Argentina v Bulgaria, 30 June 1994
| Score | 2-0 to Bulgaria |
| Referee | Neji Jouini |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals Group D |
| Venue | Cotton Bowl, Dallas |
| Attendance | 63,998 |
View Argentina v Bulgaria head to head
Kick-off: 7:30pm local
Argentina recorded their first ever loss against Bulgaria after winning the previous seven.
Bulgarian defender, Tsanko Tsvetanov, was sent off in the 67' after receiving a second yellow card.
Bulgaria and Argentina had previously met before in the group stage, in 1962; neither team advanced into the knockout stage. Bulgaria and Argentina had also met in 1986, both teams advanced to the knockout stage.
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Argentina
Manager: Alfio Basile
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Luis Islas
Defender
Fernando Caceres
Defender
José Chamot
Defender
Hernan Diaz
Defender
Oscar Ruggeri
(captain)
Midfielder
Fernando Redondo
Midfielder
Leonardo Rodriguez
Midfielder
Diego Simeone
Forward
Abel Balbo
Forward
Gabriel Batistuta
Forward
Claudio Caniggia
Substitutions:
| Ariel Ortega for Claudio Caniggia | 25 |
| Ramon Bello for Leonardo Rodriguez | 67 |
Cards:
| Oscar Ruggeri | 34 | Y |
| Leonardo Rodriguez | 44 | Y |
| Gabriel Batistuta | 81 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Sergio Goycochea
Goalkeeper
Norberto Scoponi
Defender
Jorge Borelli
Defender
Sergio Vazquez
Defender/Midfielder
Roberto Sensini
Midfielder
Jose Basualdo
Midfielder
Alejandro Mancuso
Midfielder
Hugo Perez
Forward
Ramon Bello
Forward
Ariel Ortega
2
Bulgaria
Manager: Dimitar Denev
Goals:
| Hristo Stoichkov | 61 |
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| Nasko Sirakov | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Borislav Mihailov
Goalkeeper
Petar Hubchev
Defender
Trifon Ivanov
Defender
Emil Kremenliev
Defender
Tsanko Tsvetanov
Defender
Krasimir Balakov
Midfielder
Yordan Letchkov
Midfielder
Zlatko Yankov
Midfielder
Emil Kostadinov
Forward
Nasko Sirakov
Forward
Hristo Stoichkov
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Ilian Kiriakov for Emil Kostadinov | 73 |
| Daniel Borimirov for Yordan Letchkov | 75 |
Cards:
| Hristo Stoichkov | 7 | Y |
| Zlatko Yankov | 24 | Y |
| Tsanko Tsvetanov | 45 | Y |
| Trifon Ivanov | 58 | Y |
| Tsanko Tsvetanov | 67 | Y |
| Tsanko Tsvetanov | 67 | R |
| Krasimir Balakov | 74 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Plamen Nikolov
Defender
Nikolay Iliev
Midfielder
Daniel Borimirov
Midfielder
Bontcho Genchev
Midfielder
Georgi Georgiev
Midfielder
Ilian Kiriakov
Midfielder
Ivailo Yordanov
Forward
Petar Alexandrov
Forward
Ivaylo Andonov
Forward
Petar Mihtarski
Forward
Velko Yotov