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1998 FIFA World Cup France ™ Preliminaries

First stage
Bulgaria - Cyprus
4:1 (3:0)
Match
Date
Venue / Stadium
Time
Attendance
18702 April 1997 Sofia / Vasilij Levski01:0016000
    Goals scored
  • Daniel BORIMIROV (BUL) 2',
  • Emil KOSTADINOV (BUL) 35',
  • Emil KOSTADINOV (BUL) 45',
  • Ioannis OKKAS (CYP) 62',
  • Ivaylo YORDANOV (BUL) 66'
Bulgaria
    Line-up
  • [1]
    Zdravko ZDRAVKOV (GK)
  • [2]
    Radostin KISHISHEV
  • [3]
    Trifon IVANOV
  • [4]
    Gosho GINCHEV
  • [5]
    Ivaylo YORDANOV
  • [6]
    Zlatko YANKOV (-81')
  • [7]
    Emil KOSTADINOV
  • [8]
    Daniel BORIMIROV (-58')
  • [9]
    Georgi DONKOV (-73')
  • [10]
    Krassimir BALAKOV
  • [11]
    Ilian ILIEV
    Substitute(s)
  • [12]
    Dimitar POPOV
  • [13]
    Georgi ANTONOV
  • [14]
    Anatoli NANKOV (+58')
  • [15]
    Ivaylo ANDONOV
  • [17]
    Milen PETKOV
  • [18]
    Kostadin VIDOLOV (+73')
  • [19]
    Dobromir MITOV (+81')
Cyprus
    Line-up
  • [1]
    Andreas PETRIDES (GK)
  • [2]
    Georgios THEODOTOU
  • [3]
    Charalambos PITTAS (-78')
  • [4]
    Soros YIANNAKI
  • [5]
    Angelos MISOS
  • [6]
    Neophitos LARKOU
  • [7]
    Nicodemos PAPAVASILIOU
  • [8]
    Panayiotis ENGOMITIS
  • [9]
    Klimis ALEXANDROU (-45')
  • [10]
    Marios CHARALAMBOUS
  • [11]
    Nicos TIMOTHEOU (-73')
    Substitute(s)
  • [12]
    Charalambos ANDREOU
  • [13]
    Ioannis OKKAS (+45')
  • [14]
    Vassos MELANARKITIS (+78')
  • [15]
    Michalis CHRISTOPHI
  • [16]
    Loucas HADJILOUCAS (+73')
  • [17]
    Panayiotis POUNAS
  • [18]
    Marios PASHIALIS
    Cautions
  • Nicos TIMOTHEOU (CYP) 1'
  • , Radostin KISHISHEV (BUL) 51'
  • , Marios CHARALAMBOUS (CYP) 63'
  • , Dobromir MITOV (BUL) 83'
  • , Gosho GINCHEV (BUL) 88'
    Sent off
Match Officials
Referee
Serge MUHMENTHALER (SUI)
a.e.t.:After extra time(C):CaptainPSO:Penalty Shoot-out
GK:GoalkeeperN:Not eligible to playI:Injured
Y:Misses next match if bookedPos:PositionsA:Absent
DF:DefenderMF:MidfielderMinP:Minutes played
GF:Goals forGA:Goals againstPK (PG/PS):Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots)
FC:Fouls CommittedFS:Fouls SufferedR:Red Cards
FW:ForwardSOG/S:Shots on TargetY:
2YC:		Yellow cards
Second yellow card and red card