Soccer Nostalgia: Compendium to The Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Part 148-Matches of Bulgaria National Team matches during the 1986 World Cup

Bulgaria National Team matches during the 1986 World Cup

May 31, 1986, World Cup, Mexico City, Mexico, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1 (Alessandro Altobelli 43 / Nasko Sirakov 85)

June 5, 1986, World Cup, Mexico City, Mexico, Bulgaria 1-South Korea 1 (Plamen Getov 11 / Jong-Boo Kim 70)

June 10, 1986, World Cup, Mexico City, Mexico, Argentina 2-Bulgaria 0 (Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano 3, Jorge Luis Burruchaga 79)

June 15, 1986, World Cup, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico 2-Bulgaria 0 (Manuel Negrete 34, Raul Servin 61)

Bulgaria’s 1986 World Cup Finals squad:

Goalkeepers:

1- Borislav Mikhailov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

22-Ilia Valov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Botev-Vratsa)

Defenders:

3- Nikolai Arabov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Sliven)

4 -Petar Petrov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

5- Gueorgui Dimitrov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

12- Radoslav Zdravkov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

13- Alexander Markov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Spartak -Pleven)

21- Iliya Diakov (Futbolen Klub Dobrudzha Dobrich)

Midfielders:

2- Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

6- Andrei Jeliazkov (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football / France)

8- Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

10- Jivko Gospodinov (Zeleznitcharski Sporten Klub Spartak-Varna)

11- Plamen Getov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Spartak -Pleven)

15-Georgi Yordanov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv- Sofia)

17-Hristo Kolev (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

19-Atanas Pachev (Armjesko Fizkulturno Druzestvo Trakia Plovdiv)

Strikers:

7- Bojidar Iskrenov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

9- Stoytcho Mladenov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

14-Plamen Markov (Football Club de Metz / France)

16-Vasyl Dragolov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Beroe - Stara Zagora)

18-Boytcho Velitchkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Sofia)

20- Kostadin Kostadinov (Armjesko Fizkulturno Druzestvo Trakia Plovdiv)

Coach: Ivan Vutzov

Team Captain: Gueorgui Dimitrov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Note:

1-Bulgaria selected two goalkeepers instead of three.

Photo From: Panini World Cup 1986

(Bulgaria squad)

Date: May 31, 1986

Competition: FIFA World Cup 1986-Group A

Result: Italy 1-Bulgaria 1

Venue: Mexico City –Estadio Azteca, Mexico

Attendance: 95,000

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

Linesmen: Edgardo Codesal Mendez (Mexico), Volker Roth (West Germany)

Kick-off time: 12:00

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Alessandro Altobelli 43

(Bulgaria): Nasko Sirakov 85

Summary of goals:

1:0 (43^rd minute, Italy): Galderisi’s free kick from the left side, reached Altobelli on the far post right side who struck in.

1:1 (85^th minute, Bulgaria): Alexander Markov’s cross from the right side was headed in by Sirakov.

Lineups:

Italy:

1- Giovanni Galli (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

2- Giuseppe Bergomi (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

3- Antonio Cabrini (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

6- Gaetano Scirea (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

8- Pietro Vierchowod (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)

10- Salvatore Bagni (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

13- Fernando de Napoli (Unione Sportiva Avellino)

14- Antonio Di Gennaro (Hellas-Verona Associazione Calcio)

16- Bruno Conti (Associazione Sportiva Roma) (17- Gianluca Vialli (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 66)

18- Alessandro Altobelli (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

19- Giuseppe Galderisi (Hellas-Verona Associazione Calcio)

Coach: Enzo Bearzot

Booked: Giuseppe Bergomi 48, Antonio Cabrini 64

Other Substitutes:

12-Franco Tancredi (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

4- Fulvio Collovati (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

11- Giuseppe Baresi (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

15-Marco Tardelli (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

Team Captain: Gaetano Scirea

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Bulgaria:

1- Borislav Mikhailov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

2- Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

3- Nikolai Arabov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Sliven)

5- Gueorgui Dimitrov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

7- Bojidar Iskrenov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) (20- Kostadin Kostadinov (Armjesko Fizkulturno Druzestvo Trakia Plovdiv) 66)

8- Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

9- Stoytcho Mladenov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

10- Jivko Gospodinov (Zeleznitcharski Sporten Klub Spartak-Varna) (6- Andrei Jeliazkov (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football / France) 74)

11- Plamen Getov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Spartak -Pleven)

12- Radoslav Zdravkov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

13- Alexander Markov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Spartak -Pleven)

Coach: Ivan Vutzov

Booked: Alexander Markov 51

Other Substitutes:

22-Ilia Valov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Botev-Vratsa)

4 -Petar Petrov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

15-Georgi Yordanov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv- Sofia)

Team Captain: Gueorgui Dimitrov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 24 (595), June 11-June 17, 1986

(May 31, 1986, World Cup, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 24 (595), June 11-June 17, 1986

(May 31, 1986, World Cup, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 24 (595), June 11-June 17, 1986

(May 31, 1986, World Cup, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 25 (596), June 18-24, 1986

(May 31, 1986, World Cup, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1)

Photo From: Mexico 86, Authors Phil Soar and John Bone

(May 31, 1986, World Cup, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1)

Photo From: Mexico 86, Authors Phil Soar and John Bone

(May 31, 1986, World Cup, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1)

Photo From: Mexico 86, Authors Phil Soar and John Bone

(May 31, 1986, World Cup, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1)

Photo From: Mexico 86, Authors Phil Soar and John Bone

(May 31, 1986, World Cup, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 75, June 1986

(May 31, 1986, World Cup, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 138, June 1987

(May 31, 1986, World Cup, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1)

Photo From: Onze, Hors serie 28, 1986

(May 31, 1986, World Cup, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1)

Photo From: Onze, Hors serie 28, 1986

(May 31, 1986, World Cup, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 127, July 1986

(Bulgaria squad, May 31, 1986, World Cup, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 139, July 1987

(Bulgaria squad, May 31, 1986, World Cup, Italy 1-Bulgaria 1)

Date: June 5, 1986

Competition: FIFA World Cup 1986-Group A

Result: Bulgaria 1-South Korea 1

Venue: Mexico City – Estadio Olímpico Universitario (UNAM), Mexico

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Fallaj Al-Shanar Khuzam (Saudi Arabia)

Linesmen: Valeri Butenko (USSR), Ioan Igna (Romania)

Kick-off time: 16:00

Goalscorers:

(Bulgaria): Plamen Getov 11

(South Korea): Jong-Boo Kim 70

Summary of goals:

1:0 (11^th minute, Bulgaria): Mladenov’s cross from the left side was pushed out by South Korean goalkeeper Yeon-Kyo Oh, Plamen Getov volleyed the loose ball.

1:1 (70^th minute, South Korea): A South Korean free kick was headed out by the Bulgarian defense and then headed back into the box by Kwang-Rae Cho and chested and then struck in by Jong-Boo Kim.

Lineups:

Bulgaria:

1-Borislav Mikhailov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

2-Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

3-Nikolai Arabov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Sliven)

4-Petar Petrov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

5-Gueorgui Dimitrov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

7-Bojidar Iskrenov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) (20-Kostadin Kostadinov (Armjesko Fizkulturno Druzestvo Trakia Plovdiv) 46)

8-Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

9-Stoytcho Mladenov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

10-Jivko Gospodinov (Zeleznitcharski Sporten Klub Spartak-Varna)

11-Plamen Getov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Spartak -Pleven) (6-Andrei Jeliazkov (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football / France) 58)

12-Radoslav Zdravkov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

Coach: Ivan Vutzov

Booked: Jivko Gospodinov 49

Team Captain: Gueorgui Dimitrov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

South Korea:

21- Yeon-Kyo Oh (Yukong Elephants)

2- Kyung-Hoon Park (Posco Atoms)

5- Yong-Hwan Chung (Daewoo Royals)

4- Kwang-Rae Cho (Daewoo Royals) (14- Min-Kook Cho (Lucky Gold Star) 71)

8- Young-Jeoung Cho (Lucky Gold Star)

13- Soo-Jin Noh (Yukong Elephants) (7-Jong-Boo Kim (Korea University) 46)

16- Joo-Sung Kim (Chosun University)

17- Jung-Moo Huh (Hyundai Horang-I)

10- Chang-Seon Park (Daewoo Royals)

11- Bum-Keoun Cha (Bayer Leverkusen / West Germany)

19- Byung-Joo Byun (Daewoo Royals)

Coach: Kim Jung Nam

Booked: Joo-Sung Kim 31, Young-Jeoung Cho 60

Team Captain: Chang-Seon Park

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 24 (595), June 11-June 17, 1986

(June 5, 1986, World Cup, Bulgaria 1-South Korea 1)

Date: June 10, 1986

Competition: FIFA World Cup 1986-Group A

Result: Argentina 2-Bulgaria 0

Venue: Mexico City – Estadio Olímpico Universitario (UNAM), Mexico

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)

Linesmen: Jose Luis Martinez Bazan (Uruguay), Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

Kick-off time: 12:00

Goalscorers:

(Argentina): Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano 3, Jorge Luis Burruchaga 79

(Bulgaria): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (3^rd minute, Argentina): Jose Cuciuffo’s cross from the right side was headed in by Valdano.

2:0 (79^th minute, Argentina): Maradona’s cross from the left side was headed in by Burruchaga.

Lineups:

Argentina:

18-Nery Alberto Pumpido (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

19-Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

5-José Luis Brown (Club Deportivo Español -Buenos Aires)

13-Oscar Alfredo Garre (Club Ferrocarril Oeste-Buenos Aires)

9-José Luis Cuciuffo (Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield -Buenos Aires)

2-Sergio Daniel Batista (Asociacion Atletica Argentinos Juniors- Buenos Aires) (12- Héctor Adolfo Enrique (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) 46)

14-Ricardo Omar Giusti (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)

4-Claudio Daniel Borghi (Asociacion Atletica Argentinos Juniors- Buenos Aires) (16-Julio Jorge Olarticoechea (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires) 46)

7-Jorge Luis Burruchaga (Football Club de Nantes / France)

10-Diego Armando Maradona (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy)

11-Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

Coach: Carlos Salvador Bilardo

Booked: José Luis Cuciuffo 25

Team Captain: Diego Armando Maradona

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Le Coq Sportif

Uniform Colors: Blue/White vertically striped Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Bulgaria:

1-Borislav Mikhailov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

4-Petar Petrov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

5-Gueorgui Dimitrov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

6-Andrei Jeliazkov (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football / France)

8-Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

9-Stoytcho Mladenov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia) (18-Boytcho Velitchkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Sofia) 54)

11-Plamen Getov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Spartak -Pleven)

13-Alexander Markov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Spartak -Pleven)

14-Plamen Markov (Football Club de Metz / France)

15-Georgi Yordanov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv- Sofia)

2-Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) (12- Radoslav Zdravkov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia) 71)

Coach: Ivan Vutzov

Team Captain: Gueorgui Dimitrov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Green Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: El Grafico, No 3479, 1986

(June 10, 1986, World Cup, Argentina 2-Bulgaria 0)

Photo From: El Grafico, No 3479, 1986

(June 10, 1986, World Cup, Argentina 2-Bulgaria 0)

Photo From: El Grafico, No 3479, 1986

(June 10, 1986, World Cup, Argentina 2-Bulgaria 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2098, June 24, 1986

(Goal diagrams, June 10, 1986, World Cup, Argentina 2-Bulgaria 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 25 (596), June 18-24, 1986

(June 10, 1986, World Cup, Argentina 2-Bulgaria 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 26 (597), June 25-July 1, 1986

(June 10, 1986, World Cup, Argentina 2-Bulgaria 0)

Photo From: FIFA Technical Report, 1986 World Cup

(June 10, 1986, World Cup, Argentina 2-Bulgaria 0)

Photo From: FIFA Technical Report, 1986 World Cup

(Bulgaria squad, June 10, 1986, World Cup, Argentina 2-Bulgaria 0)

Photo From: FIFA Technical Report, 1986 World Cup

(Bulgaria matches in the first round)

Photo From: FIFA Technical Report, 1986 World Cup

(Bulgaria matches in the first round)

Photo From: World Soccer, July 1986

(Bulgaria matches in the first round)

Date: June 15, 1986

Competition: FIFA World Cup 1986-Second Round

Result: Mexico 2-Bulgaria 0

Venue: Mexico City – Estadio Azteca, Mexico

Attendance: 114,000

Referee: Romualdo Arrpi Filho (Brazil)

Linesmen: Ioan Igna (Romania), Romulo Mendez Molina (Guatemala)

Kick-off time: 12:00

Goalscorers:

(Mexico): Manuel Negrete 34, Raul Servin 61

(Bulgaria): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (34^th minute, Mexico): After a combination play with Aguirre, Negrete acrobatically volleyed the ball from the edge of the box.

2:0 (61^st minute, Mexico): Negrete’s corner kick from the right side was headed in by Servin.

Lineups:

Mexico:

1-Pablo Larios (Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, Atletico Club-(Cementeros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

3-Fernando Quirarte (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

14-Félix Cruz Barbosa (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

17-Raul Servin (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

18-Rafael Amador (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

7-Miguel España (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

10-Tomás Boy (Sinergia Deportiva, SA de CV (Club Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León-Tigres) (6-Carlos De los Cobos (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 80)

16-Carlos Muñoz (Sinergia Deportiva, SA de CV (Club Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León-Tigres)

13-Javier Aguirre (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

9-Hugo Sanchez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

22-Manuel Negrete (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

Coach: Velibor ‘Bora’ Milutinovic (Yugoslavia)

Team Captain: Tomás Boy

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Bulgaria:

1-Borislav Mikhailov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

3-Nikolai Arabov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Sliven)

4-Petar Petrov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

5-Gueorgui Dimitrov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

8-Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

10-Jivko Gospodinov (Zeleznitcharski Sporten Klub Spartak-Varna)

11-Plamen Getov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Spartak -Pleven) (2-Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 59)

12-Radoslav Zdravkov (Fudbalski Klub Sredets –Sofia)

15-Georgi Yordanov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv- Sofia)

19-Atanas Pachev (Armjesko Fizkulturno Druzestvo Trakia Plovdiv) (7-Bojidar Iskrenov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 70)

20-Kostadin Kostadinov (Armjesko Fizkulturno Druzestvo Trakia Plovdiv)

Coach: Ivan Vutzov

Booked: Nikolai Arabov 58

Team Captain: Gueorgui Dimitrov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Green Shorts, Red Socks