Bulgaria v Republic of Ireland, 01 June 1977
| Score | 2-1 to Bulgaria |
| Referee | Nicolaos Zlatanos |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 5 |
| Venue | Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia |
| Attendance | 35,214 |
View Bulgaria v Republic of Ireland head to head
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Bulgaria
Goals:
| Pavel Panov | 13 |
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| Andrei Zhelyazkov | 76 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Rumencho Goranov
Defender
Nikolai Arabov
Defender
Borislav Dimitrov
Defender
Radoslav Zdravkov
Midfielder
Kiril Ivkov
(captain)
Midfielder
Tsonyo Vasilev
Forward
Todor Barzov
Forward
Krasimir Borisov
Forward
Kiril Milanov
Forward
Pavel Panov
Forward
Chavdar Tzvetkov
Substitutions:
| Atanas Aleksandrov for Radoslav Zdravkov | 0 |
| Andrei Zhelyazkov for Todor Barzov | 62 |
Cards:
| Krasimir Borisov | 82 | R |
| Andrei Zhelyazkov | 82 | R |
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Republic of Ireland
Manager: Johnny Giles
Goals:
| Don Givens | 47 |
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Starting lineup:
Mick Kearns
Goalkeeper
Jimmy Holmes
Defender
Paddy Mulligan
Defender
David O'Leary
Defender
Liam Brady
Midfielder
Gerry Daly
Midfielder
Johnny Giles
Midfielder
(captain)
Steve Heighway
Midfielder
Mick Martin
Midfielder
Don Givens
Forward
Frank Stapleton
Forward
Substitutions:
| Noel Campbell for Gerry Daly | 79 |
Cards:
| Don Givens | Y | |
| Mick Martin | 82 | R |
| Noel Campbell | 82 | R |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Noel Campbell