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Greatest games

Bulgaria's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

W 2-1 v Germany
#1
Date
1994-07-10
Stage
World Cup · Quarterfinals
Game Score
2.407
L 1-2 v Italy
#2
Date
1994-07-13
Stage
World Cup · Semifinals
Game Score
2.039
W 3-2 v Italy
#3
Date
1968-04-06
Stage
European Championship · Quarterfinals
Game Score
1.940
W 1-1 v Mexico(pens 3-1)
#4
Date
1994-07-05
Stage
World Cup · Round of 16
Game Score
1.646
D 1-1 v Italy
#5
Date
1986-05-31
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.607
L 0-2 v Italy
#6
Date
1968-04-20
Stage
European Championship · Quarterfinals
Game Score
1.468
W 2-0 v Argentina
#7
Date
1994-06-30
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.456
L 2-3 v Peru
#8
Date
1970-06-02
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.452
D 1-1 v Spain
#9
Date
1996-06-09
Stage
European Championship · Group Stage
Game Score
1.444
D 0-0 v Sweden
#10
Date
1974-06-15
Stage
World Cup · First Group Stage
Game Score
1.382

Footprint

Tournament appearances
10
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2004
World Cup appearances
7
Continental appearances
2
Last final reached
-
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Bulgaria. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Poland
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.75 · distance 0.42
Türkiye
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.75 · distance 0.45
Cuba
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 1.45
Scotland
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 1.45
Ireland
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 1.46

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2004Euros
Appearance
UEFA European Championship 2004
Bulgaria
1998WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1998
Bulgaria
1996Euros
Appearance
UEFA European Championship 1996
Bulgaria
1994WC
Semifinal
FIFA World Cup 1994
Bulgaria
1986WC
Round of 16
FIFA World Cup 1986
Bulgaria
1974WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1974
Bulgaria
1970WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1970
Bulgaria
1966WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1966
Bulgaria
1962WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1962
Bulgaria
1924Other
Round of 16
1924 Olympic Football
Bulgaria