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Nigeria 1-0 Bulgaria - June 19, 1998 / World Cup 1998
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.World Cup 1998 - Group D
NIG
0
27' - Goal
Victor Ikpeba27
HT
NIG
46
46' - Substitution
Marian Hristovis substituted by Daniel Borimirov
46' - Substitution
Marian Hristovis substituted by Daniel Borimirov66
66' - Substitution
Ilian Ilievis substituted by Lyuboslav Penev
66' - Substitution
Ilian Ilievis substituted by Lyuboslav Penev
67' - Substitution
Daniel Amokachiis substituted by Nwankwo Kanu67
76' - Substitution
Victor Ikpebais substituted by Rashidi Yekini76
85' - Substitution
George Finidi is substituted by Tijjani Babangida8585
85' - Substitution
Zlatko Yankovis substituted by Georgi Bachev
85' - Substitution
Zlatko Yankovis substituted by Georgi Bachev
FT
BUL
BUL
Team line-ups
Nigeria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Peter Rufai | 34 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | D |
Taribo West | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Uche Okechukwu | 30 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | M |
Garba Lawal | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Celestine Babayaro | 19 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 15 | M |
Sunday Oliseh | 23 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | D |
Mutiu Adepoju | 27 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | M |
George Finidi | 85 | 27 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | M |
Augustine Okocha | 24 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 20 | F |
Victor Ikpeba | 2776 | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 14 | F |
Daniel Amokachi | 67 | 25 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
28
Bulgaria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Zdravko Zdravkov | 27 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | M |
Zlatko Yankov | 85 | 31 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 4 | D |
Ivaylo Petkov | 22 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Radostin Kishishev | 23 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 13 | D |
Gocho Guintchev | 29 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Trifon Ivanov | 32 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 14 | M |
Marian Hristov | 46 | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | M |
Krasimir Balakov | 32 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | M |
Ilian Iliev | 66 | 29 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | F |
Emil Kostadinov | 30 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | F |
Hristo Stoichkov | 32 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
28.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
41
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | F |
Nwankwo Kanu | 67 | 21 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Rashidi Yekini | 76 | 34 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 13 | F |
Tijjani Babangida | 85 | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | M |
Daniel Borimirov | 46 | 28 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | M |
Georgi Bachev | 85 | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Lyuboslav Penev | 66 | 31 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Daniel Amokachi
IN
Mobi Oparaku
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Emil Kostadinov
IN
Lyuboslav Penev
OUT
Gocho Guintchev
IN
Ivaylo Yordanov
OUT
Marian Hristov
IN
Anatoli Nankov
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
55
9
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Milutinovic vs Bulgaria
2 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on June 19, 1998
Milutinovic vs Bonev
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on June 19, 1998
Manager
Age
Match num
51
16
Success rate in this team:
56 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Bonev vs Nigeria
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on June 19, 1998
Bonev vs Milutinovic
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on June 19, 1998
Referee
Mario Sanchez Yanten
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Nigeria1 match | General total | Bulgaria1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Nigeria1 match | Season total | Bulgaria1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on June 19, 1998 | Latest figure on June 19, 1998 | |||||||
Videos
July 08, 2010
Key figures
Bulgaria keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a win in World Cup running (since 13/07/1994). It's a record streak. The first of history
Nigeria keeps its 6 matches with at least one goal scored in World Cup running (since 21/06/1994). It's a record streak. The first of history
The last time Bulgaria has ended with the score 0-1 in World Cup, It was on the 30/05/1962 (vs )
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | DMexico 1-1 Nigeria13/01/1995 | LColombia 1-0 Nigeria17/06/1995 | LCzech Republic 2-1 Nigeria11/12/1996 | VNigeria 1-0 Cameroon07/08/1997 | VNigeria 1-0 Iran28/01/1998 | VSpain 2-3 Nigeria13/06/1998 |
| Overall | VNigeria 1-0 Iran28/01/1998 | DJamaica 2-2 Nigeria22/02/1998 | LGermany 1-0 Nigeria22/04/1998 | LSerbia and Montenegro 3-0 Nigeria29/05/1998 | LNetherlands 5-1 Nigeria05/06/1998 | VSpain 2-3 Nigeria13/06/1998 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | LBulgaria 1-2 Italy13/07/1994 | LSweden 4-0 Bulgaria16/07/1994 | DBulgaria 1-1 Spain09/06/1996 | VBulgaria 1-0 Romania13/06/1996 | LFrance 3-1 Bulgaria18/06/1996 | DParaguay 0-0 Bulgaria12/06/1998 |
| Overall | LRussia 4-2 Bulgaria11/10/1997 | LArgentina 2-0 Bulgaria10/03/1998 | LNorth Macedonia 1-0 Bulgaria25/03/1998 | VBulgaria 2-1 Morocco22/04/1998 | VBulgaria 2-0 Algeria05/06/1998 | DParaguay 0-0 Bulgaria12/06/1998 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 5 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
|
3 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
Key players
 | Sunday Oliseh | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Sunday Oliseh | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Garba Lawal | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Competition total) | - | ||
| Garba Lawal | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Garba Lawal | 1 goal, 1 assist during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Neutral ground
1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l
3 gf
0 ga
Total
1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l
3 gf
0 ga
Historical head to head
Neutral ground
1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l
0 gf
3 ga
Total
1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l
0 gf
3 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
June 21, 1994 |
| Neutral ground | 3 - 0 |
June 21, 1994 |
Largest victory
No success yetBest historical scorers against Bulgaria
|
Daniel Amokachi | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
|
Rashidi Yekini | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Emmanuel Amunike | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 21/06/1994. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Nigeria
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 21/06/1994. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Bulgaria
 |
Augustine Eguavoen | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Uche Okechukwu | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
|
Sunday Oliseh | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Samson Siasia | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Mutiu Adepoju | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
|
Daniel Amokachi | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 21/06/1994. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Nigeria
 |
Yordan Lechkov | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Krasimir Balakov | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Hristo Stoichkov | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Ivaylo Yordanov | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
|
Emil Kremenliev | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
|
Tsanko Tsvetanov | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 21/06/1994. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Competition info
The other matches
June 12, 1998
June 13, 1998
June 19, 1998
June 24, 1998
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