Cyprus v Bulgaria, 15 December 1996
| Score | 3-1 to Bulgaria |
| Referee | John Rowbotham |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 5 |
| Venue | Limassol |
| Attendance | 16,000 |
View Cyprus v Bulgaria head to head
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Cyprus
Manager: Andreas Michaelides
Goals:
| Pambos Pittas | 29 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Nikos Panayiotou
Defender
Aristos Aristocleous
Defender
Giorgos Christodoulou
Defender
Demetris Ioannou
Defender
Pambos Pittas
Midfielder
Sakis Andreou
Midfielder
Marios S Christodoulou
Midfielder
Kostas Malekos
Forward
Siniša Gogić
Forward
Giannos Ioannou
Substitutions:
| Neofhytos Larkou for Costas Stavrou | 46 |
| Georgos Theodotou for Aristos Aristocleous | 61 |
| Panikos Xiourouppas for Giannos Ioannou | 81 |
3
Bulgaria
Manager: Hristo Bonev
Goals:
| Krasimir Balakov | 23 |
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| Krasimir Balakov | 34 |
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| Ilian Iliev | 70 |
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Starting lineup:
Borislav Mihailov
Goalkeeper
Gosho Ginchev
Defender
Trifon Ivanov
Defender
Tsanko Tsvetanov
Defender
Krasimir Balakov
Midfielder
Ilian Iliev
Midfielder
Radostin Kishishev
Midfielder
Anatoli Nankov
Midfielder
Ivailo Yordanov
Midfielder
Georgi Donkov
Forward
Emil Kostadinov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Zdravko Zdravkov for Borislav Mihailov | 46 |
| Daniel Borimirov for Georgi Donkov | 61 |
| Georgi Antonov for Radostin Kishishev | 78 |