Date: 21-06-1994
Stage: first round
Place: DALLAS
Running time: 128 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish/english
My rating: ***
Notes: Yekini,Amokachi,Stoichkov
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 21 June 1994, 18:35
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 44,132
Meteo: Very hot, 36°C
NIGERIA
Peter Rufai (c)
Augustine Eguavoen
Nduka Ugbade
Uche Okechukwu
Benedict Iroha
Finidi George
Sunday Oliseh
Samson Siasia
Emmanuel Amunike
Daniel Amokachi
Rashidi Yekini
Coach: Clemens Westerhof (NED)
69′ ↓Samson Siasia ↑Thompson Oliha
73′ ↓Emmanuel Amunike ↑Mutiu Adepoju
77′ ↓Finidi George ↑Victor Ikpeba
BULGARIA
Borislav Mikhailov
Emil Kremenliev
Petar Hubchev
Trifon Ivanov
Tsanko Tsvetanov
Zlatko Yankov
Daniel Borimirov
Yordan Letchkov
Krassimir Balakov
Emil Kostadinov
Hristo Stoichkov (c)
Coach: Dimitar Penev (BUL)
54′ Yordan Letchkov
58′ ↓Yordan Letchkov ↑Nasko Sirakov
72′ ↓Daniel Borimirov ↑Petar Yordanov
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (CRC)
Goals:
21′ Rashidi Yekini NGA
43′ Daniel Amokachi NGA
55′ Emmanuel Amunike NGA
Match overview
Nigeria stunned Bulgaria with a commanding 3-0 victory in the Dallas heat. Yekini opened the scoring in the first half, followed by Amokachi before the break. Amunike sealed the victory in the second half as Nigeria dominated against a Bulgarian side featuring Stoichkov. The Super Eagles adapted better to the extreme conditions.
Trivia
Rashidi Yekini’s celebration after his opening goal became iconic, as he grabbed the goal net in pure joy – Nigeria’s first-ever World Cup goal. The victory announced Nigeria as a force in world football, with their pace and athleticism proving too much for Bulgaria in the scorching Texas heat.
