Netherlands 4 vs. Bulgaria 1 in the 1974 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group 3 game played in the 1974 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Bulgaria and Netherlands with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1974 World Cup, 1st Round Group 3

Date: Sunday, June 23, 1974

Bulgaria

1 - 4

Netherlands

Goals:

5'

Johan Neeskens

(penalty)

45'

Johan Neeskens

(penalty)

71'

Johnny Rep

78'

Ruud Krol

(own goal)

88'

Theo De Jong

Players

Bulgaria
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	21.	Stefan Staikov
DF	4.	Stefan Velichkov
DF	6.	Dimitar Penev
DF	18.	Tsonyo Vasilev
DF	19.	Kiril Ivkov
MF	5.	Bozhil Kolev
MF	8.	Hristo Bonev (C)
MF	10.	Ivan Stoyanov 46'HT
FW	7.	Voin Voinov
FW	11.	Georgi Denev
FW	15.	Pavel Panov 55'
		Entered
FW	9.	Atanas Mikhailov 46'HT
FW	20.	Krasimir Borisov 55'
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Rumen Goranov
GK	22.	Simeon Simeonov
DF	2.	Ivan Zafirov
DF	3.	Dobromir Zhechev
DF	12.	Stefan Aladzhov
DF	17.	Asparukh Nikodimov
FW	13.	Mladen Vasilev
FW	14.	Kiril Milanov
FW	16.	Bozhidar Grigorov
	Coach: Hristo Mladenov

Netherlands
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	8.	Jan Jongbloed
DF	12.	Ruud Krol ()
DF	17.	Wim Rijsbergen
DF	20.	Wim Suurbier
MF	2.	Arie Haan
MF	3.	Wim Van Hanegem 46'HT
MF	6.	Wim Jansen
MF	13.	Johan Neeskens 79'
FW	14.	Johan Cruyff (C)
FW	15.	Rob Rensenbrink
FW	16.	Johnny Rep
		Entered
DF	5.	Rinus Israel 46'HT
DF	7.	Theo De Jong 79'
		Other Reserves
GK	18.	Piet Schrijvers
GK	21.	Eddy Treijtel
DF	4.	Cees Van Ierssel
DF	22.	Harry Vos
MF	11.	Willy Van De Kerkhof
MF	19.	Pleun Strik
FW	1.	Ruud Geels
FW	9.	Piet Keizer
FW	10.	Rene Van De Kerkhof
	Coach: Rinus Michels

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Netherlands	Wim Jansen	5' yellow card
Netherlands	Wim Van Hanegem	22' yellow card
Netherlands	Johan Cruyff	29' yellow card
Bulgaria	Georgi Denev	67' yellow card

Substitutions

Bulgaria
Minute 46 (in the break)		Atanas Mikhailov	replaced	Ivan Stoyanov
Minute 55		Krasimir Borisov	replaced	Pavel Panov
Netherlands
Minute 46 (in the break)		Rinus Israel	replaced	Wim Van Hanegem
Minute 79		Theo De Jong	replaced	Johan Neeskens