Bulgaria v Israel, 20 August 1997
| Score | 1-0 to Bulgaria |
| Referee | Nankov Nankov |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 5 |
| Venue | Sofia |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
View Bulgaria v Israel head to head
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Bulgaria
Manager: Hristo Bonev
Goals:
| Luboslav Penev | 68 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Zdravko Zdravkov
Defender
Trifon Ivanov
Defender
Ivailo Petkov
Midfielder
Krasimir Balakov
Midfielder
Daniel Borimirov
Midfielder
Radostin Kishishev
Midfielder
Anatoli Nankov
Midfielder
Zlatko Yankov
Midfielder
Ivailo Yordanov
Forward
Emil Kostadinov
Forward
Hristo Stoichkov
Substitutions:
| Luboslav Penev for Ivailo Petkov | 46 |
| Yordan Letchkov for Daniel Borimirov | 60 |
| Gosho Ginchev for Emil Kostadinov | 73 |
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Israel
Manager: Shlomo Sharf
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Rafi Cohen
Goalkeeper
David Amsalem
Defender
Ran Ben Shimon
Defender
Arik Benado
Defender
Felix Halfon
Defender
Amir Shelach
Defender
Tal Banin
Midfielder
Alon Hazan
Midfielder
Avi Nimni
Midfielder
Haim Revivo
Midfielder
Substitutions:
| Ronen Harazi for Felix Halfon | 72 |
| Alon Mizrahi for Eli Ohana | 73 |