Bulgaria v Cyprus, 02 April 1997
| Score | 4-1 to Bulgaria |
| Referee | Serge Muhmenthaler |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 5 |
| Venue | Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia |
| Attendance | 33,000 |
View Bulgaria v Cyprus head to head
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Bulgaria
Manager: Hristo Bonev
Goals:
| Daniel Borimirov | 2 |
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| Emil Kostadinov | 36 |
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| Emil Kostadinov | 45 |
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| Ivailo Yordanov | 66 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Zdravko Zdravkov
Defender
Gosho Ginchev
Defender
Trifon Ivanov
Midfielder
Krasimir Balakov
Midfielder
Daniel Borimirov
Midfielder
Ilian Iliev
Midfielder
Radostin Kishishev
Midfielder
Zlatko Yankov
Midfielder
Ivailo Yordanov
Forward
Georgi Donkov
Forward
Emil Kostadinov
Substitutions:
| Anatoli Nankov for Daniel Borimirov | 58 |
| Kostadin Vidolov for Georgi Donkov | 73 |
| Dobroir Mitov for Zlatko Yankov | 81 |
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Cyprus
Manager: Stavros Papadopoulos
Goals:
| Yiannakis Okkas | 61 |
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Starting lineup:
Andreas Petridis
Goalkeeper
Klimis Alexandrou
Defender
Sozos Andreou
Defender
Marios Charalambous
Defender
Pambos Pittas
Defender
Georgos Theodotou
Defender
Panayiotis Engomitis
Midfielder
Neophytos Larkou
Midfielder
Nicos Papavassiliou
Midfielder
Substitutions:
| Yiannakis Okkas for Klimis Alexandrou | 46 |
| Loucas Hadjiloucas for Nikos Timotheou | 73 |
| Vasos Melanarkitis for Pambos Pittas | 78 |