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Bulgaria News

Below an overview of news, latest transfers, injuries, exclusive analysis and live match performance reports for Bulgaria. ( Bulgaria RSS Feed)

Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland - UEFA Nations League Prediction

The UEFA Nations League returns this week, and Northern Ireland face an intriguing game away versus Bulgaria

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Belarus vs Bulgaria UEFA Nations League Prediction

Here is our prediction for the upcoming UEFA Nations League match between Belarus and Bulgaria taking place this week.

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Jun 8, 2024

Slovenia vs Bulgaria Prediction: Team to Win, Form, News

Jun 4, 2024

Romania vs Bulgaria Prediction: Team to Win, Form, News and more

Mar 25, 2024

Azerbaijan vs Bulgaria Predictions: Team to Win, Form, News and more 25/03/2024

About Bulgaria

Bulgaria first qualified for the World Cup in 1962 and would also compete in the next three tournaments, although they did not get out of the group stage on any occasion. For the nation’s best performance at the prestigious competition, look to their ‘golden generation’ of the 1990s which included such star players as Hristo Stoichkov, Yordan Lechkov and Krasimir Balakov. At USA 94, they made it to the semi-final stage after defeating defending champions Germany, 2-1 in the quarter-final after Stoichkov and Lechkov both scored to turn around the game after a Lothar Matthaus opener. Their capital city of Sofia saw street parties explode into celebrations following the win, but the journey would end in the last four, as Italy knocked them out with a 2-1 victory. They have only qualified for one subsequent World Cup in 1998. Two years later after their semi-final berth in the World Cup, they could not replicate the success in the European Championship and went out in the group stage, as they did eight years later in 2004. Dimitar Berbatov is their top goalscorer along with Hristo Bonev, while Stiliyan Petrov has the most caps.