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Exactly 32 years have passed since Bulgaria's inaugural victory at a World Cup. On June 26, 1994, Bulgaria decisively defeated Greece 4-0 at Soldier Field in Chicago. This landmark win came 32 years after the 'Lions' first participated in a World Cup – in Chile in 1962 – finally giving fans back home a taste of success on football's grandest stage. Superstar Hristo Stoichkov netted two penalties, Yordan Lechkov added a third, and Daniel Borimirov sealed the emphatic victory with a close-range finish in the dying seconds.
Bulgaria 4:0 Greece
1:0 Hristo Stoichkov (5' - penalty)
2:0 Hristo Stoichkov (55' - penalty)
3:0 Yordan Lechkov (65')
4:0 Daniel Borimirov (90')
Bulgaria: Borislav Mihaylov, Emil Kremenliev, Trifon Ivanov, Petar Hubchev, Tsanko Tsvetanov (Iliyan Kiryakov), Zlatko Yankov, Yordan Lechkov, Krasimir Balakov, Emil Kostadinov (Daniel Borimirov), Nasko Sirakov, Hristo Stoichkov. Coach: Dimitar Penev
Greece: Ilias Atmatsidis, Stratos Apostolakis, Kyriakos Karataidis, Ioannis Kalitzakis, Vaios Karagiannis, Spiros Marangos, Savvas Kofidis, Minas Hantzidis (Tasos Mitropoulos), Nikos Nioplias, Nikos Machlas, Alexis Alexoudis (Vassilis Dimitriadis). Coach: Alketas Panagoulias
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