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Author: | MagicDip [ Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:23 pm ] |
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BULGARIA 1994 BULGARIA 1994 WORLD CUP FOURTH PLACE From left to right: Stoichkov, Kostadinov, Letchkov, Kiryakov, Balăkov, Sirakov, Tsvetanov, Yankov, Hubchev, Ivanov and Mihaylov. MANAGER: Dimitar PENEV GOALKEEPERS: 1 Borislav MIHAYLOV 12 Plamen NIKOLOV DEFENDERS: 2 Emil KREMENLIEV 3 Trifon IVANOV 4 Tsanko TSVETANOV 5 Petăr HUBCHEV 15 Nikolay ILIEV 16 Iliyan KIRYAKOV MIDFIELDERS: 6 Zlatko YANKOV 9 Yordan LETCHKOV 11 Daniel BORIMIROV 13 Ivaylo YORDANOV 14 Boncho GENCHEV 19 Georgi GEORGIEV 20 Krasimir BALĂKOV FORWARDS: 7 Emil KOSTADINOV 8 Hristo STOICHKOV 10 Nasko SIRAKOV 17 Petăr MIHTARSKI 18 Petăr ALEKSANDROV 21 Velko YOTOV 22 Ivaylo ANDONOV 4-3-3 FORMATION: Argentina Vs Bulgaria - Group Stage Game (30/06/1994) GK MIHAYLOV CB HUBCHEV CB IVANOV RB KREMENLIEV LB TSVETANOV DMF YANKOV CMF LETCHKOV CMF/AMF BALĂKOV SS KOSTADINOV SS STOICHKOV CF/SS SIRAKOV Substitutions: Kiryakov for Kostadinov (74 mn) and Borimirov for Letchkov (76 mn) Note: Tsvetanov was sent off (min 67) Captain: Borislav Mihaylov Short Free Kick: Krassimir Balăkov Long Free Kick: Yordan Letchkov/Tsanko Tsvetanov/Emil Kremenliev/Trifon Ivanov Free Kick 2: Hristo Stoichkov Left Corner: Krassimir Balăkov/Hristo Stoichkov Right Corner: Krassimir Balăkov Penalty: Hristo Stoichkov Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Trifon Ivanov Team Strategy ★Counter Attack Bulgaria Vs Germany - World Cup Quarterfinals (10/07/1994) GK MIHAYLOV CB HUBCHEV CB/SWP IVANOV RB KIRYAKOV LB TSVETANOV DMF YANKOV CMF/AMF LETCHKOV CMF/AMF BALĂKOV SS KOSTADINOV SS STOICHKOV CF/SS SIRAKOV Substitutions: Yordanov for Stoichkov (85 mn) and Genchev for Kostadinov (90+ mn) Captain: Borislav Mihaylov Short Free Kick: Hristo Stoichkov/Emil Kostadinov Long Free Kick: Krassimir Balăkov/Yordan Letchkov/Hristo Stoichkov/Nasko Sirakov/Iliyan Kiryakov/Tsanko Tsvetanov Free Kick 2: - Left Corner: Krassimir Balăkov Right Corner: Krassimir Balăkov Penalty: Hristo Stoichkov Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Trifon Ivanov Team Strategy ★Right Side Attack ★Left Side Attack ★Change Sides: Kostadinov/Stoichkov ★Counter Attack INFOS: 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 3–0 defeat by Nigeria. Despite the bad start, the team won 4–0 against World Cup-debuting featherweights Greece and 2–0 against Argentina. Argentina had actually been winning the group going into injury-time. A 91st minute strike from Nasko Sirakov, however, meant that they dropped two places and finished third. Bulgaria continued to the next round, where they faced Mexico. The match ended 1–1 and after no goals were scored in extra time, penalties would decide which team would go through. Team captain Borislav Mihaylov made a good performance saving the first three penalty kicks. 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. Krasimir Balakov was named in the all-star team along with Stoichkov. HOME, AWAY & ALTERNATIVE KITS: Spoiler: show |
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