Bulgaria 1–2 Italy: 1994 World Cup match
Bulgaria1–2Full time
Italy
Match in one glance
BulgariaItalyGoalCard
Bulgaria
Italy
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
1Bulgaria2Italy
Roberto Baggio opened the scoring at 21′.
Team comparison
BulgariaItaly
1Goals2
3Bookings2
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RBRoberto BaggioItaly · 21′, 25′2goals
- 2HSHristo StoichkovBulgaria · 44′1goal
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1994
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Semi-final
- Stage
- Semi-final
- Date
- 1994-07-13
- Venue
- Giants Stadium, New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford)
- Result
- 1–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Bulgaria / ItalyBulgaria
Hristo Stoichkov (penalty)44′
Complete match timeline
BulgariaItalyGoalCardSubstitution
Bulgaria
Italy
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
12 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 2R. Baggio 21′ · R. Baggio 25′ · H. Stoichkov 44′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 0No goals in this period
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 Yordanov72′
- 14BGBoncho Genchev79′
Match contributions
- Zlatko Yankov▰ 83′
- Emil Kostadinov▰ 52′
- Hristo Stoichkov⚽ 1
- Yordan Letchkov▰ 65′
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
Italy
Reported rolesGP
1Gianluca PagliucaAB
3Antonio BenarrivoAC
4Alessandro CostacurtaPM
5Paolo MaldiniRM
8Roberto MussiDA
11Demetrio AlbertiniDB
13Dino BaggioNB
14Nicola BertiRD
16Roberto DonadoniRB
10Roberto BaggioPC
18Pierluigi CasiraghiReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 15ACAntonio Conte56′
- 20GSGiuseppe Signori71′
Match contributions
- Alessandro Costacurta▰ 61′
- Roberto Baggio⚽ 2
- Demetrio Albertini▰ 80′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1GPGianluca PagliucaGoalkeeper
- 3ABAntonio BenarrivoDefender
- 4ACAlessandro CostacurtaDefender
- 5PMPaolo MaldiniDefender
- 8RMRoberto MussiDefender
- 10RBRoberto BaggioForward
- 11DADemetrio AlbertiniMidfielder
- 13DBDino BaggioMidfielder
- 14NBNicola BertiMidfielder
- 16RDRoberto DonadoniMidfielder
- 18PCPierluigi CasiraghiForward
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
1Bulgaria2Italy
Roberto Baggio opened the scoring at 21′.
Team comparison
BulgariaItaly
1Goals2
3Bookings2
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RBRoberto BaggioItaly · 21′, 25′2goals
- 2HSHristo StoichkovBulgaria · 44′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
- Semi-final
- Stage
- Semi-final
- Date
- 1994-07-13
- Venue
- Giants Stadium, New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford)
- Result
- 1–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Bulgaria / ItalyBulgaria
Hristo Stoichkov (penalty)44′
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.