Bulgaria 2–1 Germany: 1994 World Cup match
Bulgaria2–1Full time
Match in one glance
BulgariaGermanyGoalCard
Bulgaria
Germany
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2Bulgaria1Germany
Lothar Matthäus opened the scoring at 47′.
Team comparison
BulgariaGermany
2Goals1
3Bookings5
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1HSHristo StoichkovBulgaria · 75′1goal
- 2YLYordan LetchkovBulgaria · 78′1goal
- 3LMLothar MatthäusGermany · 47′1goal
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1994
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Quarter-final
- Stage
- Quarter-final
- Date
- 1994-07-10
- Venue
- Giants Stadium, New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford)
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Bulgaria / GermanyBulgaria
Hristo Stoichkov75′
Yordan Letchkov78′
Germany
Lothar Matthäus (penalty)47′
Complete match timeline
BulgariaGermanyGoalCardSubstitution
Bulgaria
Germany
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
15 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′2 – 1L. Matthäus 47′ · H. Stoichkov 75′ · Y. Letchkov 78′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Bulgaria
Reported rolesBM
1Borislav MihaylovTI
3Trifon IvanovTT
4Tsanko TsvetanovPH
5Petar HubchevIK
16Iliyan KiryakovZY
6Zlatko YankovYL
9Yordan LetchkovNS
10Nasko SirakovKB
20Krasimir BalakovEK
7Emil KostadinovHS
8Hristo StoichkovReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 13IYIvaylo Yordanov85′
- 14BGBoncho Genchev90′
Match contributions
- Borislav Mihaylov▰ 85′
- Trifon Ivanov▰ 22′
- Hristo Stoichkov⚽ 1▰ 82′
- Yordan Letchkov⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1BMBorislav MihaylovGoalkeeper
- 3TITrifon IvanovDefender
- 4TTTsanko TsvetanovDefender
- 5PHPetar HubchevDefender
- 6ZYZlatko YankovMidfielder
- 7EKEmil KostadinovForward
- 8HSHristo StoichkovForward
- 9YLYordan LetchkovMidfielder
- 10NSNasko SirakovMidfielder
- 16IKIliyan KiryakovDefender
- 20KBKrasimir BalakovMidfielder
Germany
Reported rolesBI
1Bodo IllgnerJK
4Jürgen KohlerTH
5Thomas HelmerGB
6Guido BuchwaldTB
14Thomas BertholdAM
7Andreas MöllerTH
8Thomas HäßlerLM
10Lothar MatthäusMW
17Martin WagnerRV
13Rudi VöllerJK
18Jürgen KlinsmannReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 2TSThomas Strunz59′
- 3ABAndreas Brehme83′
Match contributions
- Thomas Helmer▰ 14′
- Thomas Häßler▰ 49′
- Lothar Matthäus⚽ 1
- Rudi Völler▰ 89′
- Martin Wagner▰ 15′
- Jürgen Klinsmann▰ 50′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1BIBodo IllgnerGoalkeeper
- 4JKJürgen KohlerDefender
- 5THThomas HelmerDefender
- 6GBGuido BuchwaldDefender
- 7AMAndreas MöllerMidfielder
- 8THThomas HäßlerMidfielder
- 10LMLothar MatthäusMidfielder
- 13RVRudi VöllerForward
- 14TBThomas BertholdDefender
- 17MWMartin WagnerMidfielder
- 18JKJürgen KlinsmannForward
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
2Bulgaria1Germany
Lothar Matthäus opened the scoring at 47′.
Team comparison
BulgariaGermany
2Goals1
3Bookings5
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1HSHristo StoichkovBulgaria · 75′1goal
- 2YLYordan LetchkovBulgaria · 78′1goal
- 3LMLothar MatthäusGermany · 47′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
3 eventsPath through 1994
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Quarter-final
- Stage
- Quarter-final
- Date
- 1994-07-10
- Venue
- Giants Stadium, New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford)
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Bulgaria / GermanyBulgaria
Hristo Stoichkov75′
Yordan Letchkov78′
Germany
Lothar Matthäus (penalty)47′
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.