Date: 15-06-1974
Stage: first round
Place: DUSSELDORF
Running time: 100 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/japanese/stadium
My rating: **
Notes: Penev,Kolev,Bonev, Edstroem,Sandberg
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 15 June 1974, 16:00
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 23,800
Meteo: Warm, overcast, 21°C
SWEDEN
Ronnie Hellström
Jan Olsson
Björn Andersson
Bo Larsson (c)
Kent Karlsson
Roland Sandberg
Ralf Edström
Staffan Tapper
Conny Torstensson
Ove Grahn
Ove Kindvall
Coach: Georg Ericson (SWE)
73′ ↓Ove Kindvall ↑Benno Magnusson
BULGARIA
Rumyancho Goranov
Bozhil Kolev
Dimitar Penev
Stefan Velichkov
Kiril Ivkov
Hristo Bonev (c)
Georgi Denev
Voyn Voynov
Asparuh Nikodimov
Tsonyo Vasilev
Pavel Panov
Coach: Stefan Bozhkov (BUL)
73′ ↓Pavel Panov ↑Mladen Vasilev
75′ ↓Voyn Voynov ↑Atanas Mihailov
Referee: Edison Perez Nunez (PER)
Goals:
None
Match overview
Sweden and Bulgaria played to a goalless draw in their Group 3 opener at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf. Both teams created chances but were unable to break the deadlock in a cautious encounter. The match was characterized by solid defensive displays from both sides, with neither team willing to take excessive risks in their opening World Cup fixture.
Trivia
This goalless draw set the tone for what would become a competitive Group 3, also featuring the Netherlands and Uruguay. Both Sweden and Bulgaria would need to improve their attacking output in subsequent matches to have any chance of progression. The draw kept both teams’ qualification hopes alive but put additional pressure on their remaining group fixtures.
