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FIFA World Ranking (05/1998) : 35th
Selection 1998 of Bulgaria
Goalkeeper: Zdravko Zdravkov (Istanbulspor, Turquie), Borislav Mihaïlov (Slavia Sofia)
Defenders:
Trifon Ivanov (CSKA Sofia), Adalbert Zafirov (Arminia Bielefeld,
Allemagne), Gocho Guinchev (Antaliaspor,Turquie), Ivaïlo Petkov (Litex
Lovech), Radostin Kichichev (Bursaspor, Turquie), Rossen Kirilov (Litex)
Midfielders: Zlatko Yankov (Besiktas, Turquie), Anatoli Nankov (Lokomotiv Sofia), Milen
Petkov (CSKA Sofia), Ivaïlo Yordanov (Sporting, Portugal), Ilian Iliev
(Bursaspor, Turquie), Stoïcho Stoïlov (Litex), Daniel Borimirov (Munich
1860, Allemagne), Georgi Bachev (Slavia Sofia), Krassimir Balakov
(Stuttgart, Allemagne), Marian Hristov (Kaiserslautern, Allemagne)
Forwards: Emil Kostadinov (CSKA Sofia), Hristo Stoïchkov (CSKA Sofia), Luboslav
Penev (Compostelle, Espagne), Georgi Ivanov (Levski Sofia).
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To resume the preliminary competition
Composition of Group 5 : Cyprus, Israel, Luxembourg, Russia.
Matches played in group 5
| BULGARIA |
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1-2
2-1
3-1
4-1
4-0
1-0
1-0
2-4
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Israel
Luxembourg
Cyprus
Cyprus
Luxembourg
Israel
Russia
Russia
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Final Table in group 5
| Pos |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Goals |
Pts |
| 1 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
18:9 |
18 |
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Team of the eliminatories France98.
Best players: Stoïchkov, Balakov, Ivanov, Letchkov, Kostadinov.
Typical team: Zdravkov - Nankov (ou Kischichev), Ivanov, Iordanov, Petkov - Yankov,
Letchkov, Balakov - Kostadinov, L. Penev, Stoïchkov.

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ANDONOV Ivailo
ANTONOV Gueorgui
BALAKOV Krassimir
BORIMIROV Daniel
DONKOV Georgi
GUINCHEV Gocho
HRISTOV Marian
HRISTOV Roumen
HUBCHEV Petar
IANKOV Zlatko
ILIEV DIMOV Ilian
IORDANOV Ivaylo
IVANOV Trifon
IVANOV Georgi
IVANOV Vladimir
KISCHICHEV Radostin
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KOSTADINOV Emil
LETCHKOV Iordan
MARKOV Georgi
MIHAYLOV Borislav
MITOV Dobromir
NANKOV Anatoli
PENEV MLADENOV Luboslav
PETKOV Ivaylo
POPOV Dimitar
STOITCHKOV Hristo
TRENDATILOV Mitko
TZVETANOV Tzanko
VASSILEV Ivan
VIDOLOV Kostadin
ZDRAVKOV Zdravko
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Grading in the previous cups
| 1994 |
3rd place |
4th |
| 1986 |
8th finale |
15th |
| 1974 |
1st round |
12th |
| 1970 |
8th finale |
13th |
| 1966 |
8th finale |
15th |
| 1962 |
8th finale |
15th |
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To resume the previous cups
| 1994 |
3rd place |
Sweden |
Bulgaria |
4-0 |
| 1994 |
Semi finale |
Italy |
Bulgaria |
2-1 |
| 1994 |
Quarter |
Bulgaria |
Germany |
2-1 |
| 1994 |
8th finale |
Bulgaria |
Mexico |
1-1(p.kicks) |
| 1994 |
1st round |
Bulgaria |
Argentina |
2-0 |
| 1994 |
1st round |
Bulgaria |
Greece |
4-0 |
| 1994 |
1st round |
Nigeria |
Bulgaria |
3-0 |
| 1986 |
8th finale |
Mexico |
Bulgaria |
2-0 |
| 1986 |
1st round |
Argentina |
Bulgaria |
2-0 |
| 1986 |
1st round |
Bulgaria |
South Korea |
1-1 |
| 1986 |
1st round |
Italy |
Bulgaria |
1-1 |
| 1974 |
1st round |
Netherlands |
Bulgaria |
4-1 |
| 1974 |
1st round |
Bulgaria |
Uruguay |
1-1 |
| 1974 |
1st round |
Sweden |
Bulgaria |
0-0 |
| 1970 |
8th finale |
Bulgaria |
Morocco |
1-1 |
| 1970 |
8th finale |
RFA |
Bulgaria |
5-2 |
| 1970 |
8th finale |
Peru |
Bulgaria |
3-2 |
| 1966 |
8th finale |
Hungary |
Bulgaria |
3-1 |
| 1966 |
8th finale |
Portugal |
Bulgaria |
3-0 |
| 1966 |
8th finale |
Brasil |
Bulgaria |
2-0 |
| 1962 |
8th finale |
Bulgaria |
England |
0-0 |
| 1962 |
8ème finale |
Hungary |
Bulgaria |
6-1 |
| 1962 |
8th finale |
Argentina |
Bulgaria |
1-0 |
BULGARIA
Country caracteristics:
8.100.000 inhabitants, 111 000 km²
City: Sofia
System of government : Republic
Time difference : + 1 hour with Paris
Colors: withe t-shirt, green short, red socks.
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Federation: Bulgarski Futbolen Sois created in 1924
Principals clubs: Levski Sofia, CSKA Sofia, Slavia, Lokomotiv Sofia, Botev Plovdiv.
Principals stadiums:
Vasil Levski (Sofia, 70.000), 9 septembre (Plovdiv, 40.000), Yuri Gagarin (Varna, 40.000), Narodna Armija (Sofia, 30.000).
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