Bulgaria v Netherlands, 23 June 1974
| Score | 4-1 to Netherlands |
| Referee | Tony Boskovic |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group 3 |
| Venue | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund |
| Attendance | 53,300 |
View Bulgaria v Netherlands head to head
Kick Off: 16:00 Local (15:00 BST)
1
Bulgaria
Manager: Christo Mladenov
Goals:
| Ruud Krol | own goal | 78 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Stefan Staykov
Defender
Bozhil Kolev
Defender
Dimitar Penev
Midfielder
Georgi Denev
Midfielder
Kiril Ivkov
Midfielder
Ivan Stoyanov
Midfielder
Tsonyo Vasilev
Midfielder
Stefan Velichkov
Forward
Hristo Bonev
(captain)
Forward
Pavel Panov
Forward
Voyn Voynov
Substitutions:
| Atanas Mihailov for Ivan Stoyanov | 46 |
| Krasimir Borisov for Pavel Panov | 57 |
Cards:
| Georgi Denev | 67 | Y |
4
Netherlands
Manager: Rinus Michels
Goals:
| Johan Neeskens | penalty | 5 |
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| Johan Neeskens | penalty | 45 |
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| Johnny Rep | 71 |
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| Theo de Jong | 78 |
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Starting lineup:
Jan Jongbloed
Goalkeeper
Ruud Krol
Defender
Wim Rijsbergen
Defender
Wim Suurbier
Defender
Johan Cruyff
Midfielder
(captain)
Arie Haan
Midfielder
Wim Jansen
Midfielder
Johan Neeskens
Midfielder
Wim van Hanegem
Midfielder
Rob Rensenbrink
Forward
Johnny Rep
Forward
Substitutions:
| Rinus Israël for Wim van Hanegem | 36 |
| Theo de Jong for Johan Neeskens | 78 |
Cards:
| Wim Jansen | 6 | Y |
| Wim van Hanegem | 22 | Y |
| Johan Cruyff | 29 | Y |