[Italy national football team|Italy]] won 4 – 3 on aggregete''''' </span> |
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===1968 Summer Olympics=== |
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A month and a half after the European Championship, came the Olympics, which Bulgaria had qualified for the 5th time in their history. They were drawn in a simple group with minnows Thailand, tough opponents Guatemala and giants Czechoslovakia. Bulgaria started off with a 7-0 thrashing of Thailand. They later went on and drew with Czechoslovakia 2-2 to increase their point standards. Their final match once again determined if they would carry on to the quarter-finals. Needing a decisive win, Bulgaria went on to defeat Guatemala 2-1 and win their Olympic group. They qualified directly to the quarter-finals facing underdogs, Israel. The game remained 1-1 for most of the match until a drawing of lots determined who would go on to the semi-finals of the tournament. Winning the draw Bulgaria advanced to the semi-finals against Mexico. After a very hard fought match, Bulgaria proved stronger as they came out on top with a 3-2 victory. Bulgaria advanced to the finals for the first time in their Olympic history. They were determined to win the gold medal, but fell short with a 1-4 loss to Hungary. Although battling hard, Bulgaria came out with the silver medal. |
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| date = 14 October 1968 |
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| time = 12:00 |
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| team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1967}} |
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| score = 7 – 0 |
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| report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197099/matches/match=32099/report.html|title=Olympic Football Tournament Mexico City 1968 Match Report: Bulgaria - Thailand|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090221233135/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197099/matches/match=32099/report.html|archivedate=21 February 2009|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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| team2 = {{fb|THA}} |
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| goals1 = [[Mihail Gyonin|M.Gyonin]] {{goal|25}} <br />[[Petar Zhekov|P.Zhekov]] {{goal|55}} <br />[[Atanas Hristov|A.Mihaylov "Natchko"]] {{goal|56}} {{goal|61}} <br />[[Ivan Zafirov|I.Zafirov "Kopata"]] {{goal|73}} <br />[[Asparuh Donev|A.Nikodimov "Paro"]] {{goal|85}} <br />[[Kiril Ivkov|K.Ivkov]] {{goal|88}} |
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| stadium = [[Estadio Nou Camp]], [[León, Guanajuato|León]] |
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| referee = Guillermo Velasquez {{flagicon|COL}} |
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| date = 16 October 1968 |
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| time = 12:00 |
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| team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1967}} |
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| score = 2 – 2 |
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| report =Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197099/matches/match=32108/report.html|title=Olympic Football Tournament Mexico City 1968 Match Report: Bulgaria - Czechoslovakia|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090221235845/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197099/matches/match=32108/report.html|archivedate=21 February 2009|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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| team2 = {{fb|TCH}} |
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| goals1 = [[Ivaylo Georgiev (footballer born 1942)|I.Georgiev]] {{goal|44}} <br />[[Petar Zhekov|P.Zhekov]] {{goal|77}} |
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| goals2 = [[Jozef Jarabinský|Jarabinský]] {{goal|25}} <br />[[Ladislav Petráš|Petráš]] {{goal|42}} |
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| stadium = [[Estadio Jalisco]], [[Guadalajara, Jalisco|Guadalajara]] |
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| referee = Abel Aguilar Elizalde {{flagicon|MEX}} |
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| date = 18 October 1968 |
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| time = 12:00 |
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| team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1967}} |
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| score = 2 – 1 |
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| report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197099/matches/match=32115/report.html|title=Olympic Football Tournament Mexico City 1968 Match Report: Bulgaria - Guatemala|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090221234644/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197099/matches/match=32115/report.html|archivedate=21 February 2009|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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| team2 = {{fb|GUA}} |
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| goals1 = [[Asparuh Donev|A.Nikodimov "Paro"]] {{goal|50}} <br />[[Petar Zhekov|P.Zhekov]] {{goal|84}} |
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| goals2 = [[Alberto López Oliva|López Oliva]] {{goal|88}} |
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| stadium = [[Estadio Nou Camp]], [[León, Guanajuato|León]] |
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| referee = Raul Osorio {{flagicon|MEX}} |
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| date = 20 October 1968 |
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| time = 12:00 |
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| team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1967}} |
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| score = 1 – 1 |
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| report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197099/matches/match=32119/report.html|title=Olympic Football Tournament Mexico City 1968 Match Report: Bulgaria - Israel|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090221235855/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197099/matches/match=32119/report.html|archivedate=21 February 2009|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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| team2 = {{fb|ISR}} |
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| goals1 = [[Georgi Hristakiev|Hristakiev]] {{goal|5}} |
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| goals2 = [[Yehoshua Feigenbaum|Feigenbaum]] {{goal|89}} |
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| stadium = [[Estadio Nou Camp]], [[León, Guanajuato|León]] |
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| referee = Michel Kitabdjian {{flagicon|FRA}} |
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Bulgaria progressed after a [[Sortition|drawing of lots]]. |
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| date = 22 October 1968 |
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| time = 12:00 |
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| team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1967}} |
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| score = 3 – 2 |
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| report =Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197099/matches/match=32122/report.html|title=Olympic Football Tournament Mexico City 1968 Match Report: Mexico - Bulgaria|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090222001845/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197099/matches/match=32122/report.html|archivedate=22 February 2009|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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| team2 = {{fb|MEX}} |
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| goals1 =[[Petar Jekov|P.Zhekov]] {{goal|8}} <br />[[Atanas Hristov|A.Mihaylov]] {{goal|9}} <br />[[Ts. Veselinov]] {{goal| |
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| goals2 = [[Albino Morales|Morales]] {{goal|39}} <br />[[Héctor Pulido Rodríguez|Pulido Rodríguez]] {{goal|48}} |
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| stadium = [[Estadio Jalisco]], [[Guadalajara, Jalisco|Guadalajara]] |
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| referee = Seyoum Tarekegn {{flagicon|ETH|1897}} |
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| date = 26 October 1968 |
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| time = 12:00 |
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| team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1967}} |
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| score = 1 – 4 |
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| report =Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197099/matches/match=32124/report.html|title=Olympic Football Tournament Mexico City 1968 Match Report: Bulgaria - Hungary|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090222001319/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197099/matches/match=32124/report.html|archivedate=22 February 2009|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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| team2 = {{fb|HUN}} |
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| goals1 = [[Tsvetan Veselinov|Ts. Veselinov]] {{goal|22}} |
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| goals2 = [[Iván Menczel|Menczel]] {{goal|40}}<br/>[[Antal Dunai|A. Dunai]] {{goal|41}} {{goal|49}}<br/>[[István Juhász (footballer)|Juhász]] {{goal|62}} |
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| stadium = [[Azteca Stadium|Azteca Stadium, Mexico City]] |
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| attendance = 75,000 |
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| referee = Diego De Leo {{flagicon|MEX}} |
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===1970 World Cup=== |
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Bulgaria qualified for their third straight world cup. This time it was in Mexico just like the Olympics two years before. They were drawn in a very tricky group with giants Germany, South American powers Peru and African underdogs Morocco. Bulgaria played their first match against Peru. They were leading the match 2-0 until the Peruvians went on a scoring spree. in result, Bulgaria clumsily fell to Peru 2-3. The second match didn’t change much for Bulgaria as they fell to giants Germany 5-2. With a very slim chance of qualifying, Bulgaria needed a decisive win. They almost achieved this as the national side lead over Morocco for most of the game until the 61st minute. Bulgaria ended up drawing with Morocco 1-1, finishing the group in 3rd place and slightly falling short of next round qualification. |
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|date = 2 June 1970 |
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|time = 16:00 ([[Central Time Zone (North America)|CST]]) |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1967}} |
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|score = 2 – 3 |
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|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/results/matches/match=1780/report.html|title=1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico Match Report: Peru - Bulgaria|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071016132702/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/results/matches/match=1780/report.html|archivedate=16 October 2007|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|PER}} |
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|goals1 = [[Dinko Dermendzhiev|Dermendzhiev]] {{goal|13}}<br />[[Hristo Bonev|Bonev]] {{goal|49}} |
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|goals2 = [[Alberto Gallardo|Gallardo]] {{goal|50}}<br />[[Héctor Chumpitaz|Chumpitaz]] {{goal|55}}<br />[[Teófilo Cubillas|Cubillas]] {{goal|73}} |
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|stadium = [[Estadio Nou Camp]], [[León, Guanajuato|León]] |
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|attendance = 13,765 |
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|referee = Antonio Sbardella ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]]) |
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|date = 7 June 1970 |
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|time = 12:00 ([[Central Time Zone (North America)|CST]]) |
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|score = 2 – 5 |
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|report =Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/results/matches/match=1774/report.html|title=1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico Match Report: Germany Federal Republic - Bulgaria|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071016132652/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/results/matches/match=1774/report.html|archivedate=16 October 2007|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|GER}} |
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|goals1 = [[Asparuh Nikodimov|Nikodimov]] {{goal|12}}<br />[[Todor Kolev (footballer born 1942)|Kolev]] {{goal|89}} |
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|goals2 = [[Reinhard Libuda|Libuda]] {{goal|20}}<br />[[Gerd Müller|Müller]] {{goal|27||52|pen.|88}}<br />[[Uwe Seeler|Seeler]] {{goal|67}} |
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|stadium = [[Estadio Nou Camp]], [[León, Guanajuato|León]] |
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|attendance = 12,710 |
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|referee = José María Ortiz de Mendibil ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]]) |
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|date = 11 June 1970 |
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|time = 16:00 ([[Central Time Zone (North America)|CST]]) |
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|score = 1 – 1 |
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|report =Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/results/matches/match=1779/report.html|title=1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico Match Report: Bulgaria - Morocco|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071016132657/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/results/matches/match=1779/report.html|archivedate=16 October 2007|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|MAR}} |
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|goals1 = [[Dobromir Zhechev|Zhechev]] {{goal|40}} |
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|goals2 = [[Maouhoub Ghazouani|Ghazouani]] {{goal|61}} |
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|stadium = [[Estadio Nou Camp]], [[León, Guanajuato|León]] |
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|attendance = 12,299 |
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|referee = Antonio Ribeiro Saldanha ([[Portuguese Football Federation|Portugal]]) |
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===1974 World Cup=== |
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Four years later, in Germany, Bulgaria qualified for their fourth straight world cup. They were drawn in a decently tough group, with dutch destroyers Netherlands, up setters Sweden and shockers Uruguay. Bulgaria started off their world cup campaign with Sweden. After a controversial disallowed goal scored by Bulgaria and 90 minutes of no score the game finished as a goalless 0-0 draw. Later on though, Bulgaria drew with Uruguay 1-1 after a hard fought match. Bulgaria remained in good qualifying contention; all they needed to do was tie against the Netherlands. As the final match came, Bulgaria fell by a 1-4 score. Bulgaria remained in the third place group position and sadly once again fell short of the next round. The only positive outcome was that this was their best performance at a world cup, coming off with two points from three matches. |
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|date = 15 June 1974 |
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|time = 16:00 [[Central European Time|CET]] |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1971}} |
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|score = 0 – 0 |
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|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=39/results/matches/match=1995/report.html|title=1974 FIFA World Cup Germany Match Report: Sweden - Bulgaria|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071018145548/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=39/results/matches/match=1995/report.html|archivedate=18 October 2007|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|SWE}} |
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|stadium = [[Rheinstadion]], [[Düsseldorf]] |
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|attendance = 22,500 |
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|referee = Edison Perez Nunez ([[Federación Peruana de Fútbol|Peru]]) |
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|date = 19 June 1974 |
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|time = 19:30 [[Central European Time|CET]] |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1971}} |
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|score = 1 – 1 |
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|report =Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=39/results/matches/match=1996/report.html|title=1974 FIFA World Cup Germany Match Report: Bulgaria - Uruguay|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071018145554/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=39/results/matches/match=1996/report.html|archivedate=18 October 2007|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|URU}} |
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|goals1 = [[Hristo Bonev|Bonev]] {{goal|75}} |
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|goals2 = [[Ricardo Pavoni|Pavoni]] {{goal|87}} |
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|stadium = [[AWD-Arena|Niedersachsenstadion]], [[Hanover]] |
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|attendance = 12,000 |
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|referee = Jack Taylor ([[The Football Association|England]]) |
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|date = 23 June 1974 |
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|time = 16:00 [[Central European Time|CET]] |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1971}} |
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|score = 1 – 4 |
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|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=39/results/matches/match=1990/report.html|title=1974 FIFA World Cup Germany Match Report: Bulgaria - Netherlands|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071018145543/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=39/results/matches/match=1990/report.html|archivedate=18 October 2007|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|NED}} |
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|goals1 = [[Ruud Krol|Krol]] {{goal|78|o.g.}} |
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|goals2 = [[Johan Neeskens|Neeskens]] {{goal|5|pen.|44|pen.}}<br />[[Johnny Rep|Rep]] {{goal|71}}<br />[[Theo de Jong|de Jong]] {{goal|88}} |
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|stadium = [[Signal Iduna Park|Westfalenstadion]], [[Dortmund]] |
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|attendance = 52,100 |
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|referee = Tony Boskovic ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]]) |
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===1986 World Cup: The knockout rounds=== |
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Bulgaria qualified for the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] in [[Mexico]] by finishing second in Group Four, behind [[France national football team|France]] with 11 points, but worse [[goal difference]], ahead of the teams of [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]], [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]], and [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]]. This was their fifth World Cup appearance. They were drawn in Group A with [[Italy national football team|Italy]], [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], and [[South Korea national football team|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 national football team|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 national football team|Mexico]] and lost the match 2–0. [[Ivan Vutsov]] was the manager of the team. |
Bulgaria qualified for the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] in [[Mexico]] by finishing second in Group Four, behind [[France national football team|France]] with 11 points, but worse [[goal difference]], ahead of the teams of [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]], [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]], and [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]]. This was their fifth World Cup appearance. They were drawn in Group A with [[Italy national football team|Italy]], [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], and [[South Korea national football team|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 national football team|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 national football team|Mexico]] and lost the match 2–0. [[Ivan Vutsov]] was the manager of the team. |
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|date = 31 May 1986 |
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|time = 12:00 [[Central Time Zone|CST]] |
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|team1 ={{fb-rt|BUL|1971}} |
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|score = 1 – 1 |
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|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/results/matches/match=459/report.html|title=1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico Match Report: Bulgaria - Italy|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071014184124/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/results/matches/match=459/report.html|archivedate=14 October 2007|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|ITA}} |
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|goals1 = [[Nasko Sirakov|Sirakov]] {{goal|85}} |
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|goals2 = [[Alessandro Altobelli|Altobelli]] {{goal|43}} |
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|stadium = [[Estadio Azteca]], [[Mexico City]] |
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|attendance = 96,000 |
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|referee = Erik Fredriksson ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]]) |
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|date = 5 June 1986 |
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|time = 16:00 [[Central Time Zone|CST]] |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1971}} |
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|score = 1 – 1 |
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|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/results/matches/match=460/report.html|title=1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico Match Report: Korea Republic - Bulgaria|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071014184129/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/results/matches/match=460/report.html|archivedate=14 October 2007|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|KOR}} |
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|goals1 = [[Plamen Getov|Getov]] {{goal|11}} |
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|goals2 = [[Kim Jong-Boo]] {{goal|70}} |
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|stadium = [[Estadio Olímpico Universitario]], [[Mexico City]] |
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|attendance = 45,000 |
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|referee = Fallaj Al Shanar ([[Saudi Arabia Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]]) |
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|date = 10 June 1986 |
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|time = 12:00 [[Central Time Zone|CST]] |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1971}} |
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|score = 0 – 2 |
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|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/results/matches/match=389/report.html|title=1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico Match Report: Argentina - Bulgaria|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071014184004/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/results/matches/match=389/report.html|archivedate=14 October 2007|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|ARG}} |
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|goals2 = [[Jorge Valdano|Valdano]] {{goal|3}}<br />[[Jorge Burruchaga|Burruchaga]] {{goal|79}} |
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|stadium = [[Estadio Olímpico Universitario]], [[Mexico City]] |
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|attendance = 65,000 |
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|referee = Berny Ulloa Morera ([[Federación Costarricense de Fútbol|Costa Rica]]) |
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====Round of 16==== |
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|date = 15 June 1986 |
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|time = 12:00 [[Central Time Zone|CST]] |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1971}} |
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|score = 0 – 2 |
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|report =Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/results/matches/match=463/report.html|title=1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico Match Report: Mexico - Bulgaria|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071014184134/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/results/matches/match=463/report.html|archivedate=14 October 2007|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|MEX}} |
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|goals2 = [[Manuel Negrete Arias|Negrete]] {{goal|34}}<br />[[Raúl Servín|Servín]] {{goal|61}} |
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|stadium = [[Estadio Azteca]], [[Mexico City]] |
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|attendance = 114,580 |
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|referee = [[Romualdo Arppi Filho]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]]) |
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====Stoitchkov's reign and the "Golden Generation"==== |
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=== 1994 World Cup: Semi-final triumph=== |
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Certainly one of the most important dates in Bulgarian football history is 17 November 1993, a date where [[Emil Kostadinov]] scored two goals to beat [[French national football team|France]] in [[Paris]], allowing Bulgaria to qualify for the World Cup in the [[United States]] in [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]. Under the management of [[Dimitar Penev]], the Bulgarians, led by players such as [[Hristo Stoichkov]], [[Yordan Lechkov]], and [[Krasimir Balakov]] — along with a multitude of other talented players remembered in Bulgaria as the "[[Golden Generation#Bulgaria national football team|Golden Generation]]" — made a strong impression by reaching the semi-finals. They entered Group D with [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], and [[Greece national football team|Greece]]. Before that, the Bulgarians hadn't won a single match in five World Cup finals appearances. The first match ended with a 3–1 defeat by [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]. Despite the bad start, the team won 4–0 against World Cup-debuting featherweights [[Greece national football team|Greece]] and 2–0 against [[Argentina national football team|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 national football team|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 the first three penalty kicks, making it a world cup record. Bulgaria won 3–1 on penalties with Mihaylov becoming the hero for the Bulgarian team. In the quarter-finals, Bulgaria faced the then-defending World Cup champions [[Germany national football team|Germany]]. [[Lothar Matthäus]] scored from a penalty. The Bulgarians, however, managed to turn the game over with two goals by [[Hristo Stoichkov]] and [[Yordan Lechkov]], 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 national football team|Italy]] and were eventually given the bronze medals. Hristo Stoichkov was awarded the [[World Cup Golden Boot|Golden Boot]] as the top scorer in the tournament with six goals. Later in December, Stoitchkov was awarded the FIFA Ballon D'or trophy for his great skill and leadership, becoming the first Bulgarian and third Barcelona Player to win it in history. [[Krasimir Balakov]] was named in the all-star team along with Stoichkov. |
Certainly one of the most important dates in Bulgarian football history is 17 November 1993, a date where [[Emil Kostadinov]] scored two goals to beat [[French national football team|France]] in [[Paris]], allowing Bulgaria to qualify for the World Cup in the [[United States]] in [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]. Under the management of [[Dimitar Penev]], the Bulgarians, led by players such as [[Hristo Stoichkov]], [[Yordan Lechkov]], and [[Krasimir Balakov]] — along with a multitude of other talented players remembered in Bulgaria as the "[[Golden Generation#Bulgaria national football team|Golden Generation]]" — made a strong impression by reaching the semi-finals. They entered Group D with [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], and [[Greece national football team|Greece]]. Before that, the Bulgarians hadn't won a single match in five World Cup finals appearances. The first match ended with a 3–1 defeat by [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]. Despite the bad start, the team won 4–0 against World Cup-debuting featherweights [[Greece national football team|Greece]] and 2–0 against [[Argentina national football team|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 national football team|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 the first three penalty kicks, making it a world cup record. Bulgaria won 3–1 on penalties with Mihaylov becoming the hero for the Bulgarian team. In the quarter-finals, Bulgaria faced the then-defending World Cup champions [[Germany national football team|Germany]]. [[Lothar Matthäus]] scored from a penalty. The Bulgarians, however, managed to turn the game over with two goals by [[Hristo Stoichkov]] and [[Yordan Lechkov]], 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 national football team|Italy]] and were eventually given the bronze medals. Hristo Stoichkov was awarded the [[World Cup Golden Boot|Golden Boot]] as the top scorer in the tournament with six goals. Later in December, Stoitchkov was awarded the FIFA Ballon D'or trophy for his great skill and leadership, becoming the first Bulgarian and third Barcelona Player to win it in history. [[Krasimir Balakov]] was named in the all-star team along with Stoichkov. |
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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. |
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. |
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|date = 21 June 1994 |
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|time = 18:35 [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]] |
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|score = 1 – 3 |
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|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3061/report.html|title=1994 FIFA World Cup USA Match Report: Nigeria - Bulgaria|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071014125659/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3061/report.html|archivedate=14 October 2007|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|NGA}} |
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|goals1 = [[Hristo Stoichkov|Stoichkov]] {{goal|32}} |
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|goals2 = [[Rashidi Yekini|Yekini]] {{goal|21}}<br />[[Daniel Amokachi|Amokachi]] {{goal|43}}<br />[[Emmanuel Amuneke|Amuneke]] {{goal|55}} |
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|stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]], [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] |
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|attendance = 44,132 |
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|referee = Rodrigo Badilla ([[Federación Costarricense de Fútbol|Costa Rica]]) }} |
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|date = 26 June 1994 |
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|time = 11:35 [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]] |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL}} |
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|score = 4 – 0 |
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|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3072/report.html|title=1994 FIFA World Cup USA Match Report: Bulgaria - Greece|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071014125749/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3072/report.html|archivedate=14 October 2007|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|goals1 = [[Hristo Stoichkov|Stoichkov]] {{goal|5|pen.|55|pen.}}<br />[[Yordan Letchkov|Letchkov]] {{goal|65}}<br />[[Daniel Borimirov|Borimirov]] {{goal|90}} |
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|stadium = [[Soldier Field]], [[Chicago]] |
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|attendance = 63,160 |
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|referee = Ali Bujsaim ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]]) }} |
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|date = 30 June 1994 |
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|time = 18:35 [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]] |
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|score = 2 – 0 |
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|report =Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3084/report.html|title=1994 FIFA World Cup USA Match Report: Argentina - Bulgaria|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071014125845/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3084/report.html|archivedate=14 October 2007|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|ARG}} |
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|goals1 = [[Hristo Stoichkov|Stoichkov]] {{goal|61}}<br />[[Nasko Sirakov|Sirakov]] {{goal|90}} |
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|stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]], [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] |
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|attendance = 63,998 |
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|referee = Neji Jouini ([[Fédération Tunisienne de Football|Tunisia]]) }} |
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|time = 16:35 |
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|score = 1 – 1<br />([[Overtime (sports)#Association football|a.e.t.]]) |
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|report =Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3092/report.html|title=1994 FIFA World Cup USA Match Report: Mexico - Bulgaria|website=FIFA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071014125920/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3092/report.html|archivedate=14 October 2007|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|team2 = {{fb|MEX}} |
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|goals1 = [[Hristo Stoichkov|Stoichkov]] {{goal|6}} |
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|goals2 = [[Alberto García Aspe|García Aspe]] {{goal|18|pen.}} |
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|stadium = [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford]] |
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|attendance = 71,030 |
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|referee = Jamal Al Sharif ([[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]]) |
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|penaltyscore = 3 – 1 |
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|penalties1 = [[Krassimir Balakov|Balakov]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Bontcho Guentchev|Guentchev]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Daniel Borimirov|Borimirov]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Yordan Letchkov|Letchkov]] {{pengoal}} |
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|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} [[Alberto García Aspe|García Aspe]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Marcelino Bernal|Bernal]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Jorge Rodríguez (footballer)|Rodríguez]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Claudio Suárez|Suárez]] |
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|score = 2 – 1 |
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|team2 = {{fb|GER}} |
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|goals1 = [[Hristo Stoichkov|Stoichkov]] {{goal|75}}<br />[[Yordan Letchkov|Letchkov]] {{goal|78}} |
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|goals2 = [[Lothar Matthäus|Matthäus]] {{goal|47|pen.}} |
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|stadium = [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford]] |
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|attendance = 72,000 |
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|referee = José Torres Cadena ([[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]]) }} |
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|team2 = {{fb|ITA}} |
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|goals1 = [[Hristo Stoichkov|Stoichkov]] {{goal|44|pen.}} |
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|goals2 = [[Roberto Baggio|R. Baggio]] {{goal|21||25}} |
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|stadium = [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford]] |
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|attendance = 74,110 |
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|referee = Joël Quiniou ([[French Football Federation|France]]) }} |
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===1996 Euro Cup: Group stage or quarter-final?=== |
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In 1996, the team qualified for the [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Football Championship]] for the first time, after some good results in the qualifying group, including a stunning 3–2 turnaround win against future [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]] champions [[Germany national football team|Germany]]. They were drawn in Group B with [[France national football team|France]], [[Spain national football team|Spain]], and [[Romania national football team|Romania]]. Bulgaria started with a 1–1 draw against the Spanish. They would score a second with a wonderful volley by Stoitchkov but it would be ruled offsides even though the cameras showed it clearly wasn't. After there rob of a win over Spain, Bulgaria went on to a 1–0 win against Romania. Stoitchkov scoring in the 3rd minute adding a second goal to the list. In the final group match, they lost 3–1 against France, Stoitchkov scoring from an amazing freekick to give Bulgaria there only goal of the game. At the same time, Spain defeated Romania 2–1 with the winner coming in the 84th minute, and the Bulgarians subsequently failed to qualify and robbed of the quarter-finals. |
In 1996, the team qualified for the [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Football Championship]] for the first time, after some good results in the qualifying group, including a stunning 3–2 turnaround win against future [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]] champions [[Germany national football team|Germany]]. They were drawn in Group B with [[France national football team|France]], [[Spain national football team|Spain]], and [[Romania national football team|Romania]]. Bulgaria started with a 1–1 draw against the Spanish. They would score a second with a wonderful volley by Stoitchkov but it would be ruled offsides even though the cameras showed it clearly wasn't. After there rob of a win over Spain, Bulgaria went on to a 1–0 win against Romania. Stoitchkov scoring in the 3rd minute adding a second goal to the list. In the final group match, they lost 3–1 against France, Stoitchkov scoring from an amazing freekick to give Bulgaria there only goal of the game. At the same time, Spain defeated Romania 2–1 with the winner coming in the 84th minute, and the Bulgarians subsequently failed to qualify and robbed of the quarter-finals. |
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|stadium=[[Elland Road]], [[Leeds]] |
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|stadium=[[St James' Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] |
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|goals1=[[Hristo Stoichkov|Stoichkov]] {{goal|69}} |
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|stadium=[[St James' Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] |
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|attendance=26,976 |
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|referee= Dermot Gallagher ([[The Football Association|England]]){{0}}{{suboff|28}} |
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===1998 World Cup: The last stand of the "Golden Team"=== |
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Bulgaria qualified for the [[FIFA World Cup 1998|World Cup]] in [[France]] by finishing first in the Group 5, followed by [[Russia national football team|Russia]]. They entered the competition with a new manager [[Hristo Bonev]]. Bulgaria drew [[Spain national football team|Spain]], [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], and [[Paraguay national football team|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, even though two offsides goals were ruled out. 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. |
Bulgaria qualified for the [[FIFA World Cup 1998|World Cup]] in [[France]] by finishing first in the Group 5, followed by [[Russia national football team|Russia]]. They entered the competition with a new manager [[Hristo Bonev]]. Bulgaria drew [[Spain national football team|Spain]], [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], and [[Paraguay national football team|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, even though two offsides goals were ruled out. 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. |
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{{Main|1998 FIFA World Cup Group D}} |
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|stadium = [[Stade de la Mosson]], [[Montpellier]] |
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|stadium = [[Parc des Princes]], Paris |
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|goals1 = [[Emil Kostadinov|Kostadinov]] {{goal|56}} |
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|goals2 = [[Fernando Hierro|Hierro]] {{goal|5|pen.}}<br />[[Luis Enrique Martínez García|Luis Enrique]] {{goal|18}}<br />[[Fernando Morientes|Morientes]] {{goal|53||80}}<br />[[Kiko (footballer)|Kiko]] {{goal|88||90}} |
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|stadium = [[Stade Félix-Bollaert]], [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais|Lens]] |
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====The 2000s: Playoffs and close calls==== |
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===2000 Euro Cup qualification: The end of a legendary era=== |
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Bulgaria was drawn in a tough qualifying group with teams like [[England national football team|England]], [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]], and [[Poland national football team|Poland]]. The campaign started bad with a draw and a defeat by Poland and Sweden. The most memorable match for Bulgaria in the group was the 1–1 draw against England, which was also the last one for Bulgarian legend [[Hristo Stoichkov]] before his international retirement. Bulgaria finished third with eight points and failed to make the final stages of [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]]. |
Bulgaria was drawn in a tough qualifying group with teams like [[England national football team|England]], [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]], and [[Poland national football team|Poland]]. The campaign started bad with a draw and a defeat by Poland and Sweden. The most memorable match for Bulgaria in the group was the 1–1 draw against England, which was also the last one for Bulgarian legend [[Hristo Stoichkov]] before his international retirement. Bulgaria finished third with eight points and failed to make the final stages of [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]]. |
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===Berbatov's Era=== |
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===2002 World Cup qualification: Beginning of the World Cup drought=== |
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Bulgaria, [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], and [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] amongst the main contenders for the qualifying spots. This is also the debut of Bulgaria's top scoring legend Dimitar Berbatov. Bulgaria won the matches against the weaker teams, but lost 2–0 to Denmark and one match with the Czech Republic. That way, Bulgaria finished third with 17 points and three points behind second-placed Czech Republic, thus failing to make the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] in [[South Korea]] and [[Japan]]. |
Bulgaria, [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], and [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] amongst the main contenders for the qualifying spots. This is also the debut of Bulgaria's top scoring legend Dimitar Berbatov. Bulgaria won the matches against the weaker teams, but lost 2–0 to Denmark and one match with the Czech Republic. That way, Bulgaria finished third with 17 points and three points behind second-placed Czech Republic, thus failing to make the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] in [[South Korea]] and [[Japan]]. |
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===2004 Euro Cup=== |
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Bulgaria managed to qualify for the [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] in [[Portugal]] by finishing first in the group ahead of teams like [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] and [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] with 17 points. They drew [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]], and [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] in Group C. They started very disappointing with a defeat to Sweden, followed by a 2–0 defeat to Denmark. The last match against Italy was a reasonable 2–1 defeat. The match was looking to end 1–1 after goals from Bulgarian winger [[Martin Petrov]] and [[Simone Perrotta]], but a last minute goal by [[Antonio Cassano]] gave the Italians the win. They finished fourth with zero points and were sent home without reaching the knockout round. |
Bulgaria managed to qualify for the [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] in [[Portugal]] by finishing first in the group ahead of teams like [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] and [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] with 17 points. They drew [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]], and [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] in Group C. They started very disappointing with a defeat to Sweden, followed by a 2–0 defeat to Denmark. The last match against Italy was a reasonable 2–1 defeat. The match was looking to end 1–1 after goals from Bulgarian winger [[Martin Petrov]] and [[Simone Perrotta]], but a last minute goal by [[Antonio Cassano]] gave the Italians the win. They finished fourth with zero points and were sent home without reaching the knockout round. |
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===2006 World Cup qualification: Failure=== |
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Bulgaria failed to qualify for the [[FIFA World Cup 2006|World Cup]] in [[Germany]] after a run of poor results,they started off good with wins over Hungary and other weaker teams. They tied with Sweden and Croatia the first run but lost the other meetings to the two sides. Although Berbatov scored many key goals in the qualifier including a last minute eqaulizer against Croatia, Bulgaria still finished third in Group Eight, behind [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] and [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] with 15 points. |
Bulgaria failed to qualify for the [[FIFA World Cup 2006|World Cup]] in [[Germany]] after a run of poor results,they started off good with wins over Hungary and other weaker teams. They tied with Sweden and Croatia the first run but lost the other meetings to the two sides. Although Berbatov scored many key goals in the qualifier including a last minute eqaulizer against Croatia, Bulgaria still finished third in Group Eight, behind [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] and [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] with 15 points. |
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===2006 Kirin Cup=== |
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Although not making it to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Bulgaria found themselves in a minor tournament in Japan. Known as the Kirin Cup, Bulgaria entered for the first time. They started off well with a 2-1 victory over the hosts Japan. Later on though, things went downhill as they lost 5-1 to Scotland, the eventual champions of the Kirin Cup. Bulgaria became the Runners Up and received the silver medal. |
Although not making it to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Bulgaria found themselves in a minor tournament in Japan. Known as the Kirin Cup, Bulgaria entered for the first time. They started off well with a 2-1 victory over the hosts Japan. Later on though, things went downhill as they lost 5-1 to Scotland, the eventual champions of the Kirin Cup. Bulgaria became the Runners Up and received the silver medal. |
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| date = 9 May 2006 |
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| score = 2 – 1 |
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| report = Report<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer)s); No by-line-->|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4760205.stm|title=Bulgaria stun Japan with late win|date=10 May 2006|website=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> |
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| goals1 = [[Svetoslav Todorov|S. Todorov]] {{goal|1}}<br />[[Hristo Yanev|Yanev]] {{goal|90+1}} |
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| goals2 = [[Seiichiro Maki|Maki]] {{goal|76}} |
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| stadium = [[Nagai Stadium]], [[Osaka]] |
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| attendance = 44,851 |
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| referee = Carlos Megia Davila {{flagicon|ESP}} |
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====Kirin Cup group final==== |
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| date = 11 May 2006 |
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| score = 1 – 5 |
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| goals1 = [[Yordan Todorov|Y. Todorov]] {{goal|26}} |
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| goals2 = [[Kris Boyd|Boyd]] {{goal|13}} {{goal|43}}<br />[[James McFadden|McFadden]] {{goal|69}}<br />[[Chris Burke (footballer)|Burke]] {{goal|77}} {{goal|88}} |
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| stadium = [[Kobe Wing Stadium]], [[Kobe]] |
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| attendance = 5,780 |
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| referee = Toru Kamikawa {{flagicon|JPN}} |
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===2008 Euro Cup qualification: Euro Cup near miss === |
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[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group G|Group G]] had [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], [[Romania national football team|Romania]], and Bulgaria as the main contestants for a qualifying spot for the [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]] in [[Switzerland]] and [[Austria]]. Bulgaria performed well after a run of good results from Romania that gave them the first place. Bulgaria would go on to the playoffs but draw the first match 1-1 with a goal by Petrov in the 10th minute and lose the second 2-0. The Bulgarians were robbed of a Euro and finished with 25 points, after [[Romania national football team|Romania]] and [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], with only one lost match against the Dutch. |
[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group G|Group G]] had [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], [[Romania national football team|Romania]], and Bulgaria as the main contestants for a qualifying spot for the [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]] in [[Switzerland]] and [[Austria]]. Bulgaria performed well after a run of good results from Romania that gave them the first place. Bulgaria would go on to the playoffs but draw the first match 1-1 with a goal by Petrov in the 10th minute and lose the second 2-0. The Bulgarians were robbed of a Euro and finished with 25 points, after [[Romania national football team|Romania]] and [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], with only one lost match against the Dutch. |
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===2010 World Cup qualification: Close call=== |
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[[File:Bulgaria national football team 2010.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Bulgaria National Football Team in 2010.]] |
[[File:Bulgaria national football team 2010.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Bulgaria National Football Team in 2010.]] |
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Bulgaria were drawn against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] and [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] in qualifying [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 8|Group Eight]]. Bulgaria started the campaign with a series of draws in the 2010 qualifiers. After the unconvincing start, the manager [[Plamen Markov]] was replaced by [[Stanimir Stoilov]] in January 2009. The Bulgarians then recorded their first win in the group against [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]], and also won against [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]] and [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]]. |
Bulgaria were drawn against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] and [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] in qualifying [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 8|Group Eight]]. Bulgaria started the campaign with a series of draws in the 2010 qualifiers. After the unconvincing start, the manager [[Plamen Markov]] was replaced by [[Stanimir Stoilov]] in January 2009. The Bulgarians then recorded their first win in the group against [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]], and also won against [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]] and [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]].They finished in third place in the group with 14 points, therefore failing to qualify directly or for a play-off place. Sadly, Bulgarian top scorer Berbatov resigned from the national side because of family problems and qaurrels with the coach. He although does still have a mindset of returning to the national side in the future. |
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===The 2010s=== |
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===2012 Euro Cup qualification: Upset=== |
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[[File:Bulgarian national football team.JPG|thumb|left|250px|The National Team in 2012.]] |
[[File:Bulgarian national football team.JPG|thumb|left|250px|The National Team in 2012.]] |
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Bulgaria were drawn in [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G|Group G]] along with [[England national football team|England]], [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], [[Wales national football team|Wales]], and [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]]. Bulgaria started off bad with a loss to England. They would later on draw with Switzerland and defeat Wales and Montenegro, but sadly Bulgaria finished in third behind Switzerland. This was the fourth time in the 2000s that Bulgaria has finished third in there qualifier group. |
Bulgaria were drawn in [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G|Group G]] along with [[England national football team|England]], [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], [[Wales national football team|Wales]], and [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]]. Bulgaria started off bad with a loss to England. They would later on draw with Switzerland and defeat Wales and Montenegro, but sadly Bulgaria finished in third behind Switzerland. This was the fourth time in the 2000s that Bulgaria has finished third in there qualifier group. |
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===2014 World Cup qualification: World Cup near miss === |
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In the qualification phase for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] Bulgaria were placed in Group B together with the teams of [[Italy national football team|Italy]], [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]] and [[Malta national football team|Malta]]. Under the guidance of former player [[Lyuboslav Penev]] as head coach, Bulgaria enjoyed a revival and put in credible performance in friendly matches before the start of the qualifications, most notably a 1-2 victory over World Cup 2010 runner-ups [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in [[Amsterdam]]. The qualifications started with a well-earned 2-2 draw against the Euro 2012 runner-up Italy on home soil. Bulgaria then edged a tight match against Armenia which ended 1-0. Later on Bulgaria narrowly drew 1-1 against Denmark. Another good performance followed four days later, Bulgaria earning a hard-fought 0-0 draw away to the Czech Republic. As a result of these performances when Penev took over the team climbed from 96th in the FIFA Ranking, their lowest position ever, to 40th in November 2012. Nevertheless, Penev's players hosted and defeated Malta 6-0 under a heavy snowfall for their next qualifier. Four days later, Bulgaria once again set a draw with Denmark 1-1 in [[Copenhagen]].. This result left Bulgaria second in the group with 10 points and still undefeated. Bulgaria travelled to Italy 3, a game where they narrowly lost 1-0. Further on, the lions secured three more points with a 1-2 away win against [[Malta national football team|Malta]], leaving them hopeful of securing their second place in the group and a spot in the play-offs. However, after Bulgaria was defeated by Armenia 2-1 and the Czech Republic 1-0 at home, the dream of qualifying ended. |
In the qualification phase for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] Bulgaria were placed in Group B together with the teams of [[Italy national football team|Italy]], [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]] and [[Malta national football team|Malta]]. Under the guidance of former player [[Lyuboslav Penev]] as head coach, Bulgaria enjoyed a revival and put in credible performance in friendly matches before the start of the qualifications, most notably a 1-2 victory over World Cup 2010 runner-ups [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in [[Amsterdam]]. The qualifications started with a well-earned 2-2 draw against the Euro 2012 runner-up Italy on home soil. Bulgaria then edged a tight match against Armenia which ended 1-0. Later on Bulgaria narrowly drew 1-1 against Denmark. Another good performance followed four days later, Bulgaria earning a hard-fought 0-0 draw away to the Czech Republic. As a result of these performances when Penev took over the team climbed from 96th in the FIFA Ranking, their lowest position ever, to 40th in November 2012. Nevertheless, Penev's players hosted and defeated Malta 6-0 under a heavy snowfall for their next qualifier. Four days later, Bulgaria once again set a draw with Denmark 1-1 in [[Copenhagen]].. This result left Bulgaria second in the group with 10 points and still undefeated. Bulgaria travelled to Italy 3, a game where they narrowly lost 1-0. Further on, the lions secured three more points with a 1-2 away win against [[Malta national football team|Malta]], leaving them hopeful of securing their second place in the group and a spot in the play-offs. However, after Bulgaria was defeated by Armenia 2-1 and the Czech Republic 1-0 at home, the dream of qualifying ended. |
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===2016 Euro Cup qualification: In progess=== |
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Bulgaria have been placed in a group with Italy, Croatia, Norway, Azerbaijan, and Malta. Bulgaria opened up there first match with a 2-1 victory over Azerbaijan. They were narrowly defeated 1-0 by Croatia, following another tight 2-1 defeat to Norway. To add to the misery, Bulgaria drew with Malta 1-1 at home. This ultimately cost Head Coach [[Lyuboslav Penev]] his position, which was replaced by former Ludogorets Razgrad Coach Ivaylo Petev. On his debut match, Petev's squad drew Romania 0-0, this later led to a hard fought 2-2 draw with Italy, which Bulgaria led till the end of the match. When June came around Bulgaria took down Malta 1-0 to edge 2 points ever closer to that third place playoff position. Their chances of qualifying to the finals tournament in France are very slim |
Bulgaria have been placed in a group with Italy, Croatia, Norway, Azerbaijan, and Malta. Bulgaria opened up there first match with a 2-1 victory over Azerbaijan. They were narrowly defeated 1-0 by Croatia, following another tight 2-1 defeat to Norway. To add to the misery, Bulgaria drew with Malta 1-1 at home. This ultimately cost Head Coach [[Lyuboslav Penev]] his position, which was replaced by former Ludogorets Razgrad Coach Ivaylo Petev. On his debut match, Petev's squad drew Romania 0-0, this later led to a hard fought 2-2 draw with Italy, which Bulgaria led till the end of the match. When June came around Bulgaria took down Malta 1-0 to edge 2 points ever closer to that third place playoff position. They later lost at the hands of Norway 1-0 and to Italy 1-0 to an early penalty in the 4th minute. Their chances of qualifying to the finals tournament in France are very slim. Bulgaria currently is ranked fourth in the group with their next match away against Croatia. |
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===2016 Kirin Cup=== |
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Bulgaria will compete in the 2016 Kirin Cup this summer. This will be their second appearence, losing the final to Scotland the previous bout. They are placed in a tough group with Japan, Denmark and Bosnia Herzegovina. |
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{{UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H|show_s=yes}} |
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===2018 World Cup qualification: The qualifying group of death === |
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Bulgaria have been drawn in a tough world cup qualification group with powerhouses Netherlands, France, Sweden along with other members Belarus and Luxembourg. Bulgaria has already had a recent meeting with the Netherlands within the year 2013 in which Bulgaria came out on top with a 2-1 victory. Bulgaria has also had a 100 percent record history against Luxembourg while recently defeating Belarus 2-1 in a friendly in 2014. To add to this aspect, the last time Bulgaria was drawn within a world cup qualification group with Sweden and France was in 1994. Bulgaria drew level with Sweden once, and defeated France twice, decisively, to reach the 1994 World Cup in the U.S. where Bulgaria reached its all |
Bulgaria have been drawn in a tough world cup qualification group with powerhouses Netherlands, France, Sweden along with other members Belarus and Luxembourg. Bulgaria has already had a recent meeting with the Netherlands within the year 2013 in which Bulgaria came out on top with a 2-1 victory. Bulgaria has also had a 100 percent record history against Luxembourg while recently defeating Belarus 2-1 in a friendly in 2014. To add to this aspect, the last time Bulgaria was drawn within a world cup qualification group with Sweden and France was in 1994. Bulgaria drew level with Sweden once, and defeated France twice, decisively, to reach the 1994 World Cup in the U.S. where Bulgaria reached its all time high of going to the Semi-Finals. Although placed with tough opponents, Bulgaria has luckily drawn Luxembourg at home for their first match in September. This will give them the brief opportunity to re-group hopeing to earn an early victory. This can lead the team on to starting off their qualifying campaign on a very positive level at the top of the group while building momentum overtime for when the time comes to face the stronger and tougher opponents. |
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===Standings=== |
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{{2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A table |show_matches=yes}} |
{{2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A table |show_matches=yes}} |
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==Team image== |
==Team image== |
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===Colours=== |
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[[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg|thumb|right|100px|The [[Bulgaria]]n [[Triband (flag)|tricolore]] flag]] |
[[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg|thumb|right|100px|The [[Bulgaria]]n [[Triband (flag)|tricolore]] flag]] |
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Throughout the football nation's sartorial history, the outfield players wore equipments with the following colour patterns: |
Throughout the football nation's sartorial history, the outfield players wore equipments with the following colour patterns: |
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==National stadium== |
==National stadium== |
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[[File:Vassil levski national stadium.jpg|thumb|right| |
[[File:Vassil levski national stadium.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The National Stadium]] |
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Normally, the Bulgarian national football team's home stadium is the [[Vasil Levski National Stadium]] with a capacity of |
Normally, the Bulgarian national football team's home stadium is the [[Vasil Levski National Stadium]] with a capacity of 44,000. Vasil Levski was officially opened in 1953 and reconstructed in 1966 and 2002.It is currently eligible to host [[UEFA Europa League]] final matches. It is the second largest stadium in Bulgaria just behind the Plovdiv Stadium with a capacity 55,000. During the [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League]], the stadium was used for the games of [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] with [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], and [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]. It was also given three stars for its excellence in art construction of the stadium. The Bulgarian national football team's home matches and the Bulgarian Cup finals are held at the venue, as well as athletics competitions. The stadium also offers [[judo]], [[artistic gymnastics]], [[basketball]], [[boxing]], [[aerobics]], [[fencing]] and [[table tennis]] halls, as well as a general physical training hall, two conference halls, and three restaurants. |
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On November 4, 2011 it was announced that Bulgaria's new national stadium is going to be built in the [[Sofia]] suburb of [[Vrazhdebna]], the Minister of Youth and Sports, [[Svilen Neykov]], has announced. |
On November 4, 2011 it was announced that Bulgaria's new national stadium is going to be built in the [[Sofia]] suburb of [[Vrazhdebna]], the Minister of Youth and Sports, [[Svilen Neykov]], has announced. |
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===World Cup record=== |
===World Cup record=== |
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|{{flagicon|Uruguay}}[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]||Qualified but withdrew||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |
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|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]||Group stage||13th||3||0||1||2||1||7 |
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|rowspan=2 colspan=8|''Did Not Qualify'' |
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]||Group stage||12th||3||0||0||3||1||8 |
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|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]||Group stage||12th||3||0||1||2||5||9 |
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|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]||Group stage||11th||3||0||2||1||2||5 |
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|rowspan=2 colspan=8|''Did Not Qualify'' |
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|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]||'''Round of 16'''||10th||4||0||2||2||2||6 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]||'''Semi-finals'''||3rd||7||5||0||2||12||7 |
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|{{flagicon|France}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]||Group stage||22nd||3||0||1||2||1||7 |
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|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]||rowspan=4|Group Stage||15th||3||0||1||2||1||7 |
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|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]||12th||3||0||2||1||2||5 |
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|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]] |
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|{{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]||'''Fourth Place'''||'''4th'''||'''7'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''3'''||'''10'''||'''11''' |
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|{{flagicon|France}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]||Group Stage||29th||3||0||1||2||1||7 |
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|{{flagicon|Japan}}{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |
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|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] |
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|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] |
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|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] |
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|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] |
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] |
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|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] |
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] |
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|{{flagicon|France}} [[1960 European Nations' Cup|1960]] |
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|{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[1964 European Nations' Cup|1964]] |
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|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]] |
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]] |
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|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[UEFA Euro 1972|1972]] |
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|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[UEFA Euro 1976|1976]] |
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|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980]] |
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|{{flagicon|France}} [[UEFA Euro 1984|1984]] |
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|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[UEFA Euro 1988|1988]] |
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|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[UEFA Euro 1992|1992]] |
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996]] |
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|14th |
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|16th |
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|3 |
|3 |
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|0 |
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|{{flagicon|Austria}} {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]] |
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|rowspan=3 colspan=8|Did Not Qualify |
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|- |
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|{{flagicon|Poland}} {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]] |
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|- |
|- |
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|{{flagicon|France}} [[UEFA Euro 2016|2016]] |
|{{flagicon|France}} [[UEFA Euro 2016|2016]] |
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|colspan=8|To be determined |
|||
|- |
|- |
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|{{flagicon|Europe}} [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020]] |
|{{flagicon|Europe}} [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020]] |
||
| |
|colspan=8|To be determined |
||
|- |
|- |
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|-style="color:white;" |
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|'''Total''' |
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!style="background:#00966E;"|Total |
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|'''Group Stage''' |
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!style="background:#00966E;"| |
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|'''2/15''' |
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!style="background:#00966E;"|3/14 |
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|'''6''' |
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!style="background:#00966E;"|10 |
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|'''1''' |
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!style="background:#00966E;"|5 |
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|'''1''' |
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!style="background:#00966E;"|1 |
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|'''4''' |
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!style="background:#00966E;"|5 |
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|'''4''' |
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!style="background:#00966E;"|16 |
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|'''13''' |
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!style="background:#00966E;"|19 |
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|} |
|} |
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===Olympic record=== |
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Since 1992 the olympic roster may consist out of under-23 year old players, plus three over the age players.<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/olympics.html Olympic tournaments]</ref> |
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;" |
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;" |
||
|- style="color:white;" |
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! style="background:#00966E;" colspan=9| Olympic Record |
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|- style="color:white;" |
|||
! style="width:60px; background:#00966E;"|Year |
|||
! style="width:90px; background:#00966E;"|Result |
|||
! style="width:60px; background:#00966E;"|Position |
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! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} |
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! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} |
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! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{Tooltip|D*|Drawn}} |
|||
! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} |
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! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} |
|||
! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924]]||Round of 16||12th||1||0||0||1||0||1 |
|||
!Host Nation(s) - Year |
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!Result |
|||
!GP |
|||
!W |
|||
!D* |
|||
!L |
|||
!GS |
|||
!GA |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|{{flagicon| |
||{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]||Round of 16||13th||1||0||0||1||1||2 |
||
|- bgcolor=#cc9966 |
|||
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]]||'''Semi-finals'''||3rd||3||2||0||1||10||3 |
|||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC |
|||
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]||'''Group stage'''||8th||3||2||1||0||8||3 |
|||
|- bgcolor=silver |
|||
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]||'''Runners-up'''||2nd||6||3||2||1||16||10 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|{{flagicon| |
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]] |
||
|colspan=8|To be determined |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|-style="color:white;" |
|||
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics|1904]]||''Did not enter'' ||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|Total |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"| |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|5/23 |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|14 |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|7 |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|3 |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|4 |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|35 |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|19 |
|||
|} |
|||
=== Balkan Cup record === |
|||
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;" |
|||
|- style="color:white;" |
|||
! style="background:#00966E;" colspan=9|Balkan Cup Record |
|||
|- style="color:white;" |
|||
! style="width:60px; background:#00966E;"|Year |
|||
! style="width:90px; background:#00966E;"|Result |
|||
! style="width:60px; background:#00966E;"|Position |
|||
! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} |
|||
! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} |
|||
! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} |
|||
! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} |
|||
! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} |
|||
! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|{{flagicon| |
|{{flagicon|Romania}} 1930 ||Group stage ||4th||6||2||0||4||10||19 |
||
|- bgcolor=Gold |
|||
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} 1931 ||'''Champions''' ||1st||2||2||0||0||8||3 |
|||
|- bgcolor=Gold |
|||
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} 1932 ||'''Champions''' ||1st||3||3||0||0||7||2 |
|||
|- bgcolor=#cc9966 |
|||
|{{flagicon|Romania}} 1933 ||'''Semi-finals''' ||3rd||3||1||0||2||2||11 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|{{flagicon| |
|{{flagicon|Greece}} 1934 ||Group stage ||4th||3||1||0||2||7||8 |
||
|- bgcolor=Silver |
|||
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} 1935 ||'''Runners-up''' ||2nd||3||2||1||0||12||5 |
|||
|- bgcolor=Silver |
|||
|{{flagicon|Romania}} 1936 ||'''Runners-up''' ||2nd||2||1||0||2||6||8 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|{{flagicon| |
|{{flagicon|Albania}} 1946 ||Group stage ||4th||2||0||1||2||4||7 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|{{flagicon| |
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} 1947 ||Group stage ||4th||4||1||0||3||5||14 |
||
|- bgcolor=Gold |
|||
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} 1948 ||'''Champions''' ||1st||5||2||1||2||6||7 |
|||
|- bgcolor=Gold |
|||
|{{flagicon|Romania}} 1976 ||'''Champions''' ||1st||4||2||0||2||9||9 |
|||
|- bgcolor=#cc9966 |
|||
|{{flagicon|Turkey}} 1980 ||'''Semi-finals''' ||3rd||4||1||1||2||4||8 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|-style="color:white;" |
|||
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928]]||''Did not qualify'' ||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|Total |
|||
|- |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"| |
|||
|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932]]||''no Olympic football tournament'' ||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|12/12 |
|||
|- |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|41 |
|||
|{{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} [[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]]||''Did not qualify'' ||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|19 |
|||
|- |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|4 |
|||
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]||''Did not qualify'' ||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|19 |
|||
|- |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|80 |
|||
|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]||Preliminary Round||1||0||0||1||1||2 |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|101 |
|||
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]]||'''Bronze medal'''||3||2||0||1||10||3 |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]||Group stage||3||2||1||0||8||3 |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]]||''Did not qualify'' ||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
|- style="background:silver;" |
|||
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]||'''Silver medal'''||6||3||2||1||16||10 |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]]||rowspan=11|''Did not qualify'' ||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]]||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]]||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|China}} [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012]]||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
|- |
|||
!'''Total'''||5/23||14||7||3||4||35||19 |
|||
|} |
|} |
||
===Honours=== |
===Honours=== |
||
{| class="wikitable" style=" |
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|- style="color:white;" |
|||
!Competition !!{{gold1}} !!{{silver2}} !!{{bronze3}} !!Total |
|||
! style="width:120px; background:#00966E;"|Competition |
|||
|- |
|||
! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{gold1}} |
|||
|align=left|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] |
|||
! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{silver2}} |
|||
|0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |
|||
! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|{{bronze3}} |
|||
! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"|Total |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|align=left|[[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] |
|align=left|[[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] |
||
|0 || 0 || |
|0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|align=left|[[UEFA European Football Championship| |
|align=left|[[UEFA European Football Championship|Euro Cup]] |
||
|0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
|0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|align=left|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] |
|||
|0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|align=left|[[Balkan Cup]] |
|align=left|[[Balkan Cup]] |
||
| |
|4 || 2 || 2 || 8 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|-style="color:white;" |
|||
! Total !! 3 !! 3 !! 2 !! 8 |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|Total |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|4 |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|3 |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|4 |
|||
!style="background:#00966E;"|11 |
|||
|} |
|} |
||
* '''[[FIFA World Cup]]''' |
|||
** Fourth place (1): [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] |
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*[[File:W.Cup2.svg|17px]] '''[[FIFA World Cup]]''' |
|||
* '''[[UEFA European Football Championship|UEFA European Championship]]''' |
|||
** |
**[[Image:Med 3.png]] '''Semi-Finals''' (1): [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] |
||
* '''[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic football tournament]]''' |
|||
*[[File:UEFA European Cup.svg|15px]] '''[[UEFA European Football Championship|UEFA Euro Cup]]''' |
|||
** [[File:Med 2.png]] Second place (1): [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]] |
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** '''Quarter-Finals''' (1): [[UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying|1968]] |
|||
** [[File:Med 3.png]] Third place (1): [[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]] |
|||
*[[File:Gold medal.svg|20px]] '''[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Tournament]]''' |
|||
**[[File:Silver medal.svg|18px]] '''Runners-up''' (1): [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]] |
|||
**[[File:Bronze medal.svg|18px]] '''Third place''' (1): [[Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]] |
|||
* '''[[Balkan Cup]]''' |
* '''[[Balkan Cup]]''' |
||
** |
**[[Image:Med 1.png]] '''Winners''' (4): 1931, 1932, 1935, 1976 |
||
** |
**[[Image:Med 2.png]] '''Runners-up''' (2): 1935, 1936 |
||
** |
**[[Image:Med 3.png]] '''Third place''' (2) : 1933, 1980 |
||
=== Undefeated run=== |
|||
Bulgaria has 21 undefeated matches all together in a row. [[Spain national football team|Spain]] and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] hold the longest string of 35 unbeaten matches. |
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{| class="wikitable" |
|||
|- |
|||
|- style="color:white;" |
|||
! style="width:180px; background:#00966E;"|Opponent |
|||
! style="width:20px; background:#00966E;"| Type |
|||
! style="width:130px; background:#00966E;"| Date |
|||
! style="width:1px; background:#00966E;"| Result |
|||
|- |
|||
|-bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| {{fb|WAL}} |
|||
| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |
|||
| 15 August 2006 |
|||
| 0 – 0 |
|||
|-bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| {{fb|ROU}} |
|||
| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |
|||
| 2 September 2006 |
|||
| 2 – 2 |
|||
|- |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| {{fb|SVN}} |
|||
| [[Qualifier]] |
|||
| 6 September 2006 |
|||
| 3 – 0 |
|||
|-bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| {{fb|NED}} |
|||
| [[Qualifier]] |
|||
| 7 October 2006 |
|||
| 1 – 1 |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| {{fb|LUX}} |
|||
| [[Qualifier]] |
|||
| 11 October 2006 |
|||
| 1 – 0 |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| {{fb|LAT}} |
|||
| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |
|||
| 15 November 2006 |
|||
| 2 – 0 |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| {{fb|CYP}} |
|||
| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |
|||
| 7 February 2007 |
|||
| 3 – 0 |
|||
|-bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| {{fb|ALB}} |
|||
| [[Qualifier]] |
|||
| 28 March 2007 |
|||
| 0 – 0 |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| {{fb|BLR}} |
|||
| [[Qualifier]] |
|||
| 2 June 2007 |
|||
| 2 – 0 |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| {{fb|BLR}} |
|||
| [[Qualifier]] |
|||
| 6 June 2007 |
|||
| 2 – 1 |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| {{fb|WAL}} |
|||
| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |
|||
| 22 August 2007 |
|||
| 1 – 0 |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| {{fb|LUX}} |
|||
| [[Qualifier]] |
|||
| 12 September 2007 |
|||
| 3 – 0 |
|||
|-bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| {{fb|ALB}} |
|||
| [[Qualifier]] |
|||
| 17 October 2007 |
|||
| 1 – 1 |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| {{fb|ROU}} |
|||
| [[Qualifier]] |
|||
| 21 November 2007 |
|||
| 1 – 0 |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| {{fb|SVN}} |
|||
| [[Qualifier]] |
|||
| 6 February 2008 |
|||
| 2 – 0 |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| {{fb|NIR}} |
|||
| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |
|||
| 26 March 2008 |
|||
| 1 – 0 |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| {{fb|FIN}} |
|||
| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |
|||
| 20 August 2008 |
|||
| 2 – 1 |
|||
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| {{fb|BIH}} |
|||
| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |
|||
| 6 September 2008 |
|||
| 2 – 1 |
|||
|-bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| {{fb|MNE}} |
|||
| [[Qualifier]] |
|||
| 11 October 2008 |
|||
| 2 – 2 |
|||
|-bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| {{fb|ITA}} |
|||
| [[Qualifier]] |
|||
| 12 October 2008 |
|||
| 0 – 0 |
|||
|-bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| {{fb|GEO}} |
|||
| [[Qualifier]] |
|||
| 15 October 2008 |
|||
| 0 – 0 |
|||
|} |
|||
==Recent results== |
==Recent results== |
||
{{main|Bulgaria national football team results}} |
{{main|Bulgaria national football team results}} |
||
===2014=== |
|||
{{footballbox collapsible |
|||
|date = <br>16 November 2014 |
|||
|round= [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H|UEFA Euro 2016 Q]] |
|||
|time = 20:45<br>(21:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]) |
|||
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL}} |
|||
|score = 1 – 1 |
|||
|team2 = {{fb|MLT}} |
|||
|report =Report<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); No by-line-->|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2013915/index.html|title=Malta make their mark in Sofia|date=16 November 2014|website=UEFA|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref> |
|||
|goals1 = [[Andrey Galabinov|Galabinov]] {{goal|6}} |
|||
|goals2 = [[Clayton Failla|Failla]] {{goal|49|pen.}} |
|||
|stadium = [[Vasil Levski Stadium]] |
|||
|location = [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] |
|||
|attendance = 600 |
|||
|referee = [[Martin Strömbergsson]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]]) |
|||
|result = D |
|||
|note = |
|||
|stack = |
|||
}} |
|||
===2015=== |
|||
{{footballbox collapsible |
|||
|date = <br>7 February 2015 |
|||
|round= [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |
|||
|time = 18:00<br>(19:00 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]) |
|||
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ROM}} |
|||
|score = 0 – 0 |
|||
|team2 = {{fb|BUL}} |
|||
|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/match/romania-vs-bulgaria/1987540?ICID=RE|title=International Friendlies: Romania - Bulgaria|website=Goal|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref> |
|||
|goals1 = |
|||
|goals2 = |
|||
|stadium = [[Antalya Atatürk Stadium|Atatürk Stadium]] |
|||
|location = [[Antalya]], [[Turkey]] |
|||
|attendance = 100 |
|||
|referee = Bartosz Frankowski ([[Polish Football Association|Poland]]) |
|||
|result = D |
|||
|note = |
|||
|stack = yes |
|||
}} |
|||
{{footballbox collapsible |
|||
|date = <br>28 March 2015 |
|||
|round= [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H|UEFA Euro 2016 Q]] |
|||
|time = 20:45<br>(21:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]) |
|||
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL}} |
|||
|score = 2 – 2 |
|||
|team2 = {{fb|ITA}} |
|||
|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); No by-line-->|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2013935/index.html|title=Italy debutant Éder thwarts Bulgaria|date=28 March 2015|website=UEFA|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref> |
|||
|goals1 = [[Ivelin Popov|Popov]] {{goal|11}} <br>[[Iliyan Mitsanski|Mitsanski]] {{goal|17}} |
|||
|goals2 = [[Yordan Minev|Y.Minev]] {{goal|4|o.g.}} <br>[[Éder Citadin Martins|Éder]] {{goal|84}} |
|||
|stadium = [[Vasil Levski Stadium]] |
|||
|location = [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] |
|||
|attendance = 6,000 |
|||
|referee = [[Damir Skomina]] ([[Football Association of Slovenia|Slovenia]]) |
|||
|result = D |
|||
|note = |
|||
|stack = yes |
|||
}} |
|||
{{footballbox collapsible |
|||
|date = <br>8 June 2015 |
|||
|round= [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |
|||
|time = 19:45<br>(20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]) |
|||
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TUR}} |
|||
|score = 4 – 0 |
|||
|team2 = {{fb|BUL}} |
|||
|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/06/08/world/friendlies/turkey/bulgaria/2037121/|title=Turkey vs. Bulgaria 4 - 0|website=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref> |
|||
|goals1 = [[Hakan Çalhanoğlu|Çalhanoğlu]] {{goal|49||54}}<br>[[Burak Yılmaz|Yılmaz]] {{goal|56||80}} |
|||
|goals2 = |
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|stadium = [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium]] |
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|location = [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]] |
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|attendance = 3,200 |
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|referee = [[Davide Massa]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]]) |
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|result = L |
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|note = |
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|stack = yes |
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}} |
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{{footballbox collapsible |
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|date = <br>12 June 2015 |
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|round= [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H|UEFA Euro 2016 Q]] |
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|time = 20:45<br>(20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]) |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|MLT}} |
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|score = 0 – 1 |
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|team2 = {{fb|BUL}} |
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|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); No by-line-->|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2013951/index.html|title=Popov earns points for Bulgaria in Malta|date=12 June 2015|website=UEFA|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|goals1 = |
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|goals2 = [[Ivelin Popov|I. Popov]] {{goal|56}} |
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|stadium = [[Ta' Qali National Stadium]] |
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|location = [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] |
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|attendance = 3,924 |
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|referee = [[Aleksandar Stavrev]] ({{nfa|MKD}}) |
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|result = W |
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|note = |
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|stack = yes |
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}} |
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{{footballbox collapsible |
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|date = <br>3 September 2015 |
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|round= [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H|UEFA Euro 2016 Q]] |
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|time = 20:45<br>(21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]) |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL}} |
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|score = 0 – 1 |
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|team2 = {{fb|NOR}} |
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|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); No by-line-->|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2013977/index.html|title=Norway beat Bulgaria thanks to Forren's first|website=UEFA|accessdate=3 September 2015}}</ref> |
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|goals1 = |
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|goals2 = [[Vegard Forren|Forren]] {{goal|57}} |
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|stadium = [[Vasil Levski National Stadium]] |
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|location = [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] |
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|attendance = 12,913 |
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|referee = [[Bas Nijhuis]] ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|the Netherlands]]) |
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|result = L |
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|note = |
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|stack = yes |
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}} |
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{{footballbox collapsible |
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|date = <br>6 September 2015 |
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|round= [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H|UEFA Euro 2016 Q]] |
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|time = 20:45<br>(20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]) |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}} |
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|score = 1 – 0 |
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|team2 = {{fb|BUL}} |
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|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); No by-line-->|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2014004/index.html|title=De Rossi penalty edges Italy closer to finals|website=UEFA|accessdate=6 September 2015}}</ref> |
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|goals1 = [[Daniele De Rossi|De Rossi]] {{goal|6|pen.}} |
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|goals2 = |
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|stadium = [[Stadio Renzo Barbera]] |
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|location = [[Palermo]], [[Italy]] |
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|attendance = 21,000 |
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|referee = [[Sergei Karasev]] ([[Russian Football Union|Russia]]) |
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|result = L |
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|note = |
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|stack = yes |
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}} |
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{{footballbox collapsible |
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|date = <br>10 October 2015 |
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|round= [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H|UEFA Euro 2016 Q]] |
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|time = 20:45<br>(20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]) |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRO}} |
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|score = 3 – 0 |
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|team2 = {{fb|BUL}} |
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|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); No by-line-->|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2014047/index.html|title=Croatia defeat Bulgaria in Čačić's first game|website=UEFA|accessdate=10 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|goals1 = [[Ivan Perišić|Perišić]] {{goal|2}}<br>[[Ivan Rakitić|Rakitić]] {{goal|42}}<br>[[Nikola Kalinić|Kalinić]] {{goal|81}} |
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|goals2 = |
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|stadium = [[Stadion Maksimir]] |
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|location = [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]] |
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|attendance = 0{{refn|Croatia were deducted one point after charges for racist behaviour in the match against Italy at Stadion Poljud. In addition, Croatian Football Federation were ordered to play next two home matches in UEFA competition behind closed doors and not to play any of its remaining qualifying games at Poljud. A fine of €100,000 was also imposed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/news/newsid=2267337.html|title=Croatia deducted one European Qualifiers point|publisher=UEFA.com|date=23 July 2015}}</ref>|group="note"|name="croatia-ban-2"}} |
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|referee = [[Artur Soares Dias]] ([[Portuguese Football Federation|Portugal]]) |
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|result = L |
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|note = |
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|stack = yes |
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}} |
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{{footballbox collapsible |
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|date = <br>13 October 2015 |
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|round= [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H|UEFA Euro 2016 Q]] |
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|time = 20:45<br>(21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]) |
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL}} |
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|score = 2 – 0 |
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|team2 = {{fb|AZE}} |
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|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); No by-line-->|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2014071/index.html|title=UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying: Pre-match Head-to-head - Bulgaria vs. Azerbaijan|website=UEFA|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref> |
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|goals1 = [[Mihail Aleksandrov|M. Aleksandrov]] {{goal|20}}<br>[[Dimitar Rangelov|Rangelov]] {{goal|56}} |
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|goals2 = |
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|stadium = [[Vasil Levski National Stadium]] |
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|location = [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] |
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|attendance = 450 |
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|referee = [[Tamás Bognár]] ([[Hungarian Football Federation|Hungary]]) |
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|result = W |
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|note = |
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|stack = |
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}} |
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{{footballbox collapsible |
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|date = 13 November 2015 |
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|round= [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |
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|time = |
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|team1 = {{fb|BUL}} |
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|score = |
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|team2 = {{fbu|21|BUL}} U21 |
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|report = |
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|goals1= |
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|goals2= |
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|stadium = [[Beroe Stadium]] |
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|location = [[Stara Zagora]], [[Bulgaria]] |
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|attendance = |
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|referee = |
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|result = |
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|stack = |
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}} |
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===2016=== |
===2016=== |
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===Ranking history=== |
===Ranking history=== |
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| Current Rank |
| Current Rank |
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| 75 |
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| February 2016 |
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| September 2015 |
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===Current squad=== |
===Current squad=== |
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The following players are in the squad for the match against {{fbu|21|BUL}} U21 on 13 November.<br> |
The following players are in the squad for the match against {{fbu|21|BUL}} U21 on 13 November.<br> |
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''Caps and goals updated as of 13 October 2015 after the match against |
''Caps and goals updated as of 13 October 2015 after the match against [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]].'' |
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{{nat fs g start}} |
{{nat fs g start}} |
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{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Vladislav Stoyanov]]|caps=14|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|6|8}}|club=[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 3 September 2015}} |
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Vladislav Stoyanov]]|caps=14|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|6|8}}|club=[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 3 September 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=23|pos=DF|name=[[Ivan Goranov]]|caps=0|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|6|10}}|club=[[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fbu|21|BGR}}, 13 November 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=23|pos=DF|name=[[Ivan Goranov]]|caps=0|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|6|10}}|club=[[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fbu|21|BGR}}, 13 November 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Ivan Ivanov (footballer, born 1988)|Ivan Ivanov]]|caps=39|goals=3|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|2|25}}|club=[[FC Basel|Basel]]|clubnat=SUI|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 13 October 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Ivan Ivanov (footballer, born 1988)|Ivan Ivanov]]|caps=39|goals=3|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|2|25}}|club=[[FC Basel|Basel]]|clubnat=SUI|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 13 October 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=20|pos=DF|name=[[Zhivko Milanov]]|caps=25|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|7|15}}|club=[[ |
{{nat fs r player|no=20|pos=DF|name=[[Zhivko Milanov]]|caps=25|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|7|15}}|club=[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]|clubnat=CYP|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 13 October 2015}} |
||
{{nat fs r player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Georgi Terziev]]|caps=6|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|4|18}}|club=[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|CRO}}, 10 October 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Georgi Terziev]]|caps=6|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|4|18}}|club=[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|CRO}}, 10 October 2015}} |
||
{{nat fs r player|no=11|pos=DF|name=[[Stanislav Manolev]]|caps=45|goals=4|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|12|16}}|club=[[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban Krasnodar]]|clubnat=RUS|latest=v. {{fb|ITA}}, 6 September 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=11|pos=DF|name=[[Stanislav Manolev]]|caps=45|goals=4|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|12|16}}|club=[[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban Krasnodar]]|clubnat=RUS|latest=v. {{fb|ITA}}, 6 September 2015}} |
||
{{nat fs r player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Nikolay Bodurov]]|caps=33|goals=1|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|5|30}}|club=[[ |
{{nat fs r player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Nikolay Bodurov]]|caps=33|goals=1|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|5|30}}|club=[[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]]|clubnat=DEN|latest=v. {{fb|ITA}}, 6 September 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=14|pos=DF|name=[[Veselin Minev]]|caps=24|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|10|14}}|club=[[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|ITA}}, 6 September 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=14|pos=DF|name=[[Veselin Minev]]|caps=24|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|10|14}}|club=[[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|ITA}}, 6 September 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Ivan Bandalovski]]|caps=16|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|11|23}}|club=[[FK Partizan|Partizan]]|clubnat=SRB|latest=v. {{fb|ITA}}, 6 September 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Ivan Bandalovski]]|caps=16|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|11|23}}|club=[[FK Partizan|Partizan]]|clubnat=SRB|latest=v. {{fb|ITA}}, 6 September 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Kristiyan Malinov]]|caps=1|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|3|30}}|club=[[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fbu|21|BGR}}, 13 November 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Kristiyan Malinov]]|caps=1|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|3|30}}|club=[[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fbu|21|BGR}}, 13 November 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Georgi Milanov (footballer)|Georgi Milanov]]|caps=28|goals=2|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|2|19}}|club=[[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]|clubnat=RUS|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 13 October 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Georgi Milanov (footballer)|Georgi Milanov]]|caps=28|goals=2|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|2|19}}|club=[[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]|clubnat=RUS|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 13 October 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=21|pos=MF|name=[[Svetoslav Dyakov]]|caps=27|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|5|31}}|club=[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 13 October 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=21|pos=MF|name=[[Svetoslav Dyakov]]''[[Image:Captain Armband (soccer).png|22px|link=Captain (association football)|Captain]]|''|caps=27|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|5|31}}|club=[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 13 October 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=19|pos=MF|name=[[Aleksandar Tonev]]|caps=20|goals=3|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|2|3}}|club=[[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 13 October 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=19|pos=MF|name=[[Aleksandar Tonev]]|caps=20|goals=3|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|2|3}}|club=[[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 13 October 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=23|pos=MF|name=[[Hristo Zlatinski]]|caps=12|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|1|22}}|club=[[CS Universitatea Craiova (football)|CSU Craiova]]|clubnat=ROU|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 13 October 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=23|pos=MF|name=[[Hristo Zlatinski]]|caps=12|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|1|22}}|club=[[CS Universitatea Craiova (football)|CSU Craiova]]|clubnat=ROU|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 13 October 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Ivaylo Chochev]]|caps=4|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|2|18}}|club=[[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|CRO}}, 10 October 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Ivaylo Chochev]]|caps=4|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|2|18}}|club=[[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|CRO}}, 10 October 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Vladimir Gadzhev]]|caps=28|goals=1|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|7|18}}|club=[[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|MLT}}, 12 June 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Vladimir Gadzhev]]|caps=28|goals=1|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|7|18}}|club=[[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|MLT}}, 12 June 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Georgi Iliev (footballer)|Georgi Iliev]]|caps=24|goals=2|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|9|5}}|club=[[Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C.|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright]]|clubnat=CHN|latest=v. {{fb|MLT}}, 16 November 2014}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Marcos Antônio Malachias Júnior|Marquinhos]]|caps=6|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|4|30}}|club=[[FC Pirin Blagoevgrad|Pirin Blagoevgrad]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|MLT}}, 16 November 2014}} |
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{{nat fs break}} |
{{nat fs break}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=77|pos=FW|name=[[Spas Delev]]|caps=9|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|1989|09|22}}|club=[[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe Stara Zagora]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fbu|21|BGR}}, 13 November 2015 <sup>INJ</sup>}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=77|pos=FW|name=[[Spas Delev]]|caps=9|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|1989|09|22}}|club=[[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe Stara Zagora]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fbu|21|BGR}}, 13 November 2015 <sup>INJ</sup>}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Valeri Bojinov]]|caps=43|goals=6|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|2|15}}|club=[[FK Partizan|Partizan]]|clubnat=SRB|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 3 September 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Valeri Bojinov]]|caps=43|goals=6|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|2|15}}|club=[[FK Partizan|Partizan]]|clubnat=SRB|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 3 September 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Radoslav Vasilev]]|caps=2|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|12}}|club=[[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia Sofia]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|MLT}}, 12 June 2015}} |
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Radoslav Vasilev]]|caps=2|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|12}}|club=[[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia Sofia]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|MLT}}, 12 June 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Kiril Despodov]]|caps=0|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|11|11}}|club=[[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|ROU}}, 8 February 2015}} |
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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Georgi Bozhilov]]|caps=1|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|2|12}}|club=[[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe Stara Zagora]]|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|MLT}}, 16 November 2014}} |
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{{nat fs end}} |
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|'''Head coach'''|| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ivaylo Petev]] |
|'''Head coach'''|| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ivaylo Petev]] |
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|'''Team captain'''|| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Svetoslav Dyakov]] |
|'''Team captain'''|| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Svetoslav Dyakov]] |
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|'''BFU president'''|| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Borislav Mikhailov]] |
|'''BFU president'''|| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Borislav Mikhailov]] |
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|'''Current national stadium'''|| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Vasil Levski]] |
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*[[1962 FIFA World Cup squads#Bulgaria|1962 FIFA World Cup squad]] |
*[[1962 FIFA World Cup squads#Bulgaria|1962 FIFA World Cup squad]] |
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*[[1966 FIFA World Cup squads#Bulgaria|1966 FIFA World Cup squad]] |
*[[1966 FIFA World Cup squads#Bulgaria|1966 FIFA World Cup squad]] |
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*[[1970 FIFA World Cup squads# |
*[[1970 FIFA World Cup squads#.C2.A0Bulgaria|1970 FIFA World Cup squad]] |
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*[[1974 FIFA World Cup squads# |
*[[1974 FIFA World Cup squads#.C2.A0Bulgaria|1974 FIFA World Cup squad]] |
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*[[1986 FIFA World Cup squads#Bulgaria|1986 FIFA World Cup squad]] |
*[[1986 FIFA World Cup squads#Bulgaria|1986 FIFA World Cup squad]] |
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*[[1994 FIFA World Cup squads#Bulgaria|1994 FIFA World Cup squad]] |
*[[1994 FIFA World Cup squads#Bulgaria|1994 FIFA World Cup squad]] |
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==International match records== |
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|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ALG}} || 6 || 3 || 2 || 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ALG}} || 6 || 3 || 2 || 1 |
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|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|AND}} || 2 || 2|| 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|AND}} || 2 || 2|| 0 || 0 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#fcc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ARG}} || 9 || 3 || 0|| 6 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ARG}} || 9 || 3 || 0|| 6 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
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|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ARM}} || 2 || 1|| 0 || 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ARM}} || 2 || 1|| 0 || 1 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|AUS}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|AUS}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#fcc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|AUT}} || 8 || 2 || 2 || 4 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|AUT}} || 8 || 2 || 2 || 4 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#cfc;" |
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|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|AZE}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|AZE}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#cfc;" |
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|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BLR}} || 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BLR}} || 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BEL}} || 14 || 6 || 2 || 6 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BEL}} || 14 || 6 || 2 || 6 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#cfc;" |
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|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BIH}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BIH}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#fcc;" |
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BRA}} || 8 || 2 || 0 || 6 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BRA}} || 8 || 2 || 0 || 6 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BOL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BOL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#cfc;" |
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|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|CMR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|CMR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|CHI}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|CHI}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 |
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|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|CRO}} || 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|CRO}} || 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#cfc;" |
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|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|CYP}} || 13 || 12 || 0 || 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|CYP}} || 13 || 12 || 0 || 1 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#fcc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|CZE}} || 18 || 6 || 5 || 7 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|CZE}} || 18 || 6 || 5 || 7 |
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|- |
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|- style="background:#cfc;" |
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|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|DEN}} || 16 || 4 || 9 || 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|DEN}} || 16 || 4 || 9 || 3 |
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|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ECU}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ECU}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 |
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|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fcc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|EGY}} || 6 || 1 || 2 || 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|EGY}} || 6 || 1 || 2 || 3 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|- |
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |
||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ENG}} || 9 || 2 || 2 || 5 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ENG}} || 9 || 2 || 2 || 5 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
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|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|EST}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|EST}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|FIN}} || 8|| 7 || 1 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|FIN}} || 8|| 7 || 1 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|FRA}} || 20 || 8 || 4 || 8 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|FRA}} || 20 || 8 || 4 || 8 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|GEO}} || 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|GEO}} || 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fcc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|GER}} || 19 || 4 || 2 || 13 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|GER}} || 19 || 4 || 2 || 13 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|GHA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|GHA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|GRE}} || 21 || 12 || 2 || 7 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|GRE}} || 21 || 12 || 2 || 7 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|GUA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|GUA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fcc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|HUN}} || 18 || 4 || 4 || 10 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|HUN}} || 18 || 4 || 4 || 10 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ISL}} || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ISL}} || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|IND}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|IND}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|NIR}} || 7 || 4 || 1 || 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|NIR}} || 7 || 4 || 1 || 2 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|IRL}} || 8 || 5 || 1 || 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|IRL}} || 8 || 5 || 1 || 2 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ISR}} || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ISR}} || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fcc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ITA}} || 17 || 2 || 8 || 7 |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ITA}} || 18 || 2 || 8 || 8 |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|JAM}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|JAM}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|JPN}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|JPN}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|KAZ}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|KAZ}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|KOR}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|KOR}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|KUW}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|KUW}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|LVA}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|LVA}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|LIB}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|LIB}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|LUX}} || 12 || 12 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|LUX}} || 12 || 12 || 0 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|LTU}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|LTU}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|MKD}} || 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|MKD}} || 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|MLT}} || 10 || 8 || 2 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|MLT}} || 10 || 8 || 2 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|MEX}} || 12 || 4 || 5 || 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|MEX}} || 12 || 4 || 5 || 3 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|MDA}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|MDA}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|MNE}} || 4 || 1 || 2 || 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|MNE}} || 4 || 1 || 2 || 1 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fcc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|MAR}} || 5 || 1 || 2 || 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|MAR}} || 5 || 1 || 2 || 2 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|NED}} || 10 || 4 || 2 || 4 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|NED}} || 10 || 4 || 2 || 4 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fcc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|NGA}} || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|NGA}} || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|NOR}} || 12 || 6 || 4 || 2 |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|NOR}} || 13 || 6 || 4 || 3 |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|OMA}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|OMA}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|PAR}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|PAR}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|PER}} || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|PER}} || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|POL}} || 16 || 5 || 7 || 4 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|POL}} || 16 || 5 || 7 || 4 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|POR}} || 11 || 5 || 2 || 4 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|POR}} || 11 || 5 || 2 || 4 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ROU}} || 29 || 10 || 10 || 9 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ROU}} || 29 || 10 || 10 || 9 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fcc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|RUS}} || 19 || 4 || 5 || 10 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|RUS}} || 19 || 4 || 5 || 10 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|SMR}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|SMR}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|KSA}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|KSA}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|SCO}} || 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|SCO}} || 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|SRB}} || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|SRB}} || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|SVK}} || 7 || 3 || 1 || 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|SVK}} || 7 || 3 || 1 || 3 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|SVN}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|SVN}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|RSA}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|RSA}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fcc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ESP}} || 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ESP}} || 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fcc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|SWE}} || 11 || 3 || 2 || 6 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|SWE}} || 11 || 3 || 2 || 6 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|SWI}} || 10 || 3 || 4 || 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|SWI}} || 10 || 3 || 4 || 3 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|THA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|THA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|TUN}} || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|TUN}} || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|TUR}} || 21 || 8 || 7 || 6 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|TUR}} || 21 || 8 || 7 || 6 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|USA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|USA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|UKR}} || 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|UKR}} || 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|UAE}} || 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|UAE}} || 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#fffacd;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#FFFACD" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|URU}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|URU}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:#cfc;" |
|||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |
|||
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|WAL}} || 8 || 4 || 1 || 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|WAL}} || 8 || 4 || 1 || 3 |
||
|- class="sortbottom" |
|||
|} |
|} |
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===Most appearances=== |
===Most appearances=== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
{| class="wikitable" |
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|- |
|||
|- style="color:white;" |
|- style="color:white;" |
||
! style="width:1px; background:#00966E;"|# |
! style="width:1px; background:#00966E;"|# |
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! style="width:1px; background:#00966E;"| Goals |
! style="width:1px; background:#00966E;"| Goals |
||
! style="width:1px; background:#00966E;"| Average |
! style="width:1px; background:#00966E;"| Average |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:Gold;" |
|||
|-bgcolor=Gold |
|||
| 1 |
| 1 |
||
| [[Stiliyan Petrov]] |
| [[Stiliyan Petrov]] |
||
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| 8 |
| 8 |
||
| 0.08 |
| 0.08 |
||
|- |
|-bgcolor=Silver |
||
| 2 |
| 2 |
||
| [[Borislav Mihaylov]] |
| [[Borislav Mihaylov]] |
||
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===Most goals=== |
===Most goals=== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
{| class="wikitable" |
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|- |
|||
|- style="color:white;" |
|- style="color:white;" |
||
! style="width:1px; background:#00966E;"|# |
! style="width:1px; background:#00966E;"|# |
||
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! style="width:1px; background:#00966E;"| Caps |
! style="width:1px; background:#00966E;"| Caps |
||
! style="width:1px; background:#00966E;"| Average |
! style="width:1px; background:#00966E;"| Average |
||
|- |
|||
|- style="background:Gold;" |
|||
|-bgcolor=Gold |
|||
| 1 |
| 1 |
||
| [[Dimitar Berbatov]] |
| [[Dimitar Berbatov]] |
||
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* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Willibald Stejskal]] 1925 |
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Willibald Stejskal]] 1925 |
||
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Pavel Grozdanov 1927-1930 |
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Pavel Grozdanov 1927-1930 |
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Nickname(s) | Лъвовете (The Lions) | ||
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Association | Bulgarian Football Union | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Ivaylo Petev | ||
Captain | Svetoslav Dyakov | ||
Most caps | Stiliyan Petrov (106) | ||
Top scorer | Dimitar Berbatov (48) | ||
FIFA code | BUL | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 75 3 | ||
Highest | 3 (June 1995) | ||
Lowest | 96 (August 2012) | ||
First international | |||
Bulgaria 2–0 Austria (Vienna, Austria; 21 May 1924) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Bulgaria 10–0 Ghana (Leon, Mexico; 14 October 1968) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Bulgaria 1–8 Spain (Madrid, Spain; 21 May 1933) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1930) | ||
Best result | Semi-Finals: 1994 | ||
Euro Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1968) | ||
Best result | Quarter-Finals: 1968 | ||
Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1924) | ||
Best result | Runners-Up: 1968 |
Olympic medal record | ||
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1968 Mexico City | Team | |
1956 Melbourne | Team |
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team (Bulgarian: Национален отбор по футбол на България) is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home stadium is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Ivaylo Petev is the current national manager. Their best World Cup performance was in the 1994 World Cup in the United States, where they beat defending champions Germany to reach the semi-finals, controversially losing to Italy. Although defeating strong top ranked teams in many international friendlies throughout the years, the team's strength has slowly diminished, failing to qualify for any major tournament since 2004.
History
The Beginning
The Bulgarian national football team was formed in 1922. In 1923, The Bulgarian Football Union was formed and the team's first match was held in Viena on 21 May 1924, with a 2–0 decisive win over Austria. Bulgaria had later qualified for the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay, but had to withdraw due to strong tropical storms and hurricanes on the Atlantic Ocean at that time. Despite this unfortunate event, Bulgaria’s power would overtime grow and eventually reach its maximum peak within the next 60 years.
1930 World Cup Withdrawal
Bulgaria's first qualification to a World Cup came 1930 when they qualified for the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay. The national team had to cancel their entry due to flight delays caused by tropical storms and hurricanes on the Atlantic Ocean. There original group stage opponents were set as Brazil, Yugoslavia and Bolivia. This was a major disappointment to the national side. Bulgaria’s next entrance to a world cup would come almost 32 years later when they qualified for the 1962 World Cup in Chile.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 2 |
Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
Bolivia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Years of International Wilderness
After their disappointment of not being able to compete in their first world cup, the Bulgarian side sadly could not qualify for any major tournament for nearly 30 years. Luck was simply not on their side as they would narrowly fall short of qualification on numerous occasions. The national team had gone on a streak of finishing 2nd or 3rd in their qualifying groups along with proceeding to the play offs, but in the end, failing to qualify. Despite their qualifying problems, the national side did manage to defeat many great teams during memorable international friendlies during those years. It also seemed as if the only tournaments they managed to qualify for were smaller tournaments, such as the Balkan Cup, which they won four times. Finally, after their long stretch of absence, their time of international revival had come. The national side had qualified for the World Cup for the second time, in Chile, 1962.
1960s and 1970s: Four Time Consecutive World Cup Appearances, Euro cup Debut, Olympic Finale and Balkan Triumph
Bulgaria qualified for the World Cup for the second time in in its history in 1962 and followed that up with consecutive appearances in 1966, 1970 and 1974. The team, however, did not have much success and finished in third place in their group three out of the four times.
The team qualified for its first ever UEFA European Championship in 1968 and went on to win their group with impressive wins over Norway (4-2), Sweden (3-0) and Portugal (1-0) before losing to eventual champions and hosts Italy in a two-legged quarter-final. Bulgaria won the first leg 3-2, but lost the second by a 2-0 score to lose 4-3 on aggregate. They remained the only team to have defeated the eventual champions, before their surprising quarter-final finish.
At the 1968 Summer Olympics, the team won the silver medal. They finished first in Group D by defeating Thailand 7–0, Guatemala 2–1, and drawing 2–2 against Czechoslovakia. They advanced to the quarter-finals by defeating Israel and then the semi-finals by defeating favored hosts Mexico. In the Olympic Final, the team was defeated by Hungary, in what many would say was a hard fought match for both sides.
Despite winning the tournament two times already in 1931 and 1932, the Bulgaria national team would add two more Balkan Cup trophies to their case as they would go on to win the tournament in 1973 and 1976. In both 1973 and 1976, Bulgaria had used their world cup experience to create a very tactical team. This paid of quite well, as they had many decisive victories over Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Poland, Albania and Romania. In fact, the team won the Balkan Cup by beating Romania in the two-legged final 1–0 and 3–2.
1962 World Cup
Bulgaria finally qualified for their second world cup. Bulgaria was drawn in a tough group with tough opponents England, power house Argentina and super power house Hungary. Bulgaria opened up their campaign with a narrow 0-1 loss to Argentina. Later on, misery had struck, as Bulgaria would lose their second group match by a 1-6 score to Hungary. Bulgaria’s hopes of qualifying were over, but with one world cup match left, they gave it a shot. The national side impressively drew with future 1966 World Cup Champions England 0-0 and finished fourth in the group with only one point.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
1966 World Cup
As 4 years passed, so did another chance of world cup success. Bulgaria qualified for their second straight world cup. They were drawn into an even tougher group compared to the previous world cup. They were placed in the group of death with super powers Hungary, Portugal and Brazil, with Pele at the helm. Bulgaria opened their campaign match with a 0-2 loss to Brazil thanks to two free kick goals by Pele and Garrincha. Later on Bulgaria carried on with a 0-3 loss to Euseibo's Portugal. Finally Bulgaria, once again with no chance of next round qualification, finished their last match with a 1-3 loss to Hungary. Bulgaria once again finished fourth with zero points in the group. This being Bulgaria’s worst world cup performance yet.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
1968 Euro Cup: Quarter-finals
After their poor world cup performance, Bulgaria was determined to redeem themselves. Bulgaria was drawn in a very tough group with Scandinavian Giants Norway and Sweden along with legend Euseibo's Portugal. Bulgaria started off very well with a 4-2 win over Norway. They would add to their winning streak with a 3-0 destruction of Sweden. There final match determined who would win the group. Bulgaria were downed in the past world cup by Portugal 3-0, and they were ready for fierce revenge. Bulgaria went on to defeat Portugal by a 1-0 score. This would seal Bulgaria as the undefeated group winners which qualified them to the two legged quarterfinal. Bulgaria went on to face Italy, the hosts. Bulgaria started off well, with a 3-2 victory over the Italians. When the second match came, Bulgaria sadly fell 2-0, resulting in elimination from the tournament. Italy would go on to win the European Championship, while Bulgaria were given the 5th-place ranking.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 4 |
Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 3 |
Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 0 |
Bulgaria | 1 – 0 | Portugal |
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Dermendjiev 63' |
Two-legged quarter-final
Bulgaria | 0 – 2 | Italy |
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Prati 14' Domenghini 55' |
Italy won 4 – 3 on aggregete
1968 Summer Olympics
A month and a half after the European Championship, came the Olympics, which Bulgaria had qualified for the 5th time in their history. They were drawn in a simple group with minnows Thailand, tough opponents Guatemala and giants Czechoslovakia. Bulgaria started off with a 7-0 thrashing of Thailand. They later went on and drew with Czechoslovakia 2-2 to increase their point standards. Their final match once again determined if they would carry on to the quarter-finals. Needing a decisive win, Bulgaria went on to defeat Guatemala 2-1 and win their Olympic group. They qualified directly to the quarter-finals facing underdogs, Israel. The game remained 1-1 for most of the match until a drawing of lots determined who would go on to the semi-finals of the tournament. Winning the draw Bulgaria advanced to the semi-finals against Mexico. After a very hard fought match, Bulgaria proved stronger as they came out on top with a 3-2 victory. Bulgaria advanced to the finals for the first time in their Olympic history. They were determined to win the gold medal, but fell short with a 1-4 loss to Hungary. Although battling hard, Bulgaria came out with the silver medal.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 |
Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 |
Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
Bulgaria | 7 – 0 | Thailand |
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M.Gyonin 25' P.Zhekov 55' A.Mihaylov "Natchko" 56' 61' I.Zafirov "Kopata" 73' A.Nikodimov "Paro" 85' K.Ivkov 88' |
Report[7] |
Bulgaria | 2 – 2 | Czechoslovakia |
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I.Georgiev 44' P.Zhekov 77' |
Report[8] | Jarabinský 25' Petráš 42' |
Bulgaria | 2 – 1 | Guatemala |
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A.Nikodimov "Paro" 50' P.Zhekov 84' |
Report[9] | López Oliva 88' |
Quarter-finals
Bulgaria | 1 – 1 | Israel |
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Hristakiev 5' | Report[10] | Feigenbaum 89' |
Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.
Semi-finals
Bulgaria | 3 – 2 | Mexico |
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P.Zhekov 8' A.Mihaylov 9' Ts. Veselinov (58) |
Report[11] | Morales 39' Pulido Rodríguez 48' |
Gold Medal match
1970 World Cup
Bulgaria qualified for their third straight world cup. This time it was in Mexico just like the Olympics two years before. They were drawn in a very tricky group with giants Germany, South American powers Peru and African underdogs Morocco. Bulgaria played their first match against Peru. They were leading the match 2-0 until the Peruvians went on a scoring spree. in result, Bulgaria clumsily fell to Peru 2-3. The second match didn’t change much for Bulgaria as they fell to giants Germany 5-2. With a very slim chance of qualifying, Bulgaria needed a decisive win. They almost achieved this as the national side lead over Morocco for most of the game until the 61st minute. Bulgaria ended up drawing with Morocco 1-1, finishing the group in 3rd place and slightly falling short of next round qualification.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
Peru | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 |
Morocco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Bulgaria | 2 – 5 | Germany |
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Nikodimov 12' Kolev 89' |
Report[14] | Libuda 20' Müller 27', 52' (pen.), 88' Seeler 67' |
1974 World Cup
Four years later, in Germany, Bulgaria qualified for their fourth straight world cup. They were drawn in a decently tough group, with dutch destroyers Netherlands, up setters Sweden and shockers Uruguay. Bulgaria started off their world cup campaign with Sweden. After a controversial disallowed goal scored by Bulgaria and 90 minutes of no score the game finished as a goalless 0-0 draw. Later on though, Bulgaria drew with Uruguay 1-1 after a hard fought match. Bulgaria remained in good qualifying contention; all they needed to do was tie against the Netherlands. As the final match came, Bulgaria fell by a 1-4 score. Bulgaria remained in the third place group position and sadly once again fell short of the next round. The only positive outcome was that this was their best performance at a world cup, coming off with two points from three matches.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Bulgaria | 1 – 4 | Netherlands |
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Krol 78' (o.g.) | Report[18] | Neeskens 5' (pen.), 44' (pen.) Rep 71' de Jong 88' |
1986 World Cup: The knockout rounds
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.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
Bulgaria | 1 – 1 | South Korea |
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Getov 11' | Report[20] | Kim Jong-Boo 70' |
Bulgaria | 0 – 2 | Argentina |
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Report[21] | Valdano 3' Burruchaga 79' |
Round of 16
Stoitchkov's reign and the "Golden Generation"
1994 World Cup: Semi-final triumph
Certainly one of the most important dates in Bulgarian football history is 17 November 1993, a date where 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 Lechkov, 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 3–1 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 the first three penalty kicks, making it a world cup record. Bulgaria won 3–1 on penalties with Mihaylov becoming the hero for the Bulgarian team. In the quarter-finals, Bulgaria faced the then-defending World Cup champions Germany. Lothar Matthäus scored from a penalty. The Bulgarians, however, managed to turn the game over with two goals by Hristo Stoichkov and Yordan Lechkov, 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 and were eventually given the bronze medals. Hristo Stoichkov was awarded the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the tournament with six goals. Later in December, Stoitchkov was awarded the FIFA Ballon D'or trophy for his great skill and leadership, becoming the first Bulgarian and third Barcelona Player to win it in history. 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.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Round of 16
Bulgaria | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Mexico |
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Stoichkov 6' | Report[26] | García Aspe 18' (pen.) |
Penalties | ||
Balakov Guentchev Borimirov Letchkov |
3 – 1 | García Aspe Bernal Rodríguez Suárez |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
1996 Euro Cup: Group stage or quarter-final?
In 1996, the team qualified for the European Football Championship for the first time, after some good results in the qualifying group, including a stunning 3–2 turnaround win against future Euro 1996 champions Germany. They were drawn in Group B with France, Spain, and Romania. Bulgaria started with a 1–1 draw against the Spanish. They would score a second with a wonderful volley by Stoitchkov but it would be ruled offsides even though the cameras showed it clearly wasn't. After there rob of a win over Spain, Bulgaria went on to a 1–0 win against Romania. Stoitchkov scoring in the 3rd minute adding a second goal to the list. In the final group match, they lost 3–1 against France, Stoitchkov scoring from an amazing freekick to give Bulgaria there only goal of the game. At the same time, Spain defeated Romania 2–1 with the winner coming in the 84th minute, and the Bulgarians subsequently failed to qualify and robbed of the quarter-finals.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 |
Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 |
1998 World Cup: The last stand of the "Golden Team"
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. 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, even though two offsides goals were ruled out. 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.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
Bulgaria | 1 – 6 | Spain |
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Kostadinov 56' | Report[34] | Hierro 5' (pen.) Luis Enrique 18' Morientes 53', 80' Kiko 88', 90' |
The 2000s: Playoffs and close calls
2000 Euro Cup qualification: The end of a legendary era
Bulgaria was drawn in a tough qualifying group with teams like England, Sweden, and Poland. The campaign started bad with a draw and a defeat by Poland and Sweden. The most memorable match for Bulgaria in the group was the 1–1 draw against England, which was also the last one for Bulgarian legend Hristo Stoichkov before his international retirement. Bulgaria finished third with eight points and failed to make the final stages of Euro 2000.
Berbatov's Era
2002 World Cup qualification: Beginning of the World Cup drought
Bulgaria, Denmark, and Czech Republic amongst the main contenders for the qualifying spots. This is also the debut of Bulgaria's top scoring legend Dimitar Berbatov. Bulgaria won the matches against the weaker teams, but lost 2–0 to Denmark and one match with the Czech Republic. That way, Bulgaria finished third with 17 points and three points behind second-placed Czech Republic, thus failing to make the World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
2004 Euro Cup
Bulgaria managed to qualify for the Euro 2004 in Portugal by finishing first in the group ahead of teams like Croatia and Belgium with 17 points. They drew Sweden, Italy, and Denmark in Group C. They started very disappointing with a defeat to Sweden, followed by a 2–0 defeat to Denmark. The last match against Italy was a reasonable 2–1 defeat. The match was looking to end 1–1 after goals from Bulgarian winger Martin Petrov and Simone Perrotta, but a last minute goal by Antonio Cassano gave the Italians the win. They finished fourth with zero points and were sent home without reaching the knockout round.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
2006 World Cup qualification: Failure
Bulgaria failed to qualify for the World Cup in Germany after a run of poor results,they started off good with wins over Hungary and other weaker teams. They tied with Sweden and Croatia the first run but lost the other meetings to the two sides. Although Berbatov scored many key goals in the qualifier including a last minute eqaulizer against Croatia, Bulgaria still finished third in Group Eight, behind Sweden and Croatia with 15 points.
2006 Kirin Cup
Although not making it to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Bulgaria found themselves in a minor tournament in Japan. Known as the Kirin Cup, Bulgaria entered for the first time. They started off well with a 2-1 victory over the hosts Japan. Later on though, things went downhill as they lost 5-1 to Scotland, the eventual champions of the Kirin Cup. Bulgaria became the Runners Up and received the silver medal.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
Japan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
Kirin Cup group final
2008 Euro Cup qualification: Euro Cup near miss
Group G had Netherlands, Romania, and Bulgaria as the main contestants for a qualifying spot for the Euro 2008 in Switzerland and Austria. Bulgaria performed well after a run of good results from Romania that gave them the first place. Bulgaria would go on to the playoffs but draw the first match 1-1 with a goal by Petrov in the 10th minute and lose the second 2-0. The Bulgarians were robbed of a Euro and finished with 25 points, after Romania and Netherlands, with only one lost match against the Dutch.
2010 World Cup qualification: Close call
Bulgaria were drawn against Italy and Ireland in qualifying Group Eight. Bulgaria started the campaign with a series of draws in the 2010 qualifiers. After the unconvincing start, the manager Plamen Markov was replaced by Stanimir Stoilov in January 2009. The Bulgarians then recorded their first win in the group against Cyprus, and also won against Montenegro and Georgia.They finished in third place in the group with 14 points, therefore failing to qualify directly or for a play-off place. Sadly, Bulgarian top scorer Berbatov resigned from the national side because of family problems and qaurrels with the coach. He although does still have a mindset of returning to the national side in the future.
2012 Euro Cup qualification: Upset
Bulgaria were drawn in Group G along with England, Switzerland, Wales, and Montenegro. Bulgaria started off bad with a loss to England. They would later on draw with Switzerland and defeat Wales and Montenegro, but sadly Bulgaria finished in third behind Switzerland. This was the fourth time in the 2000s that Bulgaria has finished third in there qualifier group.
2014 World Cup qualification: World Cup near miss
In the qualification phase for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Bulgaria were placed in Group B together with the teams of Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Armenia and Malta. Under the guidance of former player Lyuboslav Penev as head coach, Bulgaria enjoyed a revival and put in credible performance in friendly matches before the start of the qualifications, most notably a 1-2 victory over World Cup 2010 runner-ups Netherlands in Amsterdam. The qualifications started with a well-earned 2-2 draw against the Euro 2012 runner-up Italy on home soil. Bulgaria then edged a tight match against Armenia which ended 1-0. Later on Bulgaria narrowly drew 1-1 against Denmark. Another good performance followed four days later, Bulgaria earning a hard-fought 0-0 draw away to the Czech Republic. As a result of these performances when Penev took over the team climbed from 96th in the FIFA Ranking, their lowest position ever, to 40th in November 2012. Nevertheless, Penev's players hosted and defeated Malta 6-0 under a heavy snowfall for their next qualifier. Four days later, Bulgaria once again set a draw with Denmark 1-1 in Copenhagen.. This result left Bulgaria second in the group with 10 points and still undefeated. Bulgaria travelled to Italy 3, a game where they narrowly lost 1-0. Further on, the lions secured three more points with a 1-2 away win against Malta, leaving them hopeful of securing their second place in the group and a spot in the play-offs. However, after Bulgaria was defeated by Armenia 2-1 and the Czech Republic 1-0 at home, the dream of qualifying ended.
2016 Euro Cup qualification: In progess
Bulgaria have been placed in a group with Italy, Croatia, Norway, Azerbaijan, and Malta. Bulgaria opened up there first match with a 2-1 victory over Azerbaijan. They were narrowly defeated 1-0 by Croatia, following another tight 2-1 defeat to Norway. To add to the misery, Bulgaria drew with Malta 1-1 at home. This ultimately cost Head Coach Lyuboslav Penev his position, which was replaced by former Ludogorets Razgrad Coach Ivaylo Petev. On his debut match, Petev's squad drew Romania 0-0, this later led to a hard fought 2-2 draw with Italy, which Bulgaria led till the end of the match. When June came around Bulgaria took down Malta 1-0 to edge 2 points ever closer to that third place playoff position. They later lost at the hands of Norway 1-0 and to Italy 1-0 to an early penalty in the 4th minute. Their chances of qualifying to the finals tournament in France are very slim. Bulgaria currently is ranked fourth in the group with their next match away against Croatia.
2016 Kirin Cup
Bulgaria will compete in the 2016 Kirin Cup this summer. This will be their second appearence, losing the final to Scotland the previous bout. They are placed in a tough group with Japan, Denmark and Bosnia Herzegovina.
2018 World Cup qualification: The qualifying group of death
Bulgaria have been drawn in a tough world cup qualification group with powerhouses Netherlands, France, Sweden along with other members Belarus and Luxembourg. Bulgaria has already had a recent meeting with the Netherlands within the year 2013 in which Bulgaria came out on top with a 2-1 victory. Bulgaria has also had a 100 percent record history against Luxembourg while recently defeating Belarus 2-1 in a friendly in 2014. To add to this aspect, the last time Bulgaria was drawn within a world cup qualification group with Sweden and France was in 1994. Bulgaria drew level with Sweden once, and defeated France twice, decisively, to reach the 1994 World Cup in the U.S. where Bulgaria reached its all time high of going to the Semi-Finals. Although placed with tough opponents, Bulgaria has luckily drawn Luxembourg at home for their first match in September. This will give them the brief opportunity to re-group hopeing to earn an early victory. This can lead the team on to starting off their qualifying campaign on a very positive level at the top of the group while building momentum overtime for when the time comes to face the stronger and tougher opponents.
Standings
Template:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A table
Team image
Colours
Traditionally the squad of Bulgarian plays at home entirely in colours of the Bulgarian tricolore, with predominantly white. This explains the very commonly used nickname The Lions.
Historical kits
Throughout the football nation's sartorial history, the outfield players wore equipments with the following colour patterns:
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1924-1975
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1975-1978
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1993-1994
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2005-2008
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2008-2011
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1924–1975
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1975-1984
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1984–1993
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1993–1994
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2006-2008
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2012-current
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National stadium
Normally, the Bulgarian national football team's home stadium is the Vasil Levski National Stadium with a capacity of 44,000. Vasil Levski was officially opened in 1953 and reconstructed in 1966 and 2002.It is currently eligible to host UEFA Europa League final matches. It is the second largest stadium in Bulgaria just behind the Plovdiv Stadium with a capacity 55,000. During the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, the stadium was used for the games of Levski Sofia with Barcelona, Chelsea, and Werder Bremen. It was also given three stars for its excellence in art construction of the stadium. The Bulgarian national football team's home matches and the Bulgarian Cup finals are held at the venue, as well as athletics competitions. The stadium also offers judo, artistic gymnastics, basketball, boxing, aerobics, fencing and table tennis halls, as well as a general physical training hall, two conference halls, and three restaurants.
On November 4, 2011 it was announced that Bulgaria's new national stadium is going to be built in the Sofia suburb of Vrazhdebna, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Svilen Neykov, has announced. The new national stadium will be called "Arena of the Rose" and will be constructed near the International Airport where Vrazhdebna is located. It will have 60,000 seats and seen from above it will appear in the structure of a rose.
Competition history
World Cup record
FIFA World Cup Record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1930 | Qualified but withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1934 to 1958 | Years in international wilderness | |||||||
1962 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
1966 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
1970 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
1974 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1986 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
1994 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
1998 | Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
2018 | To be determined | |||||||
2022 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 8/20 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 53 |
Euro Cup record
UEFA Euro Cup Record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1968 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
1996 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2004 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
2016 | To be determined | |||||||
2020 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 3/14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 |
Olympic record
Olympic Record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1924 | Round of 16 | 12th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1952 | Round of 16 | 13th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1956 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
1960 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
1968 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 |
2020 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 5/23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 |
Balkan Cup record
Honours
Competition | Total | |||
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World Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Euro Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Balkan Cup | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Total | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
- File:W.Cup2.svg FIFA World Cup
- Semi-Finals (1): 1994
- UEFA Euro Cup
- Quarter-Finals (1): 1968
Undefeated run
Bulgaria has 21 undefeated matches all together in a row. Spain and Brazil hold the longest string of 35 unbeaten matches.
Opponent | Type | Date | Result |
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Wales | Friendly | 15 August 2006 | 0 – 0 |
Romania | Friendly | 2 September 2006 | 2 – 2 |
Slovenia | Qualifier | 6 September 2006 | 3 – 0 |
Netherlands | Qualifier | 7 October 2006 | 1 – 1 |
Luxembourg | Qualifier | 11 October 2006 | 1 – 0 |
Latvia | Friendly | 15 November 2006 | 2 – 0 |
Cyprus | Friendly | 7 February 2007 | 3 – 0 |
Albania | Qualifier | 28 March 2007 | 0 – 0 |
Belarus | Qualifier | 2 June 2007 | 2 – 0 |
Belarus | Qualifier | 6 June 2007 | 2 – 1 |
Wales | Friendly | 22 August 2007 | 1 – 0 |
Luxembourg | Qualifier | 12 September 2007 | 3 – 0 |
Albania | Qualifier | 17 October 2007 | 1 – 1 |
Romania | Qualifier | 21 November 2007 | 1 – 0 |
Slovenia | Qualifier | 6 February 2008 | 2 – 0 |
Northern Ireland | Friendly | 26 March 2008 | 1 – 0 |
Finland | Friendly | 20 August 2008 | 2 – 1 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Friendly | 6 September 2008 | 2 – 1 |
Montenegro | Qualifier | 11 October 2008 | 2 – 2 |
Italy | Qualifier | 12 October 2008 | 0 – 0 |
Georgia | Qualifier | 15 October 2008 | 0 – 0 |
Recent results
2016
25 March 2016 Friendly | Portugal | – | Bulgaria | Leiria, Portugal |
21:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
29 March 2016 Friendly | North Macedonia | – | Bulgaria | Skopje, Macedonia |
19:00 (19:00 UTC+2) |
Stadium: Philip II Arena |
3 June 2016 Kirin Cup Semi Final | Japan / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Denmark | v | Bulgaria | Aichi, Japan |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
7 June 2016 Kirin Cup 3rd-Place Playoff/Final | Japan / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Denmark | v | Bulgaria | Osaka, Japan |
Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium |
6 September 2016 FIFA World Cup 2018 Q | Bulgaria | – | Luxembourg | Bulgaria |
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium |
7 October 2016 FIFA World Cup 2018 Q | France | – | Bulgaria | Saint-Denis, France |
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Stadium: Stade de France |
10 October 2016 FIFA World Cup 2018 Q | Sweden | – | Bulgaria | Solna, Sweden |
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Stadium: Friends Arena |
13 November 2016 FIFA World Cup 2018 Q | Bulgaria | – | Belarus | Bulgaria |
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) |
Stadium: TBA |
Ranking history
Rank | Date | |
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Worst Rank | 96 | August 2012 |
Best Rank | 3 | June 1995 |
Current Rank | 75 | February 2016 |
Players
Current squad
The following players are in the squad for the match against Bulgaria U21 on 13 November.
Caps and goals updated as of 13 October 2015 after the match against Azerbaijan.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Bulgarian squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Bozhidar Mitrev | 31 March 1987 | 6 | 0 | Sheriff Tiraspol | v. Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015 |
GK | Plamen Iliev | 30 November 1991 | 2 | 0 | Botoșani | v. Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015 |
GK | Nikolay Mihaylov | 28 June 1988 | 31 | 0 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | v. Norway, 3 September 2015 |
DF | Radoslav Terziev | 6 August 1994 | 0 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv | v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2015 INJ |
DF | Strahil Popov | 31 August 1990 | 2 | 0 | Litex Lovech | v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2015 |
DF | Anton Nedyalkov | 30 April 1993 | 0 | 0 | Litex Lovech | v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2015 |
DF | Ivan Goranov | 10 June 1992 | 0 | 0 | Litex Lovech | v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2015 |
DF | Ivan Ivanov | 25 February 1988 | 39 | 3 | Basel | v. Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015 |
DF | Zhivko Milanov | 15 July 1984 | 25 | 0 | APOEL | v. Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015 |
DF | Georgi Terziev | 18 April 1992 | 6 | 0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | v. Croatia, 10 October 2015 |
DF | Stanislav Manolev | 16 December 1985 | 45 | 4 | Kuban Krasnodar | v. Italy, 6 September 2015 |
DF | Nikolay Bodurov | 30 May 1986 | 33 | 1 | Midtjylland | v. Italy, 6 September 2015 |
DF | Veselin Minev | 14 October 1980 | 24 | 0 | Levski Sofia | v. Italy, 6 September 2015 |
DF | Ivan Bandalovski | 23 November 1986 | 16 | 0 | Partizan | v. Italy, 6 September 2015 |
DF | Petar Zanev | 18 October 1985 | 26 | 0 | Amkar Perm | v. Malta, 12 June 2015 |
DF | Borislav Stoychev | 26 November 1986 | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Ra'anana | v. Malta, 12 June 2015 |
DF | Ventsislav Vasilev | 8 July 1988 | 1 | 0 | Beroe Stara Zagora | v. Italy, 28 March 2015 |
DF | Iliya Milanov | 19 February 1992 | 6 | 0 | Litex Lovech | v. Italy, 28 March 2015 |
MF | Atanas Zehirov | 13 February 1989 | 0 | 0 | Beroe Stara Zagora | v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2015 INJ |
MF | Georgi Kostadinov | 7 September 1990 | 0 | 0 | Levski Sofia | v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2015 INJ |
MF | Kristiyan Malinov | 30 March 1994 | 1 | 0 | Litex Lovech | v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2015 |
MF | Georgi Milanov | 19 February 1992 | 28 | 2 | CSKA Moscow | v. Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015 |
MF | Svetoslav Dyakov | 31 May 1984 | 27 | 0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | v. Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015 |
MF | Aleksandar Tonev | 3 February 1990 | 20 | 3 | Frosinone | v. Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015 |
MF | Hristo Zlatinski | 22 January 1985 | 12 | 0 | CSU Craiova | v. Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015 |
MF | Todor Nedelev | 7 February 1993 | 10 | 0 | Mainz 05 | v. Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015 |
MF | Simeon Slavchev | 25 September 1993 | 6 | 0 | Apollon Limassol | v. Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015 |
MF | Ivaylo Chochev | 18 February 1993 | 4 | 0 | Palermo | v. Croatia, 10 October 2015 |
MF | Vladimir Gadzhev | 18 July 1987 | 28 | 1 | Levski Sofia | v. Malta, 12 June 2015 |
FW | Spas Delev | September 22, 1989 | 9 | 0 | Beroe Stara Zagora | v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2015 INJ |
FW | Georgi Minchev | April 20, 1995 | 0 | 0 | Litex Lovech | v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2015 |
FW | Ivelin Popov (Captain) | 26 October 1987 | 58 | 10 | Spartak Moscow | v. Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015 |
FW | Dimitar Rangelov | 9 February 1983 | 34 | 4 | Konyaspor | v. Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015 |
FW | Ventsislav Hristov | 9 November 1988 | 6 | 1 | Skënderbeu Korçë | v. Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015 |
FW | Andrey Galabinov | 27 November 1988 | 6 | 2 | Novara | v. Croatia, 10 October 2015 |
FW | Iliyan Mitsanski | 20 December 1985 | 17 | 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | v. Italy, 6 September 2015 |
FW | Valeri Bojinov | 15 February 1986 | 43 | 6 | Partizan | v. Norway, 3 September 2015 |
FW | Radoslav Vasilev | 12 October 1990 | 2 | 0 | Slavia Sofia | v. Malta, 12 June 2015 |
Coaching staff
Head coach | Ivaylo Petev |
Team captain | Svetoslav Dyakov |
BFU president | Borislav Mikhailov |
Current national stadium | Vasil Levski |
Previous squads
- FIFA World Cup Squads
- 1962 FIFA World Cup squad
- 1966 FIFA World Cup squad
- 1970 FIFA World Cup squad
- 1974 FIFA World Cup squad
- 1986 FIFA World Cup squad
- 1994 FIFA World Cup squad
- 1998 FIFA World Cup squad
- UEFA European Football Championship squads
International match records
Opponents | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost |
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Albania | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Algeria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Andorra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Argentina | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Armenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Austria | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Belarus | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Belgium | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brazil | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Croatia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Cyprus | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
Czech Republic | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Denmark | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Egypt | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
England | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Estonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Finland | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
France | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
Georgia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Germany | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Greece | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 |
Guatemala | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hungary | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Iceland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Ireland | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Republic of Ireland | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Israel | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Italy | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kuwait | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Latvia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Luxembourg | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
North Macedonia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Malta | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Mexico | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Moldova | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Montenegro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Morocco | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Netherlands | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Norway | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Peru | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Poland | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Portugal | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Romania | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Russia | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
San Marino | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scotland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Serbia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Spain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Sweden | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Switzerland | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Turkey | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ukraine | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
United Arab Emirates | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Wales | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Player records
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See also
Notes
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal to Georgi Asparuhov.
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External links
- Bulgarian football - history, teams, stadiums, fan clubs
- RSSSF archive of results 1924-
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- Bulgarian football legends
- Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup
- Planet World Cup archive of squads in the World Cup
- Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup qualifiers
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