Football World Cup 1970 / Bulgaria

This article covers the Bulgarian national football team at the 1970 World Cup .

qualification

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Bulgaria	12: 7	9
2	Poland	19: 8	8th
3	Netherlands	9: 5	7th
4th	Luxembourg	4:24	0

Bulgaria	-	Netherlands	2-0
Bulgaria	-	Luxembourg	2: 1
Bulgaria	-	Poland	4: 1
Netherlands	-	Bulgaria	1: 1
Poland	-	Bulgaria	3-0
Luxembourg	-	Bulgaria	1: 3

Bulgarian contingent

Number / name		Association at the time	birthday	International matches
goalkeeper
1	Simeon Simeonow	Slavia Sofia	04/26/1946
13	Stoyan Jordanov	CSKA Sofia	01/29/1944
22nd	Georgi Kamensky	Levski Sofia	09/03/1947
Defense
2	Alexander Shalamanov	Slavia Sofia	04.09.1941
3	Ivan Dimitrov	Akademik Sofia	05/14/1935
4th	Stefan Aladschow	Levski Sofia	October 18, 1947
6th	Dimitar Penew	CSKA Sofia	07/12/1945
12	Milko Gaidarski	Levski Sofia	03/18/1946
14th	Dobromir Shechev	Levski Sofia	11/12/1942
15th	Boris Gaganelow	CSKA Sofia	07.10.1941
17th	Todor Kolew	Slavia Sofia	04/29/1942
midfield
5	Ivan Davidov	Slavia Sofia	05.10.1943
8th	Christo Bonew	Locomotive Plovdiv	02/03/1947
11	Dinko Dermendschiev	Trakia Plovdiv	06/02/1941
16	Asparuch Nikodimov	CSKA Sofia	08/21/1945
20th	Wasil Mitkov	Levski Sofia	09/17/1943
attack
7th	Georgi Popov	Trakia Plovdiv	07/14/1944
9	Petar Chekov	CSKA Sofia	10/10/1944
10	Dimitar Yakimov	CSKA Sofia	07/12/1941
18th	Dimitar Marashliev	CSKA Sofia	08/31/1947
19th	Georgi Asparukhov	Levski Sofia	05/04/1943
21st	Boschidar Grigorov	Slavia Sofia	07/27/1945
Trainer
	Stefan Boschkow		06/14/1924

Games of the Bulgarian team

First round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	BR Germany	10: 4	6th
2	Peru	7: 5	4th
3	Bulgaria	5: 9	1
4th	Morocco	2: 6	1

• Peru - Bulgaria 3: 2 (0: 1)

Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp ( León )

Spectators: 14,000

Referee: Sbardella ( Italy )

Goals: 0: 1 Dermendschiew (13th), 0: 2 Bonew (49th), 1: 2 Gallardo (50th), 2: 2 Chumpitaz (55th), 3: 2 Cubillas (73rd)

• Federal Republic of Germany - Bulgaria 5: 2 (2: 1)

Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp ( León )

Spectators: 12,700

Referee: Ortiz de Mendebil ( Spain )

Goals: 0: 1 Nikodimov (12th), 1: 1 Libuda (20th), 2: 1 Müller (27th), 3: 1 Müller (52nd) 11m , 4: 1 Seeler (67th), 5: 1 Müller (88.), 5: 2 Kolew (89.)

• Morocco - Bulgaria 1: 1 (0: 1)

Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp ( León )

Spectators: 12,000

Referee: Ribeiro ( Portugal )

Goals: 0: 1 Schechev (40th), 1: 1 Ghazouani (61th)

Germany's first opponent in Group 4 was the uncomfortable team from Africa, Morocco. The arduous 2: 1 success could only be secured after the 0: 1 deficit by Jarir in the second round of Müller and Seeler, which Schön let play together after long discussions in the media. But the tremendous victory did not bring any hopeful results for the further World Cup course for the Germans. Before that, the Peruvians had prevailed 3-2 in an exciting match against Bulgaria. Bulgaria was also the Germans' second opponent. For the disappointing Haller and Held, Schön took Libuda and Löhr into the team. Above all, the use of 'Stan' Libuda paid off. Despite the early 0-1 deficit, the Germans could not be thrown off the ground, because Libuda played the game of his life as a right winger, compensated for himself and served his fellow attackers after he had played his Bulgarian opponents dizzy with crosses. Gerd Müller struck three times, one time Uwe Seeler, before uncertainty in defense allowed the Bulgarians to score a second. In the last group game it was the Peruvians who had to defeat Morocco 3-0 thanks to their striker Cubillas. Due to a great first half, in which Gerd Müller convinced with a 'three-pack', while Cubillas scored one time just before the break, Germany deservedly led 3-1. After the change of sides, the Peruvians rose and got the Germans in trouble again and again. But thanks to a self-sacrificing defensive battle in merciless heat, the Helmut Schön-Elf kept the result and was allowed to play in the quarter-finals in Leon, where the German quarters were.