Date: 30-06-1994
Stage: first round
Place: DALLAS
Running time: 115 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish/english
My rating: **
Notes: Balakov,Kostadinov,Stoichkov, Simeone,Redondo,Caniggia,Batistuta
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 30 June 1994, 16:30
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 63,000
Meteo: Extremely hot, 35°C
BULGARIA
Borislav Mihaylov (c)
Emil Kremenliev
Trifon Ivanov
Petar Hubchev
Tsanko Tsvetanov
Zlatko Yankov
Krassimir Balakov
Emil Kostadinov
Iordan Letchkov
Nasko Sirakov
Hristo Stoitchkov
Coach: Dimitar Penev (BUL)
17′ Petar Hubchev
26′ Trifon Ivanov
33′ Zlatko Yankov
77′ ↓Tsanko Tsvetanov ↑Ilian Kiryakov
82′ ↓Emil Kostadinov ↑Daniel Borimirov
ARGENTINA
Luis Islas
José Chamot
Oscar Ruggeri (c)
Roberto Sensini
Fernando Cáceres
Diego Simeone
Fernando Redondo
Diego Maradona
Claudio Caniggia
Abel Balbo
Gabriel Batistuta
Coach: Alfio Basile (ARG)
40′ Fernando Cáceres
62′ ↓Diego Maradona ↑Ariel Ortega
79′ ↓Abel Balbo ↑Alejandro Mancuso
Referee: Mario Sánchez Yantén (CHI)
Goals:
60′ Hristo Stoitchkov BUL
90+2′ Nasko Sirakov BUL
Match overview
Bulgaria upset Argentina 2-0 in Dallas, with Stoitchkov and Sirakov scoring in the second half. The result sent Bulgaria through and left Argentina facing a tougher path.
Trivia
This match marked the end of Diego Maradona’s World Cup career. Bulgaria’s win was a key moment in their run to the semi-finals.
