Men's World Cup · 1974 · group stage
Bulgaria vs Netherlands
A match record linked to its tournament year, national teams, player pages and source-available events.
- Date
- Jun 23, 1974
- Stage
- group stage
- Group
- Group 3
- Venue
- Westfalenstadion
- City
- Dortmund
- Attendance
- Not recorded
Goal events
5 recorded goals
| Minute | Scorer | Credited team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5' | Johan Neeskens | Netherlands | Penalty |
| 44' | Johan Neeskens | Netherlands | Penalty |
| 71' | Johnny Rep | Netherlands | — |
| 78' | Ruud Krol | Bulgaria | Own goal |
| 88' | Theo de Jong | Netherlands | — |
Player sheets
Lineups and squad entries
Squad selection is not the same as an on-field appearance; substitutes are labeled separately.
Bulgaria
Starting lineup
- #4 Stefko Velichkov defender
- #5 Bozhil Kolev defender
- #6 Dimitar Penev defender
- #7 Voyn Voynov midfielder
- #8 Hristo Bonev forward
- #10 Ivan Stoyanov midfielder
- #11 Georgi Denev midfielder
- #15 Pavel Panov forward
- #18 Tsonyo Vasilev midfielder
- #19 Kiril Ivkov midfielder
- #21 Stefan Staykov goal keeper
Substitutes who appeared
- #9 Atanas Mihailov midfielder
- #20 Krasimir Borisov midfielder
Netherlands
Starting lineup
- #2 Arie Haan midfielder
- #3 Willem van Hanegem midfielder
- #6 Wim Jansen defender
- #8 Jan Jongbloed goal keeper
- #12 Ruud Krol defender
- #13 Johan Neeskens midfielder
- #14 Johan Cruyff forward
- #15 Rob Rensenbrink forward
- #16 Johnny Rep forward
- #17 Wim Rijsbergen defender
- #20 Wim Suurbier defender
Substitutes who appeared
- #5 Rinus Israël midfielder
- #7 Theo de Jong midfielder
Disciplinary record
5 recorded cards
| Minute | Player | Card | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5' | Wim Jansen | Yellow card | Netherlands |
| 22' | Willem van Hanegem | Yellow card | Netherlands |
| 29' | Johan Cruyff | Yellow card | Netherlands |
| 44' | Stefko Velichkov | Yellow card | Bulgaria |
| 67' | Georgi Denev | Yellow card | Bulgaria |
Source: Fjelstul match dataset (pinned CSV). See source notes for provenance and coverage.