FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Bulgaria 4–0 Greece

Sunday 26 Jun 1994 · Chicago, United States (neutral)

Bulgaria4–0Greece

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Stoichkov Stoichkov Letchkov Borimirov

5′1–0Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria · penalty
55′2–0Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria · penalty
65′3–0Yordan Letchkov Bulgaria
90′4–0Daniel Borimirov Bulgaria

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Bulgaria

Came on

16Iliyan KiryakovDF↑77′
11Daniel BorimirovMF●↑82′

Greece

Came on

10Tasos MitropoulosMF↑46′
14Vasilis DimitriadisFW↑58′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Bulgaria: 1690 → 1736
Greece: 1623 → 1578

Expected score for Bulgaria: 59.5% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 22 of 25, 1929–2025.

Bulgaria wins: 12
Draws: 7
Greece wins: 6

Form either side

Bulgaria

Before

1–1 v Mexico 19 Jan 1994 · Friendly
1–1 v Oman 15 Apr 1994 · Friendly
2–2 v Kuwait 28 Apr 1994 · Friendly
1–1 v Ukraine 3 Jun 1994 · Friendly
0–3 v Nigeria 21 Jun 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994

After

2–0 v Argentina 30 Jun 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994
1–1 v Mexico 5 Jul 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994
2–1 v Germany 10 Jul 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994
1–2 v Italy 13 Jul 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994
0–4 v Sweden 16 Jul 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994

Greece

Before

0–0 v Bolivia 13 May 1994 · Friendly
0–5 v England 17 May 1994 · Friendly
1–1 v United States 28 May 1994 · Friendly
0–2 v Colombia 5 Jun 1994 · Friendly
0–4 v Argentina 21 Jun 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994

After

0–2 v Nigeria 30 Jun 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994
5–1 v Faroe Islands 7 Sep 1994 · UEFA Euro qualification 1994
4–0 v Finland 12 Oct 1994 · UEFA Euro qualification 1994
2–0 v San Marino 16 Nov 1994 · UEFA Euro qualification 1994
1–0 v Scotland 18 Dec 1994 · UEFA Euro qualification 1994

Group D

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Nigeria	3	2	0	1	+4	4
2Argentina	3	2	0	1	+3	4
3Bulgaria	3	2	0	1	+3	4
4Greece	3	0	0	3	-10	0

Road through the tournament

Bulgaria

0–3 v Nigeria Group stage
4–0 v Greece Group stage
2–0 v Argentina Group stage
1–1 v Mexico Round of 16
2–1 v Germany Quarter-final
1–2 v Italy Semi-final
0–4 v Sweden Third-place play-off

Greece

0–4 v Argentina Group stage
0–4 v Bulgaria Group stage
0–2 v Nigeria Group stage

Every Bulgaria v Greece match25

From Bulgaria's side.


10 Jun 2025	Greece	0–4	Away	Friendly	—
18 Feb 2004	Greece	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
17 Nov 1999	Greece	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
26 Jun 1994	Greece	4–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1994	Group stage
15 Nov 1989	Greece	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1989	—
11 Oct 1989	Greece	4–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1989	—
16 Oct 1985	Greece	2–0	Away	Friendly	—
31 Aug 1983	Greece	3–2	Away	Friendly	—
14 May 1980	Greece	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
26 Oct 1977	Greece	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
18 Dec 1974	Greece	1–2	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1974	—
13 Oct 1974	Greece	3–3	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1974	—
31 Jan 1973	Greece	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
17 Nov 1971	Greece	2–2	Home	Friendly	—
7 Apr 1971	Greece	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
21 May 1936	Greece	5–4	Neutral	Balkan Cup 1936	—
16 Jun 1935	Greece	5–2	Home	Balkan Cup 1935	—
1 Jan 1935	Greece	2–1	Away	Balkan Cup 1935	—
10 Jun 1933	Greece	2–0	Neutral	Balkan Cup 1933	—
2 Jul 1932	Greece	2–0	Neutral	Balkan Cup 1932	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul