Bulgaria at the FIFA World Cup
6 World Cups — each one a chapter still being written.
UEFA · 6 appearances · first in 1962.
Best result
Third place — 1994.
All-time World Cup record
Played 26 · Won 3 · Drawn 8 · Lost 15 · Goals 22–53 · Shootouts won 1, lost 0.
Top World Cup scorers
- Hristo Stoichkov — 6 goals (1994)
- Nasko Sirakov — 2 goals (1986–1994)
- Yordan Letchkov — 2 goals (1994)
- Hristo Bonev — 2 goals (1970–1974)
- Asparuh Nikodimov — 1 goal (1970)
Biggest rivalries
- Argentina — played 3 (W1 D0 L2)
- Hungary — played 2 (W0 D0 L2)
- Sweden — played 2 (W0 D1 L1)
- Italy — played 2 (W0 D1 L1)
Video highlights
- Mexico VS Bulgaria Gol de tijera de Manuel Negrete Mexico 86 (1986)
- Bulgaria v Germany World Cup USA 94 ITV (1994)
- 1994 FIFA WORLD CUP ~ Semi Finals Bulgaria vs. Italy (1994)
- Bulgaria 1-1 (3x1) Mexico World Cup 1994 | Full highlight | 1080p HD (1994)