West Germany 5–2 Bulgaria: 1970 World Cup match
5–2Full time
Bulgaria
Match in one glance
West GermanyBulgariaGoalCard
West Germany
Bulgaria
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
5West Germany2Bulgaria
Asparuh Nikodimov opened the scoring at 12′.
Team comparison
West GermanyBulgaria
5Goals2
0Bookings0
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1GMGerd MüllerWest Germany · 27′, 52′, 88′3goals
- 2USUwe SeelerWest Germany · 67′1goal
- 3RLReinhard LibudaWest Germany · 20′1goal
- 4ANAsparuh NikodimovBulgaria · 12′1goal
- 5TKTodor KolevBulgaria · 89′1goal
Decisive moments
7 eventsPath through 1970
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 4
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1970-06-07
- Venue
- Nou Camp, León
- Result
- 5–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
West Germany / BulgariaBulgaria
Asparuh Nikodimov12′
Todor Kolev89′
Complete match timeline
West GermanyBulgariaGoalCardSubstitution
West Germany
Bulgaria
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
11 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 1A. Nikodimov 12′ · R. Libuda 20′ · G. Müller 27′
Second half
45′–90′3 – 1G. Müller 52′ · U. Seeler 67′ · G. Müller 88′ · T. Kolev 89′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
West Germany
Reported rolesSM
1Sepp MaierHH
2Horst-Dieter HöttgesKS
3Karl-Heinz SchnellingerBV
7Berti VogtsKF
11Klaus FichtelFB
4Franz BeckenbauerWO
12Wolfgang OverathUS
9Uwe SeelerGM
13Gerd MüllerRL
14Reinhard LibudaHL
17Hannes LöhrReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 6WWWolfgang Weber72′
- 20JGJürgen Grabowski58′
Match contributions
- Uwe Seeler⚽ 1
- Gerd Müller⚽ 3
- Reinhard Libuda⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1SMSepp MaierGoalkeeper
- 2HHHorst-Dieter HöttgesDefender
- 3KSKarl-Heinz SchnellingerDefender
- 4FBFranz BeckenbauerMidfielder
- 7BVBerti VogtsDefender
- 9USUwe SeelerForward
- 11KFKlaus FichtelDefender
- 12WOWolfgang OverathMidfielder
- 13GMGerd MüllerForward
- 14RLReinhard LibudaRight winger
- 17HLHannes LöhrLeft winger
Bulgaria
Reported rolesSS
1Simeon SimeonovDP
6Dimitar PenevMG
12Milko GaydarskiDZ
14Dobromir ZhechevTK
17Todor KolevDD
11Dinko DermendzhievBG
15Boris GaganelovAN
16Asparuh NikodimovGA
19Georgi AsparuhovHB
8Hristo BonevDM
18Dimitar MarashlievReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 2ASAleksandar Shalamanov58′
- 20VMVasil Mitkov46′
Match contributions
- Asparuh Nikodimov⚽ 1
- Todor Kolev⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1SSSimeon SimeonovGoalkeeper
- 6DPDimitar PenevDefender
- 8HBHristo BonevForward
- 11DDDinko DermendzhievMidfielder
- 12MGMilko GaydarskiDefender
- 14DZDobromir ZhechevDefender
- 15BGBoris GaganelovMidfielder
- 16ANAsparuh NikodimovMidfielder
- 17TKTodor KolevDefender
- 18DMDimitar MarashlievForward
- 19GAGeorgi AsparuhovMidfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
5West Germany2Bulgaria
Asparuh Nikodimov opened the scoring at 12′.
Team comparison
West GermanyBulgaria
5Goals2
0Bookings0
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1GMGerd MüllerWest Germany · 27′, 52′, 88′3goals
- 2USUwe SeelerWest Germany · 67′1goal
- 3RLReinhard LibudaWest Germany · 20′1goal
- 4ANAsparuh NikodimovBulgaria · 12′1goal
- 5TKTodor KolevBulgaria · 89′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
7 eventsPath through 1970
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 4
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1970-06-07
- Venue
- Nou Camp, León
- Result
- 5–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
West Germany / BulgariaBulgaria
Asparuh Nikodimov12′
Todor Kolev89′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.