Cookies on OyList

We use essential cookies to keep OyList working. With your permission, Google Analytics cookies help us count visits and understand which pages are useful.

How we use cookies
HomeExploreSportsPlayers Who Carried Underdog Nations at Major TournamentsHristo Stoichkov

Hristo Stoichkov

by pitch_side
Person
Hristo Stoichkov
Biser Todorov / CC BY-SA 4.0 · resizedfile
Born
Bulgaria had never won a World Cup match before 1994. Stoichkov's six goals, a shared Golden Boot, helped them beat Argentina in the group and holders Germany in the quarter-final on the way to fourth place; that December he won the Ballon d'Or. Yordan Letchkov's diving header beat Germany and Krasimir Balakov ran the midfield, so this was a golden generation, led by its fiercest player.
More about Hristo Stoichkov

Share

Embed
Share this item with friends or copy the link:

Comments

Be respectful
•
Shortcut Ctrl Enter to post
•
0/2000

Loading comments…

Copyright © 2026 OyList. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Copyright
|
Contact
|