Since January 1, 1996, Bulgaria have played 21 international matches, 
winning 11, drawing 2 and losing 8, with a goal tally of 34-21. 

1996 

Mar 27 F   London       England      L  0-1 
Apr 24 F   Trnava       Slovakia     D  0-0 
May 28 F   Sofia        Macedonia    W  3-0 Kostadinov, Stoichkov, Georgiev 
Jun  2 F   Sofia        U.A.E.       W  4-1 Yordanov, Stoichkov, Donkov, Sirakov 

Jun  9 EC  Leeds        Spain        D  1-1 Stoichkov 
Jun 13 EC  Newcastle    Romania      W  1-0 Stoichkov 
Jun 18 EC  Newcastle    France       L  1-3 Stoichkov 
Sep  1 WCQ Tel Aviv     Israel       L  1-2 Balakov 
Oct  8 WCQ Luxembourg   Luxembourg   W  2-1 Balakov, Kostadinov 
Nov  6 F   Riyadh       Saudi Arabia L  0-1 
Nov  8 F   Bangkok      Thailand     W  4-0 Hristov 2, Kostadinov, Borimirov 
Dec 14 WCQ Limassol     Cyprus       W  3-1 Balakov 2, Iliev 

1997 

Mar 11 F   Sofia        Slovakia     L  0-1 
Apr  2 WCQ Sofia        Cyprus       W  4-1 Borimirov, Kostadinov 2, Yordanov 
Jun  8 WCQ Bourgas      Luxembourg   W  4-0 Stoichkov, Kostadinov, Balakov, Lechkov 
Aug 20 WCQ Sofia        Israel       W  1-0 Penev 
Sep 10 WCQ Sofia        Russia       W  1-0 Ivanov 
Nov 11 WCQ Moscow       Russia       L  2-4 Gruev, Kostadinov 

1998 

Mar 10 F   Buenos Aires Argentina    L  0-2 
Mar 25 F   Skopje       Macedonia    L  0-1 
Apr 22 F   Sofia        Morocco      W  2-1 Penev pen, Stoilov 

F - Friendly 
EC - European Championship 
WCQ - World Cup Qualifier 



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