FRANCE - BULGARIA 1993

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[@RomNYC]

I am french and cried my ass off that night. But looking at the replay, isn't this a wonderful amazing goal, from start to finish? Happy for Bulgaria and what they accomplished in that World Cup.

[@apejoves]

Fue una forma tonta de perder una clasificacion

[@deilus207]

Je suis bulgare. Lors de la Coupe du Monde, nous avons dû jouer une finale, mais nous n'avons pas obtenu de penalty

[@yasenstoev5840]

At least this incredible upset wasn't for nothing and indeed this Bulgarian team accomplished something. Then France got what they wanted in the following edition. :)

[@stxa2594]

Being a German, I hate to agree - but I have to agree: The Bulgarian team was really great at that time and at the finals.

[@Metalmanicac94]

90th minute winner away from home to qualify for the world cup ... this is one of the best goals in history

[@thatisme3thatisme38]

yeah to the second. if you planned it couldn't get it that precise

[@sasho888prm]

Cantona and Ginola never played for France again because of that goal.

[@hristoivanov8665]

Yes and infront 50 000 People supporters of the opponent

[@pawelm11]

@@sasho888prm What? You're wrong, they played for some two years more...

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

The last ditch attempt by Laurent Blanc makes the goal truly epic

[@mellymel245]

Great Bulgaria team their golden generation♥️from england

[@lemonacidrounds7293]

There wasn't that much corruption and money stealing and laundering that prevents the motivation of the team and the players to develop. You'll probably never see that kind of team again

[@karasita8932]

@@lemonacidrounds7293 did you watch the semi-final against Brazil? Bulgaria should be in the Final of WC1994

[@huhuruz77]

I was so happy for BULGARIA !!! Best regards from Romania !

[@miguelalmeida5806]

So beautifull to see France loose...

[@TheLexy131313]

Same. Greetings from a Portuguese 😏

[@FOUDEFOOT85]

hi ROMANIA was one of my favorite teams Dis ROMANIANS and BULGARIANS suuport each other ?

[@kristiyankrasimirov9308]

@@FOUDEFOOT85 Yes we love each other🇧🇬❤🇷🇴

[@videoclick2009]

@@FOUDEFOOT85he bulgarians di not support rumanians in the last game for Euro 92, the equal score just qualified Scotland

[@ljubisaignjatovic2158]

Bravo majstori. Gledao sam i radovao se kao lud kad smo dobili. Napred braco BUGARI !

[@user-tw6ys3gp3n]

Hvala

[@marekchoma5067]

Bulgaria 93-94 ,one of most influential ,greatful,unbelivable unexpected teams in football history

[@FOUDEFOOT85]

who is better in football history ? ROMANIA OR BULGARIA

[@nikolaideshev7538]

@@FOUDEFOOT85 Bulgaria obviously

[@miguelangelmartisoler1430]

@@FOUDEFOOT85 BULGARIA NATURALLY !!!

[@workinginthewell3498]

@@FOUDEFOOT85 I think they are close. Bulgaria had that one run at WC, but Romania was more consistent. They went past group stage in multiple occasions both at WC and EURO. They beat some great teams too. They are also much better at club football.

[@bruno2331]

@@FOUDEFOOT85 Romania without doubt! They are mostly on big stages but where is Bulgaria in last 25 years?

[@christianbasantes4973]

That match didn't let us to see Papin and Cantona, in USA 94; however, we saw the great Bulgaria with Stoichkov, Kostadinov, Balakov, Letchkov, Ivanov, and Mikhailov. It was meant to be!

[@johnnysmith7109]

Ov course !

[@wonmoolee9847]

It encouraged underdogs in football to play against powerhouses in soccer with confidence.

[@usbombs]

SHUT UP ALL OF YOU.

[@johnnysmith7109]

@@usbombs After reading the Bulgarian teams lineups I keep seeing the letters OV everywhere😜SHUT UP ALL OV YOU !

[@usbombs]

@@johnnysmith7109 WHERE IS BULGARIA NOW LOL. ILL WAIT.

[@sezginpinar7214]

Le meilleur équipe Bulgare avec des joueurs inoubliables pour toujours . Българи юнаци

[@nicolasmsnafu231]

J'avais 10 ans à l'époque et je m'en souviens encore 😫 et oui la Bulgarie avait une merveilleuse équipe de guerrier. C'est ce qu'il manquait à l'équipe de France de cette époque malgré le talent. J'avais eu beaucoup de peine par la suite pour David Ginola quand tout le monde lui était tombé dessus.

[@Kozani-Eordaia-Greece]

One of the most Historical and significant moments in the Football History , ever ...

[@Alexeire71]

This Bulgarian team was absolutely legendary, true warriors!

[@blagovestpeychev1896]

Yes bro

[@jesaispasmoijesaistjrpas9974]

Bulgarie finish 3eme at world cup 94

[@user-gd5od5sr1y]

@@jesaispasmoijesaistjrpas9974 1 ас ако

[@cargamemania3647]

Oh, yeah!

[@frankpiter7327]

4 place WC 1994

[@ivankarabelov1785]

How nice it is to see such positive comments about Bulgaria and Bulgarian football. Thanks to every person in Bulgarian team in USA 94. Ще надминем този успех !

[@harisfemina]

I still remembering the names of 1994 Bulgarian team players .( from India)

[@andrewrafael3430]

FOI UM GRANDE TIME , Incrível (UM ALÔ DO BRASIL)

[@lukasfontana7589]

Kostadinov delivered under a huge pressure. Last seconds of the game. He had very little time (if you look closely you can see that Blanc came very close to stop or deflect his shot with a desperate tackle) and very little space, but still he managed to score under the cross bar with an incredibly beautiful shot, taken from a difficult angle. Bulgaria proved the following year to fully deserve to be at the World Cup.

[@Kozani-Eordaia-Greece]

That goal of Kostadinov , a whole History both for France and Bulgaria , you are verry correct about your refference of tackle from Blanc ...

[@Artur-vh3nk]

I remember jumping to the ceiling when Emil scored that goal. Greetings from Poland!

[@johnneil9076]

I remember this game well, both teams were full of world class players, although you got the feeling that France just thought it would be their night,Bulgaria were brilliant and totally deserved to go through! P.s hi from Scotland.

[@dwsmatos8373]

During the World Cup we were rooting for Bulgaria because some players were playing here in Portugal... Balakov, Kostadinov, Iordanov and Mihailov... Great days! Trifon Ivanov was a beast! RIP

[@thiagoloureiro3477]

Poxa, fiquei triste agora... Ivanov faleceu? Porra... Tinha até comunidade no finado Orkut de fãs brasileiros dele. Adorava essa seleção búlgara, dificilmente haverá outra geração como essa.

[@Philips170S]

Yes, very sadly Trifon Ivanov passed away in 2016 aged 50. The best centre-back we've had, he was our iron man. We were joking about him 'Trifon is so tough, he eats coal for breakfast". Stoichkov did an jubilee match for its own 50th birthday, where he paid tribute to his fallen friends Trifon Ivanov, and to the legendary Johan Cruyff - who also passed away in 2016, two months before the match. It was a touching tribute. Saludos amigos 🇧🇬🍻

[@samrimi247]

A wonderful Bulgarian team. I was a 9 years old boy when I first knew the country of bulgaria thanks to the amazing game bulgaria vs Germany in WC 1994

[@BondNbgd]

What a match! Bulgarians showed real class. Greetings from Serbia

[@albundy316]

Hvala iz Bugarske, braco!

[@stoyanvisuals]

The commentator of the game on the Bulgarian National Tv channel began to shout: ''God is Bulgarian'', after Kostadinov's second goal. The phrase became very popular and is still being used occasionally today in football commercials.

[@Mouscaille]

J'avais 10 ans. J'ai pleuré toutes les larmes de mon petit corps ce soir-là.

[@pl8742]

Comprendre ce match permet de comprendre l'histoire de l'équipe de France 🇫🇷 avant et après 1993 Tous les protagonistes du football français sont là ⚽

[@BetoDelveccio]

Après deux coupes du monde, et la Bulgarie a disparu des plans du football en monde

[@MrYomino]

Ya pas Zidane poto.

[@orioncoke1]

@@MrYomino Ces surtous les bulgare qui étais fort

[@sedikbenatmane2915]

Dsl pour moi c la meilleur équipe mais la l foot des fois est injuste

[@sedikbenatmane2915]

C vraiment dommage de n p voir Éric j piere David en usa Le foot des fois est injuste

[@maciejkowalski2759]

On one hand it was heartbreaking for France, but on the other - Bulgaria was really strong back than, which they proved during the final tournament. It was a bit like England who was stunned by Poland in WC 1974 qualification, but then Poland went on to become 3rd. So not only this result enabled Bulgaria to get their best World Cup result ever, but also maybe created perfect circumstances for France to rebuild their team and prepare to the 1998 World Cup in the best way possible.

[@AmSi2218]

I remember this game. Great Bulgarian team. Respect from Albania

[@user-cf3ii1sc4p]

God bless you, Brother 🇧🇬🇦🇱

[@lucu01]

that french team wasn't too bad either

[@pequeuxdarleux1480]

how many stars does your pick-pocket team have on its jersey ?

[@AmSi2218]

@@pequeuxdarleux1480 If it wasn't for the Afro-Algerian in your team you would have zero stars too lol

[@hichamamjjahlamarti1718]

First goal should be disallowed, and red card for deschamps

[@pikisrametaza]

Equipazo de Bulgaria!!! Recuerdos memorables de la campaña 92-94 incluyendo el mundial. Un abrazo fuerte desde Perú! GREAT Bulgarian Team!!! Fond memories from great 92-94 process, including the World Cup. Greatings from Peru!

[@petkovmarin]

The game started with bulleing our anathem and ended with silence

[@simonforrest2522]

It was what we English call a 'smash and grab' victory

[@omerkaradag9752]

Why France did that ?

[@glaswegiansouth-side2350]

How us Scottish would show respect to Bulgaria and your national anthem.

[@FOUDEFOOT85]

hi ROMANIANS and BULGARIANS support each other ??? I mean because they're neighbours

[@s7An1]

@@ds6165 bulgarian league is miles away from any of the big eauropean leagues... to be 4th in the world is gret achievment tho france will forever hate us for 1993 :D

[@FearsomeVoid]

Stoichkov, Balakov, Letchkov etc. Bulgaria had a great team back then

[@MrJeepsters]

trifon

[@belinea282]

and Emil Kostadinov!

[@safdarbaig1814]

letchkov lovely goal against germany in quarter

[@ugursumbul3907]

Letchkov besiktas

[@ivanredskin]

ancient world

[@octaviocgsa]

TRIFON IVANOV! I remember, when collecting WC stickers as a child in the 90´s, his sticker was one of the most awaited by us. Greetings to Bulgaria and France from São Paulo, Brazil.

[@kuaisudehua]

yeah, very special sticker, here in Mexico we called him "grifon ivanov" since "grifon" is a word that we used when a person has been smoking weed for a long time, and you know, Trifon's face....

[@user-ug2qz7ln3n]

octaviocgsa Nasko SIRAKOV Play and in MEXICO-1986 (1-Goal ITALY in match Open-86)and in 1994 (1-Goal Argentina in Group).Very Good Player- is N.Sirakov.

[@malamute4793]

+ octaviocgsa trifon died a few days ago. Sad news.

[@sedat22m]

Trifon Ivanov..RIP..

[@sai0ne]

One of his nicknames here in Bulgaria was "The Pirate". Was a Great player!

[@RebelNiki]

One of greatest national teams football matches of all time!

[@lucu01]

hahaha the french couldn't stop whistling during the bulgarian national anthem, well the team shut them up at the end... ginola will always be haunted by this. My word Kostadinov, what a thunderous shot, amazing

[@starmersbarber]

I remember this so well. It's interesting that Bulgaria went on to perform so well in the world cup in the USA. A similar thing happened in 1973, when Poland nipped in to qualify for the 1974 world cup ahead of England....and were very close to reaching the final.

[@nachoschg]

0:01 Trifon Ivanov and his classical mullet. R.I.P. Trifon Ivanov

[@jorgerizik5874]

Tengo 40 años y el único mundial que quise ver fue el del 94, recuerdo ese tremendo equipo de Bulgaria, Stoichkov es mi segundo jugador favorito de siempre, después de Romario ❤

[@PanSobieryba]

Unreal Bulgarian generation. What a great players with underrated Ivanov

[@user-kc9ld4bc8r]

Bulgaria from WC-94 reminds me Russia-2008. Both beating the strong team in the crucial game of qualification (France/England), both reaching the semifinals, both losing the starting match 0-3 (Nigeria/Spain)... Bulgaria was very powerful with fantastic players and the beautiful skills! My congratulations to brotherly country from Russia!

[@albundy316]

Спасибо из Болгарии, друг!

[@davidzamarripa6141]

Russia's 2008 Euro team was great too

[@dmizar88]

ну да, аналогию можно провести

[@mdhaqlawi8624]

Replay history bulgaria . I love bulgaria team since 1994. greeting from oman

[@heversonbarros2859]

Sem sobra de dúvida a Bulgária de 93/94 foi a melhor da história.

[@rafartconti7112]

Md haqlawi Bulgaria much better than france, i loved to watch play them

[@Coeurebene1]

As a French I still remember vividly these last seconds... Why did Ginola not just keep the ball? Anyways, it was an amazing Bulgarian team, they deserved to go to the World Cup and did very well there.

[@MusicalTranscendence]

very classy comment... also, perhaps this disappointment had a positive effect on the young Deschamps, Blanc, Desailly and contributed somewhat to France winning 4 years later.

[@Varaughe]

Bulgaria qualified and made it to the World Cup semifinals, by far the greatest performance for the Bulgarian football. But after that, Bulgaria qualified only once again to the World Cup and twice to Euro. France on the other hand, won twice the World Cup(1998 & 2018), played another final in 2006, won Euro in 2000, and played another Euro final in 2016, not to mention they never missed again a final tournament.

[@MusicalTranscendence]

@@Varaughe Kind of mirrors what my own Romania did: since 1994 quarter finals, 3 more Euros and only another world cup. These countries went through very difficult social and economic changes and sports have collapsed there. These use to be strong Olympic countries as well.

[@winel3738]

@@MusicalTranscendence but sad of Cantona and Ginola, they lost the chance of WC98

[@johannamikaels5728]

En même temps ça fait un million d'année. Faut oublier à un moment donné, on s'en fout de tout ça maintenant. Et la guéguerre par médias interposés Houiller-Ginola pathétique nous a assez saoulés comme ça...jusqu'à la disparition d'Houillier. J'ajoute que de toute façon, c'était mérité: 1- c'est pas interdit de défendre, 2- il'y a les autres matchs à chier avant ça, 3- tellement d'anti-jeu et de manque de fair-play avant et dans la rencontre que c'est mieux comme ça. Les bulgares n'ont rien volés, contrairement à la France face à l'Irlande pour la CM 2010...

[@clesiobrito7803]

Grande time da Bulgária... Great Bulgária team

[@volf8433]

Супер гол Костадинова,эта Болгария была сильна.

[@deilus207]

KLASA

[@darylreedus1953]

V Polu finale

[@cweticwetewa7897]

България е най най велика.

[@michaell26]

I remember the game of Bulgaria during WC 1994 in USA - it was really really impressive.

[@gegata082]

Поздрав от Македонија 😊

[@carlosmisaelvendraminifurt2041]

Macedônia??? Vocé é da Macedônia?? E no seu país tem futebol???? Quais são os clubes???

[@Nik-cg6qr]

I cant imagine this happening today . Such a great moment in bulgarian football history . France had a great team but we did have great players too

[@dimodimov1652]

Благодаря на тези футболни герой за прекрасните моменти който ни подариха.жалко че един от тях вече не сред нас.Поклон Туньо не ще те забравим почивай в мир Лъве

[@Setsal90kg]

rough translation: "Thank you for these soccer heroes, for these spectacular moments which they gifted us. It is sad that one of them is not with us anymore. RIP"

[@micfebr]

Stoichkov was a Great player. Balakov Too. Ivanov a good defender ...

[@vja1970]

What a goal by Kostadinov! If Messi or Crissy had scored that goal now the fanboys would be wanking over it for years.

[@zarni000]

and in the last second of the 90th minute lol

[@fabriziopolli3715]

Ai wank over anything that makes shiddy french cry

[@duncanbirss4333]

vja1970 Messi scores great goals all the time , what a dickhead thing to say

[@dembajallow8637]

Woui

[@stxa2594]

@@duncanbirss4333 Yes, indeed, but Messi plays in an all-star team (Barca) and yet hardly ever scores great goals in important matches. Kostadinov paved the way for Bulgaria to the World Cup finals in the US in 1994. And he did that against the favoured French team in an away match - in the 90th minute. That was something for football history. I do not recall anything similar by the great Lionel Messi...

[@heldervieira3753]

Bulgária , romania , Suécia s Brasil de 94 foram ótimos

[@user-ij7bv2rm1z]

Даааа,это была сильнейшая сборная Болгарии в то время,на Мундиале-94настал их звездный час!Болел за болгар,сыграли прекрасно в отличии от нашей сборной!

[@leopardtrek1150]

Bulgari IUNACI !!! Greetings from Romania ! GO BULGARIA !!!

[@albundy316]

Thank you, romanian neighbor!

[@bonjoursalut523]

loooooooooooooooollllllllllllllll

[@darylreedus1953]

Hadji Lacatus Dumetrescu Popescu

[@aldogallardo8549]

Leopard Trek por dosgoles imposible

[@dimitarvladimirov419]

one of the best Bulgarian moment, we never forget it :)

[@roms4154]

it 's the worst for us , french ! i was 13 years old and i cried all night !! fortunaltly we won 2 WC and 1 european championship after this nightmare ! it's a pitty because we had a very good team in 1994 we would have done a great world cup like you did !

[@eirtars]

When you put your qualification at stake against Bulgaria, for the last match, you are in big trouble. The mistake was not to lose to this Bulgarian team, that was very good, but against Israël before. This is one of the most traumatic event in french football with France - Germany 1982. Nothing much to say here. Kostadynov was brilliant that day and Bulgaria deserved the qualification.

[@FOUDEFOOT85]

who is the best in football history ? ROMANIA OR BULGRIA ?

[@Daisy-pl8gj]

The good times. Nostalgia, the golden age.

[@eduardoandradecosta8897]

Melhor seleção da Bulgária que já existiu. Fizeram muito bonito em 94

[@Kasan2005]

Легендарный матч.

[@maukeks1887]

Bulgaria dulu memang HEBAT. Salam dari Indonesia 👍👍👍

[@professorandremax6272]

Essa seleção da Bulgária era um timaço!

[@ezkpo1332]

🇨🇵 1990-1994 🇮🇹 2018-2022

[@peternakov2146]

I remember this game like it was yesterday.As a bulgarian,I can tell you we lost hope by the end and all in the sudden ........France out from the World Cup!What a team France was back then!?Some of the best players in the world!But I think we did them a big favor.4 years later they won the World Cup and dominated the world of football till now!After that shocker,France won two times the World Cup,lost one final on penalties (could have been 3 times),one European Cup,and lost one EC final!I think they are so over this game :)

[@alex324ization]

I am French so I remember like it was yesterday also:-), in fact, this group was very strong Sweden finish first and Bulgaria second and both reached the semi-final in wc94, I agree this loss was a benefit for France who won the world cup 4 years later.

@@alex324ization And what a great pity the two teams who qualified from that group didn't get to contest the Final itself in the Pasadena Rosebowl. USA 1994 was ruined by Italy getting to the Final and playing for penalties right from the kick-off.

@Marco Pasini I'm not jealous of Italy at all. Your current national side is a pleasure to watch and your country, as a whole, has contributed so much to Western heritage and culture. Your club sides such as Atalanta and Napoli are a joy to behold. Not everyone likes catenacchio (I hope I've spelt that right!) nor "Sarriball". When calcio becomes over-technical and over-tactical, it's like watching paint dry. Best Wishes to you.

[@AAAAliReza]

As an Iranian, I remember that match and you both are right.

[@Joe_from_Rio]

Yes, the French team needs traumatic losses to win afterwards : WC 1982 : traumatic loss against Germany, wins Euro 1984 WC 1993 : traumatic loss against Bulgaria, wins WC 1998, Euro 2000 and reach WC final in 2006 WC 2010 : cataclysmic crisis in the squad, long restructuration and finally reached Euro final in 2016, won WC 2018 and reached WC final in 2022 So thanks Bulgaria for traumatically spanking the French team !

[@rodrigoabreu5371]

Que timaço era a Bulgária , só craques !!!

[@Vrunge90]

Sim... Os jogadores de hoje em dia são merda msm. Tomara um dia o pais tenha muitos craques de novo mas duvido... Depois do Berbatov a gente n produziu nenhum jogador de alta qualidade.

[@alexseyfilimonchik9069]

В те годы у болгар сильная сборная была.Хорошо помню.На ЧМ-94 они немцев обыграли

[@user-ts4me8we6m]

Как же непревычно видеть состав сборной Франции с таким обилием светлокожих игроков!!

[@orioncoke1]

Ouin Ouin il sont tous noir .... En quoi sa vous emmerde ? Tu née en France de parent qui vient de l'étranger ... Donc pourquoi il doit pas joué ? La couleurs est pas un critère ....

[@carlosmisaelvendraminifurt2041]

Verdade a França do Platini eram de brancos e está TB aí entraram os negros a França ganhou tudo

[@ColumbiaB]

Ah, those early ’90s mullets were legendary!

[@ronniep9272]

A hangover from the 80s.

[@Toni_Vidal]

Wonderful bulgarian generation . SALAM from Azərbaycan

[@nazimh]

@Kurdistan Éternel yeah go fuck yourself, you dont even have a national team bitch

[@gegata082]

0:02 RIP Trifon Ivanov 😭

[@minobg79]

As half-bulgarian and 14-15 yo boy at the time, those few years of Bulgarian football peak are written in my mind forever and are one of the most emotional sport related experiences I ever had. Bulgaria played exeptionally well at the world cup and proved it was not a coincident they qualified. And in the end everything came toghether for France too, few years later as they climed to the top. And that is the beauty of sport in a nutshell. The victory tastes so much better, knowing you went through the cruelest defeats and toughest tests before.

[@IvanNOFX]

The second Bulgarian goal, that whole play, that was something else.

[@4yb20-mm1hi]

Francia 1993 🤝 Italia 2022

[@animefan9944]

And 🇧🇬🤝🏻🇲🇰

[@ccaestorvo]

E fez história na Copa de 1994, grande equipe Búlgara.

[@cimiez1]

E história auriverdes se tornando tetracampeão neste ano. Boa recordação.

[@oguzhangunes28]

Bulgaria's legendary times They were 4th place in USA 94

[@softlystroll]

The Bulgarians went on to provide great entertainment at US '94 so we should all be happy about that, even though it was scant consolation for the French.

[@arnoldosoares3194]

Untill Italy devastated them

[@SKa-tt9nm]

Arnoldo Soares if by devastated you mean won 2-1 after the French referee didn’t call a penalty for the Bulgarians, then sure.

[@apachelogiano612]

France would have made a great World Cup 94. Bulgaria indeed made a great World Cup. This match is part of that World Cup not only statistically. It is part of the history of that championship. Historical moment. Two great teams.

[@bx70]

France made remarkable world cup appearances in 1982 and 1986, even in 1978. Besides, 1994 is a world cup that in my view, is not memorable.

[@lmadrid2000]

Memorable match ! Kostadinov MVP of the match ! What a winning goal !

[@carlosrobertodossantosjuni2074]

BULGARIA WORLD CUP 94,BEAUTIFUL

[@user-tw6ys3gp3n]

0:04 R.I.P. Trifon Ivanov

[@francoisfrenchman4941]

ahh trifon mon ptit jean mimi:!!!!!

[@user-tw6ys3gp3n]

@@francoisfrenchman4941 Quoi...jean mimi?? Moi je ne t'as comprie,Francois?!

[@francoisfrenchman4941]

@@user-tw6ys3gp3n Denislav c est le nom du commentateur !

[@choucrouteenhiver9285]

Beau centre de Ginola ! Top !

[@JulioGoesBrasilOficial]

Nas Eliminatórias para A Copa do Mundo em1993 foi França 1×2 Bulgária em Paris Na Copa de 1994 nos USA foram Argentina 0×2 Bulgária na Fase Classificatória e depois Alemanha 1×2 Bulgária nas Quartas de Final. Grande Bulgária de Stoichkov e Lechkov. ⚽🏅🏆👏👏👏👏🖒🖒🖒

[@cimiez1]

Mas acabaram quarto lugares sendo batido com sangrante 4×0 pela suecia de k andersson, ravelli,dalhin,schwarz, ingesson(falecido)...Dentro do jogo classicação (finalzinha)

[@WeTrippyMane2]

RIP TRIFON IVANOV LEGEND ! FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS LION 🤍💚❤

[@shaniosdorp]

Bulgaria surprised the world by defeating France with their great stars like Papin,Cantona,Deschamps and Blanc. It was an era of the best Bulgarian football team ever. With superstar Stoichkov,Balakov,Kostadinov and Letchkov. Amazing performance during the world cup 1994 in Usa. Where they ended 3rd place.

[@andycross9840]

They actually lost the 3rd place play off 4-0 to Sweden mate but yeah you are right about the rest, Bulgaria had the best team they've ever had at that World Cup. Some people criticise USA 94 for being a poor tournament but I totally disagree. It was one of the best there has been for me, very attack minded teams and the afore mentioned Bulgaria along with Romania and Sweden were fantastic.

[@jeanvaljean5414]

j'avais jamais remarqué tout le fair play de l'équipe de france sur la faute de deschamps qui amène le premier but de Cantona . Respect pour cette superbe équipe de bulgarie. Kostadinov pour tjs un HERO

[@delayelodie5329]

+monaco salva Putain c est vrai le mec il est cassé en deux et c est le gars qui l'a niqué qui apres aide à marquer le but !! C est honteux !

[@tdse384]

un héros qui passe la frontière pour pouvoir joué le match en se cachant dans une voiture car ses papier n'était pas en règle, car il savait très bien qu'il ne pouvais pas jouer ce match en France... tu a des drôle de héros toi...

[@delayelodie5329]

Oui et ? Et la France avec la main d'Henry elle aurait du allée en coupe du monde ? :)

[@henidakesyan454]

delay elodie :)))

[@JohnDuff_59]

Et la Bulgarie a fait quoi depuis ce temps là ?

[@134josu]

Bulgaria and Romania had great squats in 94’ I still in 2020 revisit some videos of those legendary teams!

[@gegata082]

RIP DANIEL PRODAN and TRIFON IVANOV 😭

[@younesyaoui78]

Swedene

[@134josu]

@@younesyaoui78 yes Sweden was amazing actually, specially their goal keeper! T. Ravelli!!

[@Beazy14]

For all the french thank you for the compliments😊

[@qanadaheadlongs2618]

France was a huge favorites before the match and expect easy qualify after missed the previous wc in italy 4 years before. Surprisingly Bulgaria had won and qualified with sweden from this group. The golden cherry on the cake is fact that both countries (bul,swe) almost played in wc 94 final game :DDDDD

[@superlex611]

It was shocking moment

[@mosesrabinowitz3813]

RIP Trifon

[@rafapaz9158]

rip thierry

[@wolfliou3678]

Triphon tournesol

[@munecaeburro]

🤯 He died???? So sad... I remember Penev sent Trifon Ivanov to play as a forward it the final minutes of the 1994 3rd place playoff against Sweeden.

[@user-wh8mb7tm2g]

@@wolfliou3678 mdr nom de zeus

[@lucadicostanzo7398]

Buda.. X vita nuova attivazione

[@wilsonsantos4712]

Ainda quero ver essa potência voltar a ter um futebol como esse novamente

[@mariaestheraguilar7483]

And then Bulgaria wins in the world cup vs mexique penaltys im from México and im agree Bulgaria great team ...hasta la vista oua 🇫🇷🇨🇵♥️👍🇲🇽😁🇷🇺

[@DrKant70]

Y le metió 2 goles a tus rayados en el clásico del 97. 😁

[@thatisme3thatisme38]

do you know that stoitchkov had a scout into the mexican team. he knew which way the players took the penalties. it was not a coincidence that the bulgarian goalie caught so many of them

[@gamsburazeri3946]

Best bulgarian tim ever

[@petarmilojevic97]

Bulgaria with Stoichkov and Ivanov the best Team. Greating from Serbia

[@hukramadan111]

Hvala ti...

[@Citadin]

France had a great team too, they would have eliminated Bulgaria had they not slacked off against Israel the game before. Sweden was also in the same group and they were excellent too, reaching the semifinals in 94, it was the group of death in uefa that time.

[@dennisfengcanada]

One of most dramatic matches in football history

[@williamsousa7416]

Nesse tempo existiam jogadores FRANCESES, hoje é uma seleção de imigrantes.

[@Fernando-ex4mm]

Thank you Bulgaria😎

[@davidcarter7337]

RIP Trifon Ivanov AKA Wolverine from X-Men!

[@Olympien_Incognito]

J'avais 8 ans, et ça fait partie de quelques uns de ces moments dont je me souviens encore 30 ans après.

[@svetcovladich9996]

The French are still stunned. Missed out on USA 94, and Bulgaria reached semifinals. Showed this was no fluke. What a team...

[@Rorynes]

Trifon Ivanov...what a defender!!! legendary Ginola...he went for a crossing instead of keeping the ball to his feet.

[@jafloresl]

One of the most incredible moments in football history. France lost its 2 last matches with home field advantage, against Israel 2-3 and Bulgaria 1-2. And only needed 1 point to qualify to USA 1994.

[@joaorebelo2220]

weahhhh,what a night that wednesday night,Portugal was also in San Siro playing with scare,even the Portuguese commentar said,theirs exteriors forces here preventing Portugal to go to USA,what days those were,but thats how it goes,i neve rheld hard feelings against Italia,their actually my favorite team after Portugal,but fuckin Switzerland got in between the 2.

[@jafloresl]

Joao Rebelo yes, but even if Portugal had tied the game, no matter that Italy, Switzerland and Portugal were going to be with 15 points, with the goal difference, Italy and Switzerland were still going to be ahead of Portugal. Portugal needed to win its last match in Italy :).

[@joaorebelo2220]

Jorge Alberto Flores Leyva Yeah i know Portugal needed to win,cuz the 1-3 at home to Italia was the bigger difference between the top 3,pluss fuckin Scotland did the same results with all 3,it was a crazy night,my Nation not qualifying to the country i live in,and the only WC game i watched live,it happened to be Italia.Espanha,and i still rooted for Italia,thats how it is

[@jafloresl]

Yep, and the previous qualification to Brazil 2014, I remember you were having some problems with Israel, and there is also some surprising results like loosing with Albania in Lisboa.

[@joaorebelo2220]

Jorge Alberto Flores Leyva Yeah,and i went to the playoff,Lisabon and Stockholm,oh man,i must of been the only person in north america that did that,4 goals my geniuos scored for me.

[@user-ir1gz7gl9x]

This is the dark age of French football. In 1990 and 1994,France failed to qualify for the world cup for two consecutive terms. This really broke many people's hearts at that time...However, we can't deny that Bulgaria did very well in that year and reached the last four in the 1994 World Cup, they deserved the honour....

[@animefan9944]

And now Italian football is living a dark age too since 2010 with the exception of Euro 2020 win

[@user-vj3jg6bm8d]

Great game ! Nice memories . respect France !

[@bogdanescu86]

this was a great moment, i wish i could hear the bulgarian comentary. greetings from your northern neighbor

[@albundy316]

Greetings to all romanian neighbors. Thank you!

[@bobsun90]

Here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zp-Qh56gjryCq8U

[@yordanstefanov5570]

The bulgarian comentary were screaming that God was Bulgarian that night. It became iconic line.

[@yavor261]

Поклон пред големия Трифон Иванов.Почивай в мир!

[@tresspasse]

+yavor261 Ей големи са наште !Поклон и пред Трифката !

[@guerguistoyanov137]

Туньо Страшният!RIP

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

There is something wrong with your typewriter.

[@aleksandarfrick2656]

@@mikehydropneumatic2583 Mi smo ga voleli ...Trifune , Care odbrane , pocivaj u miru

[@vitality0588]

На що , грабу? Фінал 94?

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

5 years later, they hoist the World Cup in the same city.

[@djw9892]

I remember this game. That day was one of the darkest time of french football.

[@aleksa1981]

Wow!!! That was so awesome!!! Greetings from Serbia!

[@user-yq9vm1ck2g]

thank u brother, we love Russia and rissian people.

[@SubidubidubiDu1]

@@user-yq9vm1ck2g He is Serbian lol, he even wrote it, but ok

[@user-yq9vm1ck2g]

@@SubidubidubiDu1 😂😁still brother, serbian suport us so strong BG IN 94, i love them too. Foregive me the error.

[@SubidubidubiDu1]

@@user-yq9vm1ck2g It's ok. I am from Serbia and i love that Bulgarian team too and i cant get it in my head why Bulgaria didn't play better in 1998 when the team had those exact same stars

[@user-yq9vm1ck2g]

@@SubidubidubiDu1 i dont know brother, but now that tink is history. i pray for bether future. peace

[@gurselsenturk4473]

Emil Kostadinov,,Legenda ,,pozdravi ot FENERBAHÇE,,

[@garysauceda78]

TIGRES UANL

[@genergia]

I am French and this last goal makes me laugh, even 27 years after 😂

[@typpit7173]

you should check your sanity, even after 27 years later.

[@genergia]

@@typpit7173 Why ? Laughing is the best way to evacuate frustration.

[@djas95219]

@@genergia Yeah and we won 2 world cups since then

[@gardada]

GRABibus : troll

[@user-bu5fg6rz9x]

@@djas95219 You should be thankfull to us , if it wasnt us .....to force french coach resignation,then you could go to USA94 leave after the group stage and never had next two world cups won with armenian,algerian and other nationality players lmao

[@pierre-luccourcieres6531]

J'ai pleuré ce jour-là. J'avais 7 ans et y avait mon idole (CANTONA)